Napoli favourites for feisty fight facing Roma

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Both teams are happy with a quality season so far and occasions like this one could be momentous. Read more about Napoli - Roma!

Insights:
  • Napoli have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
  • Roma is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie A

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Europa Conference League.

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Napoli form and stats

The overall Serie A statistics at home this season for Napoli are 9-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Napoli crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Fiorentina here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The attacker Osimhen was declared "man of the match" for Napoli with a rating of 8.05/10. Osimhen scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Atalanta and winning 3-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Napoli handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and three defeats.

Napoli have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with 27 goals in 16 league matches. Napoli are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches.

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Roma form and stats

Playing away, Roma have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats in the Serie A this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Roma as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

The club members enjoyed Roma's previous game versus Bodø / Glimt, a Europa Conference League win (4-0) played at home. Zaniolo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.41. Zaniolo scored three goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that, Roma secured a home win against Salernitana with the score 2-1.

Roma are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 28 times in 15 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Roma have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have played each other previously this season, with the result Roma - Napoli 0-0 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Napoli six wins, two draws and Roma two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. Mertens likes to face Roma and have scored 8 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

RomaK. Bakumo-Abraham
K. Bakumo-Abraham
15 goals
NapoliV. Osimhen
V. Osimhen
12 goals
NapoliD. Mertens
D. Mertens
8 goals

Napoli missing players

Roma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Napoli Roma
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 3 15 32
20 9 2 Won W 0 7 17
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 6
6 5 1 Lost L 3 6 9
58 27 7 Scored S 3 28 53
26 14 3 Conceded C 7 21 36
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 69%
50% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 53%
28% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 53% 34%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 19%
50% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 50%
41% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 41%
12% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 13% 16%
 
5.2 6.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.3 6
3.6 3 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 1.3 3.1 3.4
1.6 1.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.1 3.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 7
 
15.8 18.7 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.3 17.3 16.1
5.6 6.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 6 5.3
33% 28% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 31% 31%
 
10.8 9.1 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 10.2 10.5
3.5 3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.2 4.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Napoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Napoli have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Serie A
  • Napoli have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Napoli have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Roma have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Roma haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Roma is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie A

  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 32 20 8 4 56 29 16 9 4 3 23 12 16 11 4 1 33 17 27 68
2 Inter 31 19 9 3 65 24 16 11 3 2 38 13 15 8 6 1 27 11 41 66
3 Napoli 32 20 6 6 58 26 16 9 2 5 27 14 16 11 4 1 31 12 32 66
4 Juventus 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 3 4 20 10 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 62
5 Roma 32 17 6 9 53 36 17 10 4 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 28 21 17 57
6 Lazio 32 16 7 9 64 47 15 9 4 2 35 19 17 7 3 7 29 28 17 55
7 Fiorentina 31 16 5 10 52 40 15 10 2 3 33 16 16 6 3 7 19 24 12 53
8 Atalanta 31 14 9 8 53 36 15 4 6 5 25 21 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 51
9 Sassuolo 32 12 10 10 58 52 16 6 5 5 25 24 16 6 5 5 33 28 6 46
10 Hellas Verona 32 12 9 11 56 49 16 9 2 5 32 20 16 3 7 6 24 29 7 45
11 Torino 31 10 9 12 35 30 16 7 5 4 27 16 15 3 4 8 8 14 5 39
12 Bologna 31 10 7 14 34 44 16 7 3 6 20 18 15 3 4 8 14 26 -10 37
13 Udinese 30 8 12 10 43 48 15 5 7 3 24 22 15 3 5 7 19 26 -5 36
14 Empoli 32 8 10 14 41 56 16 3 4 9 23 38 16 5 6 5 18 18 -15 34
15 Spezia 32 9 6 17 32 54 15 5 3 7 16 17 17 4 3 10 16 37 -22 33
16 Sampdoria 32 8 5 19 39 54 16 4 3 9 23 29 16 4 2 10 16 25 -15 29
17 Cagliari 32 5 10 17 30 61 16 2 6 8 17 28 16 3 4 9 13 33 -31 25
18 Genoa 32 2 16 14 24 52 16 1 8 7 11 23 16 1 8 7 13 29 -28 22
19 Venezia 31 5 7 19 26 57 16 2 4 10 16 32 15 3 3 9 10 25 -31 22
20 Salernitana 30 3 7 20 23 68 15 1 5 9 12 32 15 2 2 11 11 36 -45 16

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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 32 20 8 4 56 29 16 9 4 3 23 12 16 11 4 1 33 17 27 68
2 Inter 31 19 9 3 65 24 16 11 3 2 38 13 15 8 6 1 27 11 41 66
3 Napoli 32 20 6 6 58 26 16 9 2 5 27 14 16 11 4 1 31 12 32 66
4 Juventus 32 18 8 6 49 28 16 9 3 4 20 10 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 62
5 Roma 32 17 6 9 53 36 17 10 4 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 28 21 17 57
6 Lazio 32 16 7 9 64 47 15 9 4 2 35 19 17 7 3 7 29 28 17 55
7 Fiorentina 31 16 5 10 52 40 15 10 2 3 33 16 16 6 3 7 19 24 12 53
8 Atalanta 31 14 9 8 53 36 15 4 6 5 25 21 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 51
9 Sassuolo 32 12 10 10 58 52 16 6 5 5 25 24 16 6 5 5 33 28 6 46
10 Hellas Verona 32 12 9 11 56 49 16 9 2 5 32 20 16 3 7 6 24 29 7 45
11 Torino 31 10 9 12 35 30 16 7 5 4 27 16 15 3 4 8 8 14 5 39
12 Bologna 31 10 7 14 34 44 16 7 3 6 20 18 15 3 4 8 14 26 -10 37
13 Udinese 30 8 12 10 43 48 15 5 7 3 24 22 15 3 5 7 19 26 -5 36
14 Empoli 32 8 10 14 41 56 16 3 4 9 23 38 16 5 6 5 18 18 -15 34
15 Spezia 32 9 6 17 32 54 15 5 3 7 16 17 17 4 3 10 16 37 -22 33
16 Sampdoria 32 8 5 19 39 54 16 4 3 9 23 29 16 4 2 10 16 25 -15 29
17 Cagliari 32 5 10 17 30 61 16 2 6 8 17 28 16 3 4 9 13 33 -31 25
18 Genoa 32 2 16 14 24 52 16 1 8 7 11 23 16 1 8 7 13 29 -28 22
19 Venezia 31 5 7 19 26 57 16 2 4 10 16 32 15 3 3 9 10 25 -31 22
20 Salernitana 30 3 7 20 23 68 15 1 5 9 12 32 15 2 2 11 11 36 -45 16

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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.