Napoli vs Sassuolo prediction for Saturday’s Serie A round 12 clash at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples. This match is scheduled to start at 14:00 UK time. Follow on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Napoli Win and Over 1.5 Goals – 1.48
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Napoli -1.5 Goals Handicap – 1.94
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group Bet 2-1 or 3-1 or 4-1 – 3.4
Napoli Win and Over 1.5 Goals
Napoli have won four of their five home games this season giving them 80% probability to win this game. Sassuolo lost two of their five away games, According to the goal stats, there is a 70% chance to see over 1.5 goals in this game.
Napoli -1.5 Goals Handicap
In the last meeting with Sassuolo at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, Napoli beat Sassuolo by 6-1. In the current season, the Blues have won by two or more goals on four occasions. Sassuolo lost twice by two or more goals in Serie A this term.
Correct Score Group Bet 2-1 or 3-1 or 4-1
Napoli beat Sassuolo twice by the score of 2-1 in the last 12 h2h meetings, Since the start of the current campaign, the Blues have won four times by one of the suggested scores while Sassuolo’s last three defeats were by 2-1 twice and 3-1.
Napoli
Napoli strengthened their lead at the top of the Serie A standings after beating AS Roma in Rome in the previous round. The Parthenopeans are three points clear now from their closest followers with 29 points. Notably, Spaletti’s team is the only undefeated team in Serie A so far.
However, Napoli must learn from the lessons of last season when at this stage they had 31 points and still finished third. Hence, Napoli’s motto will be to keep the foot on the pedal and not ease off until they built a comfortable lead over their followers and then push even more!
Sassuolo
Sassuolo find themselves in the ninth position with 15 points which is one more than they had last season after 11 rounds. The Neroverdi came back from being a goal down against Verona at home in the last round to beat them 2-1 in the end. That ended a two-match winless run for Sassuolo.
Since the beginning of the season, Sassuolo have conceded an average of 1.18 goals per game. In the last eight rounds, however, coach Alessio Dionisi’s team showed some improvements and let in 1.00 goal per game which is a 15.3% improvement from their season’s average.
The bookies are finding Napoli clear favorites to win this one with odds as low as 1.34. This fixture has produced over 1.5 goals in the last 12 times these clubs met. As a result, to fatten our winnings, we will combine the Napoli win with over 1.5 goals for this game.
Napoli scored three goals in each of their last two home games. Sassuolo conceded two or more goals in three of their five away games. With odds of 1.55 ar 1XBet, we will back Napoli to score over 2 goals on Saturday and consider it as our safe bet.
Two winners in two consecutive games show how important Victor Osimhen is to Napoli. The Nigerian came back from a month-long injury and went straight to business. Since joining Napoli in 2020, Osimhen has scored 28 goals in 58 appearances.
Amir Rrahmani is out for Napoli with a groin injury.
On Sassuolo’s side, Ferrari is suspended while Defrel and Muldur are both injured.
Goalkeeper: Meret:
Defenders: Di Lorenzo, Kim, Jesus, Olivera;
Midfielders: Ndombele, Lobotka, Zielinski;
Forwards: Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia;
Goalkeeper: Consigli;
Defenders: Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari, Rogerio;
Midfielders: Fratessi, Lopez, Thorstvedt;
Forwards: D’Andrea, Pinamonti, Kyriakopoulos;
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Napoli beat Sassuolo 6-1 on 30/04/22 in Naples.
Where will this match be played?
Saturday’s game will be played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Napoli vs Sassuolo.