Match preview: 35 points divide the sides so far this season, Napoli on top. Will Spezia pull off a surprise?
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Napoli have the most scored goals (48) in Serie A
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Spezia form and stats
The overall Serie A stats at home this season for Spezia are 2-6-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Spezia are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 242 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Nzola).
In their previous game, the manager Gotti led his Spezia to a defeat away at Bologna. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Alberto Picco.
Preceding that match was the home game against Roma that was lost 0-2.The Spezia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Napoli form and stats
The strength of Napoli on their travels this season is incredible with 25 points collected from 10 Serie A away games. Napoli has 8-1-1 on the road, with 20 goals scored and 7 conceded. The fact that Napoli have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Impressive finishing from Simeone and Osimhen secured the home win 2-1 against Roma in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Spalletti when Simeone scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute. Midfield player Zieliński was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Zieliński served one assist, hit three key passes and had 59 successful passes (of 68 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Salernitana.It's not easy to score on Napoli as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Spezia and Napoli have faced off already this season: Napoli - Spezia 1-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Spezia victories, zero draws and seven Napoli wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Osimhen 14 goals |   M. N'Zola 9 goals |  K. Kvaratskhelia 7 goals |
Spezia missing players
Napoli missing players
| Spezia | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 13 | 20 | 48 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 80% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 45% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 45% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 5.2 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 11.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 14.1 | 16.5 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| 23% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 17.4 | 17.1 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
- Napoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Napoli have scored more than double the goals of Spezia.
- Napoli have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Serie A
- Napoli have the most points (25) away in Serie A
- Napoli have the most scored goals (20) away in Serie A
- Napoli have the most scored goals (48) in Serie A
- Napoli have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Serie A
- Napoli have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Serie A
- Napoli have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Serie A
- Napoli have the the best goal difference (+33) in Serie A
- Napoli have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Napoli is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie A
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 53 |
| 2 | Inter | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Lazio | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Milan | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Roma | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 7 | Udinese | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Torino | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Bologna | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Empoli | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Monza | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Juventus | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | Salernitana | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Lecce | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Spezia | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 18 |
| 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 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -26 | 9 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 8 |
