It's advantage Napoli so far with their 2nd position in the Serie A table, welcoming Genoa who are placed 13th.
It's no vacation for neither Napoli nor Genoa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Napoli form and stats
Napoli are steadily winning games and points here at Stadio San Paolo. 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 15 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Napoli after consecutive victories at their own ground.In their previous game, the manager C. Ancelotti led his Napoli to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Empoli. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio San Paolo. In the game before, an away victory match versus Roma with a 4-1 scoreline.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Napoli as they are travelling to their away game against Arsenal in the Europa League. That match is four days after this one.
The Napoli manager C. Ancelotti has got the team scoring with 33 from 15 home games. From these home matches, Napoli have conceded only 11 goals.
Genoa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Genoa so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-9 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Genoa are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie A home defeat versus Inter with 0-4 on the scoreboard. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Udinese wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Genoa find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 15 goals from 14 away fixtures. The Genoa manager C. Prandelli has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Genoa - Napoli 1-2. Napoli-Genoa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Napoli 7 wins, Genoa 0 wins, 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
  A. Milik 16 goals / 2 assists |  D. Mertens 10 goals / 9 assists |  L. Insigne 9 goals / 6 assists |
Napoli missing players
Genoa missing players
| Napoli | Genoa | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 14 | 30 |
| 57 | 33 | Scored | 15 | 34 |
| 26 | 11 | Conceded | 29 | 48 |
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 90% |
| 73% | 73% | Over 1.5 | 79% | 80% |
| 63% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 57% | 50% |
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 36% | 30% |
| 17% | 27% | Over 4.5 | 29% | 13% |
| 50% | 47% | Both teams to score | 64% | 60% |
| 43% | 53% | Clean Sheet | 7% | 20% |
| 20% | 13% | Failed To Score | 36% | 30% |
- Genoa is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 43 | 81 |
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 63 |
| 3 | Inter | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | Milan | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 52 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 51 |
| 6 | Lazio | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Torino | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 48 |
| 8 | Roma | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 48 |
| 9 | Sampdoria | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 45 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 39 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 35 |
| 12 | Cagliari | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 33 |
| 13 | Genoa | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Parma | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -17 | 33 |
| 15 | SPAL | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 32 |
| 16 | Udinese | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 29 |
| 17 | Empoli | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Bologna | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -19 | 27 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -32 | 20 |
| 20 | Chievo | 30 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | -40 | 11 |
