With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Napoli fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Genoa.
Napoli have less rest than Genoa in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Champions League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Salzburg, was also a home game here at Stadio San Paolo. The away team is better rested.
Napoli form and stats
Napoli have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Napoli drew their last game, also a home match. Salzburg was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Heartbreak before that as Napoli lost 1-2 at Roma's place.
Napoli are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W3-D2-L0.
Napoli have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio San Paolo with 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Napoli have conceded only 4 goals.
Genoa form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Serie A, on their Serie A travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Bitter travels for Genoa as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Roma match.
Genoa failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie A home match vs Udinese (placed 13th) that ended with defeat 1-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Juventus wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
You'll want to know how Genoa managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
Genoa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). There are big problems for the Genoa defense as they have conceded 17 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Napoli - Genoa 0-0. Napoli-Genoa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Napoli 6 wins, Genoa 0 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Milik 5 goals |   C. Kouamé 5 goals |  D. Mertens 4 goals |
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| Napoli | Genoa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 55% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 18% |
| 64% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7 | 4 | 5.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
- All of Genoa's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Genoa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Genoa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Genoa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Genoa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Genoa have yet to win a game away.
- Genoa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Napoli have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 2 | Inter | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Roma | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Lazio | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Napoli | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Parma | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Milan | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Udinese | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 14 | Bologna | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Torino | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Lecce | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Genoa | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 8 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 19 | Brescia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 20 | SPAL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | -11 | 7 |