Napoli vs. Juventus Predictions

Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Napoli vs. Juventus at Serie A

Where: San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Italy
When: Sunday, December 7, 8:45 pm CET

The big derby of Italian football, which used to be the most intense, takes place this weekend. The roles are currently different from those in most previous cases, with Napoli entering as the favorite and a better-placed team in Serie A. Juventus has been struggling over the past few years, looking mediocre and lacking the quality to chase the title. Meanwhile, Il Partenopei are the current champions.

Napoli vs. Juventus Preview

Napoli

The champs have three wins in a row, back-to-back with clean sheets. After beating Atalanta 3-1, they’ve defeated Qarabag 2-0 in the UCL, then won in Rome against the Serie A leaders at the time, AS Roma, 0-1.

Napoli has the best home record in Serie A this season, winning 5 of their 6 contests with one tie and a goal difference of 12-5. For the moment, the champs are tied atop the standings with Milan, where both have 28 points, one more than Inter and Roma.

Antonio Conte’s unit has played 9 home events since the season started across all competitions. They’ve won 7 and drawn two, posting 3 clean sheets in their previous 4 matches. In all but one of the wins, Napoli scored at least twice.

Juventus

Juve struggles heavily. They have 23 points now, but their performances aren’t good at all. The Old Lady barely wins, it’s not confident at all, and the defense has numerous problems.

Over the previous 10 games across all competitions, Juventus managed just one clean sheet, in the local derby against Torino, 0-0. And that was more because Granta had a terrible attack than because Juve’s defense was good.

Their Serie A away record is poor, with two wins, losses and draws each and a negative goal difference of five scored and 6 conceded goals. In only one road game, including the Champions League, did Juve manage to keep its net intact.

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Napoli and Juventus Possible Lineups

Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Olivera; Neres, Lang; Hojlund

Juventus: Perin; Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly; Cambiaso, Locatelli, Koopmeiners, Thuram; Yildiz, Conceicao; Vlahovic

Napoli vs Juventus Head to Head

Juventus didn’t win in the past three games. Last season, we saw a goalless draw in Turin and Napoli’s 2-1 win at home. Overall, the Old Lady has just one triumph over the recent 8 matches.

Napoli vs. Juventus Predictions

Napoli is in better shape, and even though Juve knows how to create problems for any rival, this team often loses against a much weaker opponent. The Old Lady’s oscillations are enormous, while on the other hand, Conte’s Napoli manages to keep its pace and performances steady. The champs aren’t playing appealing and nice football, but the results are there, and that’s all that matters.

Our verdict: Napoli Wins