Napoli vs Granada: Predictions and Betting Tips

Injury-hit Napoli facing a tough battle

Napoli have not been in good form in recent matches mostly due to injuries to many of their key players. They have won one game in six matches in all competitions, scoring five goals and conceding 11.

Coach Gennaro Gattuso is faced with an unprecedented dilemma as all of his attacking players are injured add to that their goalkeeper Ospina and defender Manolas. Gattuso will hope some of these injured players can recover till Thursday.

Napoli had a very good group stage winning Group F with three wins two draws and one loss. In their 1st leg match against Granada, Gattuso’s men had better possession of the ball with 58% and better goal attempt with 13, but two first-half goals by Granada means I Partenopei have a difficult task in front of them.

Granada to hold on to their lead

In the group stages, Granada finished second behind PSV in Group E with three wins two draws, and one defeat. This tie was supposed to be a tough one for them but the 1st leg result of 2-0 in their favor is a very good result.

In the domestic competitions, Granada are ninth in the La Liga table. They have won just one game in eight matches and that was to lowly Navalcarnero in the Copa del Rey. In their last match, they lost to Huesca who are in the 20th and last place on the La Liga table.

Key Stats

• 50% of Napoli games have seen over 2.5 goals and BTTS

• 80% of Granada games have seen over 2.5 goals 

• 70% of Granada games have seen BTTS

Napoli vs Granada Prediction

Although Napoli have injury problems and Gattuso has a restricted squad, we think Napoli are capable of scoring in this match. They did score two goals against Atalanta on Sunday which gives a bit of hope for Gattuso.

Granada will sit back and defend their 2-0 lead from the 1st leg. They may cause danger from the counterattacks.

The bookies are backing Napoli to win this match but Granada to qualify to the next round. We will go for goals scored in this match rather than the winner.

Looking at their stats and the circumstances of the match, we predict over 2.5 total match goals.