11th March 2023 – 18:00, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
Napoli will host Atalanta in Saturday’s action of the Serie A 26th round. The home side wants to return to the winning track, while the visitors still hope for a top-four finish.
Napoli Preview & Team News
Napoli will want a better result here following a 1-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against Lazio. Nevertheless, they still top the Serie A standings, with 15 points more than Inter. A recurring aspect of more recent Napoli games is the number of results with nil in them. Taking their prior six matches before this one, in as many as 6 of them, a bet on both teams scoring would’ve been a losing one. Going into this encounter, Napoli is unbeaten in the league by Atalanta in their previous two matches. They have a great chance to lift Scudetto this year, and we don’t think they’ll miss it.
Atalanta Preview & Team News
In their previous game, Atalanta drew 0-0 in the Serie A match with Udinese. It was their third straight winless game, and La Dea slipped to 6th place. The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games featuring Atalanta has become fairly consistent recently. Looking at their last six games shows that it has happened five times. During these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal tally of 6, while Atalanta has scored 3. Gian Piero Gasperini has a few more injury problems to deal with. He will be without long-term absentees like Duván Zapata but will also have to replace both Teun Koopmeiners and Davide Zappacosta. Éderson and Mateo Ruggeri should come in for those two.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
Despite the loss in their most recent game, we see Napoli as a firm favorite here. Atalanta is a tricky opponent, but they haven’t been confident lately. Therefore, we are going to back the home side to win here.
Goals Market Prediction
Neither team managed to keep a clean sheet nine times in their previous 11 clashes. The same record is present in the last eleven games played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Therefore, we expect both teams to find the back of the opponent’s net on Saturday evening.