Full preview: Napoli odds-on to overcome Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

These two contenders are relishing a fine season so far and match dates like today could be influential. Read more about Napoli - Roma!

Insights:
  • Napoli have the most scored goals (46) in Serie A
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an active fixture!

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Napoli form and stats

8-1-0 is the performance here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona so far in the Serie A, giving Napoli a total of 25 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results!

A good away victory last time out for Napoli, who won 2-0 against Salernitana (placed 16th). Lorenzo was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.01 out of 10. The defender Lorenzo scored one goal and won 10 of 11 duels.

Previously, the Coppa Italia-match at home against Cremonese (after extra-time, 4-4 on penalties) that ended 2-2. A letdown as the club were big pre-match favourites.

Goals are plentiful at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the league this season as Napoli has scored 26 goals here in 9 home games. Napoli have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Roma form and stats

Roma have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 6-3-1 from 10 games. Roma are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

The Roma goalkeeper Rui Pedro dos Santos Patricio is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 193 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Roma, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Spezia (placed 15th) last time out. Attacker Dybala got a player rating of 8.1 in the game. "Man of the match" Dybala signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Fiorentina.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have contained two goals or less.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cremonese in just three days.

Roma are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. Roma have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Napoli have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (4-2-0) when playing Roma.

Roma - Napoli 0-1 was the output when these two participants formerly played each other, earlier this season. The games between these sides have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

NapoliV. Osimhen
V. Osimhen
13 goals
NapoliK. Kvaratskhelia
K. Kvaratskhelia
7 goals
RomaP. Exequiel Dybala
P. Exequiel Dybala
7 goals

Napoli missing players

Roma missing players

Napoli Roma
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 0 Played P 2 10 19
16 8 0 Won W 1 6 11
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
46 26 0 Scored S 4 15 25
14 7 0 Conceded C 3 11 16
95% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 89% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 63%
58% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 37%
42% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 16%
26% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 42%
42% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 37%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 21%
 
5.4 6.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.5 4.5
4.1 3.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.9 3.8
1.4 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 2.4 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.8 19.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12 13.5
5.9 6.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.2 4.5
41% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 36% 29%
 
9.9 9.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 12.3 10.9
2.7 3.1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.2 2.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Napoli have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Napoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Napoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Napoli have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Napoli have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie A
  • Napoli have the most points (25) at home in Serie A
  • Napoli have the most scored goals (26) at home in Serie A
  • Napoli have the most scored goals (46) in Serie A
  • Napoli have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Serie A
  • Napoli have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
  • Napoli have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in Serie A
  • Napoli have the the best goal difference (+32) in Serie A
  • Napoli have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Napoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Napoli is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Roma have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Roma 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 Napoli 19 16 2 1 46 14 9 8 1 0 26 7 10 8 1 1 20 7 32 50
2 Milan 18 11 5 2 35 20 9 7 1 1 22 11 9 4 4 1 13 9 15 38
3 Inter 18 12 1 5 38 24 9 8 0 1 21 4 9 4 1 4 17 20 14 37
4 Roma 19 11 4 4 25 16 9 5 1 3 10 5 10 6 3 1 15 11 9 37
5 Atalanta 19 10 5 4 37 23 9 4 2 3 19 13 10 6 3 1 18 10 14 35
6 Lazio 18 10 4 4 31 15 9 5 2 2 16 9 9 5 2 2 15 6 16 34
7 Udinese 19 7 7 5 27 21 9 3 4 2 14 9 10 4 3 3 13 12 6 28
8 Torino 19 7 5 7 19 20 9 3 3 3 7 6 10 4 2 4 12 14 -1 26
9 Juventus 19 11 5 3 30 15 10 7 3 0 24 6 9 4 2 3 6 9 15 23
10 Fiorentina 19 6 5 8 21 25 10 4 3 3 14 15 9 2 2 5 7 10 -4 23
11 Monza 19 6 4 9 23 28 10 4 2 4 14 11 9 2 2 5 9 17 -5 22
12 Bologna 18 6 4 8 23 29 9 4 3 2 13 8 9 2 1 6 10 21 -6 22
13 Empoli 18 5 7 6 16 22 9 4 2 3 8 8 9 1 5 3 8 14 -6 22
14 Lecce 19 4 8 7 18 22 9 2 5 2 11 11 10 2 3 5 7 11 -4 20
15 Spezia 19 4 6 9 17 30 10 2 6 2 13 14 9 2 0 7 4 16 -13 18
16 Salernitana 19 4 6 9 23 37 10 3 3 4 14 13 9 1 3 5 9 24 -14 18
17 Sassuolo 19 4 5 10 18 29 9 3 2 4 12 11 10 1 3 6 6 18 -11 17
18 Hellas Verona 19 3 3 13 17 31 10 3 0 7 12 17 9 0 3 6 5 14 -14 12
19 Sampdoria 19 2 3 14 8 32 10 0 2 8 2 16 9 2 1 6 6 16 -24 9
20 Cremonese 18 0 7 11 13 32 9 0 3 6 4 15 9 0 4 5 9 17 -19 7

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Read more about Serie A

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.