Napoli vs Genoa Prediction

The Scudetto race is coming down to the wire and may not be decided until the final day. Napoli will look to continue their excellent home form, which has not seen them lose since early December, when they host Genoa on Sunday.

Napoli currently sit three points clear of Inter at the top of the Serie A standings with just three games to go- against 13th, 14th, and 15th place. With the form they are in under Antonio Conte, they are favourites for the title, especially with Simone Inzaghi’s Inter with one eye on the Champions League final.

Genoa really have nothing to play for and despite losing their past three matches, never looked in trouble with relegation. Their form in general has been good enough to see them stabilise in the topflight and they may start their planning for next season.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

How to Watch Napoli vs Genoa

Napoli welcome Genoa to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday evening as the hosts look to strengthen their grip on the Scudetto. Here is how you can watch the clash this weekend.

Livestream

You will be able to watch this match on Sunday evening on the OneFootball App.

• Date: Sunday 11, May
• Kick-off: 19:45 BST
• Channel: OneFootball

Key Statistics

• Genoa have one of the worst attacks in the division, scoring just 30 goals. Only the bottom four have a worse record

• Napoli meanwhile have the best defence in the league, conceding just 25- six less than anyone else

• They also come into this game having kept clean sheets in their last four matches

• Premier League rejects star: Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay find themselves top of the Napoli scoring charts after being exiled from the English top-tier not so long ago

Napoli Preview, Form and Standout Players

Napoli Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Meret; Spinazzola, Olivera, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo; McTominay, Lobotka, Anguissa, Politano; Raspadori, Lukaku.

David Neres, Juan Jesus and Alessandro Buongiorno will be unavailable for this fixture.

Napoli’s form coming into this match is almost flawless. They drew 1-1 away to Bologna but have since strung together four victories and four clean sheets in a row, looking unstoppable and the title may be a matter of ‘when’ rather than a matter of ‘if’ at this stage.

Scott McTominay has been excellent since moving to Naples. His five goals in the past four games have been the difference for Conte’s side and he has been a key cog in the system all season round.

Genoa Preview, Form and Standout Players

Genoa Predicted Lineup (4-4-1-1): Leali; Martin, Vasquez, Winter, Norton-Cuffy; Ahanor, Masini, Frendrup, Sabelli; Messias; Pinamonti.

Ruslan Malinovskyi and Fabio Miretti are the key losses for this fixture for Patrick Vieira’s side while Alan Matturo and Maxwel Cornet remain doubts.

Since joining Genoa, Vieira went on a magnificent run of form which saw them become so safe from relegation, that these last few matches do not matter too much for his side, which is why we think they may get outplayed by Napoli this Sunday. Three defeats in a row coming into this proves this point and they have not managed more than one goal in a game since March which they may need to do to get anything from this.

Although Pinamonti is the top scorer, he has not found the net since February as Genoa have really had to work as a group to find success. 13 different players have managed goals this season for them.

Head-to-head Comparison

Two draw and three Napoli wins is the recent record heading into this clash, with Napoli coming out on top in Genoa in the reverse fixture 2-1 too.

Recent Meetings:

• Genoa 1-2 Napoli, December 12, 2024

• Napoli 1-1 Genoa, February 17, 2024

• Genoa 2-2 Napoli, September 16, 2023

• Napoli 3-0 Genoa, May 15, 2022

• Genoa 1-2 Napoli, August 29, 2021

Betting Tip for Napoli vs Genoa

Napoli will hungry for the victory here to take anither huge stride towards the Scudetto, so are expected to come aggressively out the gates.

Therefore, our team of professional betting experts have decided that Napoli HT is the best tip for this match.

Final Prediction

Napoli 2-0 Genoa