North vs South in Italy: Always a tense rivalry

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Wed 07.April
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Stadium (41507 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Juventus - Napoli!

Insights:
  • Juventus have the fewest conceded goals (25) in Serie A
  • Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Even though the relationship between Northern and Southern Italy has improved, there's still cultural, political and historical differences. These play out in the football matches between the big teams from each region, such as when Juventus from the north meet Napoli from the south. The sporting rivalry has increased since the 1980s when Napoli became more regular contenders for trophies, led by legend player Diego Maradona. This should be an all-action match!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Juventus and Napoli.

It's quite the trip for Napoli when visiting Juventus as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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Juventus form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Allianz Stadium as Juventus, who have the fewest conceded goals (25) in Serie A, have scored 29 goals to get 32 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 10-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Preceding that match was the home game against Benevento that was lost 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Juventus have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Juventus as they have a new game in only four days, a Serie A match thankfully also at home. Genoa are visiting.

Juventus can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 29 times. Juventus are not conceding a lot of goals here at Allianz Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches.

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Napoli form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Napoli have produced an overall stat of 8-1-5 so far. The fact that Napoli have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Napoli, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Roma.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Napoli, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Napoli are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and five defeats. From a total of six matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Napoli manager I. Gattuso as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Sampdoria.

Napoli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 14 away games so far. 18 goals have been conceded by Napoli in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Napoli - Juventus 1-0. Juventus-Napoli H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Juventus five wins, Napoli four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

JuventusC. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo
24 goals
NapoliL. Insigne
L. Insigne
14 goals
NapoliH. Lozano Bahena
H. Lozano Bahena
9 goals

Juventus missing players

Napoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Juventus Napoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 2 Played P 4 14 28
16 10 1 Won W 1 8 18
8 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
4 2 0 Lost L 3 5 8
56 29 4 Scored S 3 25 62
25 10 2 Conceded C 7 18 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 79% 86%
54% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 57% 61%
36% 21% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 43%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 25%
57% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 50%
29% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 36% 39%
14% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.9
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
15.7 17.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 16.4 16.8
5.8 6.3 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.2 6
35% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 34% 37%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Juventus have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Juventus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Juventus have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Serie A
  • Juventus have the fewest conceded goals (25) in Serie A
  • Juventus have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Serie A
  • Juventus haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 28 21 5 2 66 26 13 11 1 1 36 14 15 10 4 1 30 12 40 68
2 Milan 29 18 6 5 54 34 15 6 5 4 26 21 14 12 1 1 28 13 20 60
3 Atalanta 29 17 7 5 68 36 15 9 3 3 41 22 14 8 4 2 27 14 32 58
4 Juventus 28 16 8 4 56 25 14 10 2 2 29 10 14 6 6 2 27 15 31 56
5 Napoli 28 18 2 8 62 32 14 10 1 3 37 14 14 8 1 5 25 18 30 56
6 Lazio 28 16 4 8 45 38 14 9 2 3 23 17 14 7 2 5 22 21 7 52
7 Roma 29 15 6 8 53 44 15 10 3 2 33 17 14 5 3 6 20 27 9 51
8 Hellas Verona 29 11 8 10 38 34 14 6 3 5 18 16 15 5 5 5 20 18 4 41
9 Sassuolo 28 10 10 8 47 46 14 4 7 3 23 22 14 6 3 5 24 24 1 40
10 Sampdoria 29 10 6 13 39 43 14 6 2 6 22 21 15 4 4 7 17 22 -4 36
11 Bologna 29 9 7 13 39 45 14 6 3 5 24 22 15 3 4 8 15 23 -6 34
12 Udinese 29 8 9 12 32 39 14 5 3 6 12 13 15 3 6 6 20 26 -7 33
13 Genoa 29 7 11 11 31 41 15 4 6 5 21 22 14 3 5 6 10 19 -10 32
14 Fiorentina 29 7 9 13 36 46 15 5 5 5 20 19 14 2 4 8 16 27 -10 30
15 Benevento 29 7 9 13 30 54 15 2 6 7 15 30 14 5 3 6 15 24 -24 30
16 Spezia 29 7 8 14 37 53 14 3 5 6 17 23 15 4 3 8 20 30 -16 29
17 Torino 28 4 12 12 41 52 14 1 8 5 20 25 14 3 4 7 21 27 -11 24
18 Cagliari 29 5 7 17 31 50 15 3 3 9 15 26 14 2 4 8 16 24 -19 22
19 Parma 29 3 11 15 28 56 15 2 5 8 9 24 14 1 6 7 19 32 -28 20
20 Crotone 29 4 3 22 35 74 14 4 1 9 20 29 15 0 2 13 15 45 -39 15

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 28 21 5 2 66 26 13 11 1 1 36 14 15 10 4 1 30 12 40 68
2 Milan 29 18 6 5 54 34 15 6 5 4 26 21 14 12 1 1 28 13 20 60
3 Atalanta 29 17 7 5 68 36 15 9 3 3 41 22 14 8 4 2 27 14 32 58
4 Juventus 28 16 8 4 56 25 14 10 2 2 29 10 14 6 6 2 27 15 31 56
5 Napoli 28 18 2 8 62 32 14 10 1 3 37 14 14 8 1 5 25 18 30 56
6 Lazio 28 16 4 8 45 38 14 9 2 3 23 17 14 7 2 5 22 21 7 52
7 Roma 29 15 6 8 53 44 15 10 3 2 33 17 14 5 3 6 20 27 9 51
8 Hellas Verona 29 11 8 10 38 34 14 6 3 5 18 16 15 5 5 5 20 18 4 41
9 Sassuolo 28 10 10 8 47 46 14 4 7 3 23 22 14 6 3 5 24 24 1 40
10 Sampdoria 29 10 6 13 39 43 14 6 2 6 22 21 15 4 4 7 17 22 -4 36
11 Bologna 29 9 7 13 39 45 14 6 3 5 24 22 15 3 4 8 15 23 -6 34
12 Udinese 29 8 9 12 32 39 14 5 3 6 12 13 15 3 6 6 20 26 -7 33
13 Genoa 29 7 11 11 31 41 15 4 6 5 21 22 14 3 5 6 10 19 -10 32
14 Fiorentina 29 7 9 13 36 46 15 5 5 5 20 19 14 2 4 8 16 27 -10 30
15 Benevento 29 7 9 13 30 54 15 2 6 7 15 30 14 5 3 6 15 24 -24 30
16 Spezia 29 7 8 14 37 53 14 3 5 6 17 23 15 4 3 8 20 30 -16 29
17 Torino 28 4 12 12 41 52 14 1 8 5 20 25 14 3 4 7 21 27 -11 24
18 Cagliari 29 5 7 17 31 50 15 3 3 9 15 26 14 2 4 8 16 24 -19 22
19 Parma 29 3 11 15 28 56 15 2 5 8 9 24 14 1 6 7 19 32 -28 20
20 Crotone 29 4 3 22 35 74 14 4 1 9 20 29 15 0 2 13 15 45 -39 15

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.