Match preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Napoli welcome Lazio

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (60240 seats)

Napoli battle Lazio for glory and triumph.

This could be an exciting fixture with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Napoli form and stats

Overall Serie A statistics playing at home this season for Napoli are 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The Napoli fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Sassuolo and win 2-0. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Osimhen, having found the net in three consecutive matches. Defender Lorenzo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.1/10. Lorenzo scored one goal, hit four key passes and won 4 of 9 duels.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Frosinone.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Napoli's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 4 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Napoli has scored {2 goals} so far and conceded {0 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Lazio form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Serie A ended in defeat. Last season Lazio had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 11, drew 4 and lost 4.

Home advantage was not enough for Lazio in their previous game as they lost hosting Genoa, 0-1. The attacker Zaccagni got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Zaccagni hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Lecce's place.

Lazio have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Napoli, zero draws and three wins for Lazio. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

NapoliV. Osimhen
V. Osimhen
3 goals
NapoliG. Di Lorenzo
G. Di Lorenzo
1 goals
NapoliM. Politano
M. Politano
1 goals

Napoli missing players

Lazio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Napoli Lazio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 1 1 2
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
5 2 2 Scored S 1 1 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 2 2 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
9 12 12 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 8.5
4 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 3
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
22 25 25 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10 13
6.5 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 3
38% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 17%
 
5 6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 23 23 14
1 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 7 5
Napoli Last season Lazio
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
1 1   Played P   19 38
1 1   Won W   11 22
0 0   Drew D   4 8
0 0   Lost L   4 8
4 4   Scored S   28 60
0 0   Conceded C   12 30
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
100% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 42%
100% 100%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 26%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
0% 0%   BTTS BTTS   21% 34%
100% 100%   Clean Sheets C S   68% 55%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   21% 18%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.4
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.6
0 0   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.2
0 0   Red cards R C   0 2
 
16 16   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 11.7
8 8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.5
50% 50%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 35%
 
5 5   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 12.4
3 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Napoli 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
3 Hellas Verona 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 Fiorentina 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
5 Juventus 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
6 Lecce 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Inter 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
8 Atalanta 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
9 Monza 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
10 Frosinone 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3
11 Genoa 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
12 Salernitana 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
13 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Roma 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Bologna 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
16 Torino 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1
17 Lazio 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
18 Udinese 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
19 Empoli 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
20 Sassuolo 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 38 28 6 4 77 28 19 14 3 2 40 15 19 14 3 2 37 13 49 90
2 Lazio 38 22 8 8 60 30 19 11 4 4 32 18 19 11 4 4 28 12 30 74
3 Inter 38 23 3 12 71 42 19 14 0 5 37 14 19 9 3 7 34 28 29 72
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 19 13 4 2 41 20 19 7 6 6 23 23 21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 19 10 3 6 38 26 19 9 4 6 28 22 18 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 19 11 3 5 28 15 19 7 6 6 22 23 12 63
7 Juventus 38 22 6 10 56 33 19 13 3 3 38 15 19 9 3 7 18 18 23 62
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 19 9 6 4 30 22 19 6 5 8 23 21 10 56
9 Bologna 38 14 12 12 53 49 19 7 9 3 24 14 19 7 3 9 29 35 4 54
10 Torino 38 14 11 13 42 41 19 5 7 7 15 19 19 9 4 6 27 22 1 53
11 Monza 38 14 10 14 48 52 19 7 5 7 25 22 19 7 5 7 23 30 -4 52
12 Udinese 38 11 13 14 47 48 19 6 9 4 30 20 19 5 4 10 17 28 -1 46
13 Sassuolo 38 12 9 17 47 61 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 4 5 10 23 38 -14 45
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 19 8 4 7 22 23 19 2 9 8 15 26 -12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 19 7 6 6 30 26 19 2 9 8 18 36 -14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 19 3 8 8 18 24 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 36
17 Spezia 38 6 13 19 31 62 19 4 8 7 18 30 19 2 5 12 13 32 -31 31
18 Hellas Verona 38 7 10 21 31 59 19 6 3 10 20 32 19 1 7 11 11 27 -28 31
19 Cremonese 38 5 12 21 36 69 19 4 4 11 15 31 19 1 8 10 21 38 -33 27
20 Sampdoria 38 3 10 25 24 71 19 1 7 11 12 28 19 2 3 14 12 43 -47 19

Napoli:
Lazio:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 6
2 Napoli 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
3 Hellas Verona 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 Fiorentina 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
5 Juventus 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
6 Lecce 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Inter 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
8 Atalanta 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
9 Monza 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
10 Frosinone 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3
11 Genoa 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 3
12 Salernitana 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
13 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Roma 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Bologna 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
16 Torino 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1
17 Lazio 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
18 Udinese 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
19 Empoli 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
20 Sassuolo 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

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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.