Lazio vs Napoli Prediction

This Saturday’s Serie A action sees Napoli make the trip to face Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. This is a big match for both teams as it could have complications to their league positions should they be defeated.

Key Stats

• Lazio have scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches whereas Napoli have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches
• Napoli have kept the most clean sheets in the Serie A (12)
• Lazio haven’t managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 attempts
• Napoli are ranked 3rd in the Serie A for away form
• Lazio haven’t lost to Napoli in their last 5 meetings (4W-1D)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both teams come into this game in great form but it is Napoli that command a nine game unbeaten streak, looking to extend on that this match. Lazio on the other hand had a slight dip in form but have come back from it with back to back wins in their most recent matches. This Saturday’s match is very important to each team’s season, looking like a back and forth affair and each team giving it all for 90 minutes.

Lazio Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Ivan Provedel; Nuno Tavares, Alessio Romagnoli, Mario Gila, Adam Marusic; Nicolò Rovella, Mattéo Guendouzi; Mattia Zaccagni (c), Pedro, Gustav Isaksen; Valentín Castellanos

Lazio are having an amazing start to the season, finding themselves in a fight to stay in the UEFA Champions League places come the end of the campaign. After 24 games they sit in fourth place with 14 wins, seven losses and three draws. Those matches have left them with 45 points, a massive 10 points behind opponents Napoli. Stepping up this season for Le Aquile has been the pairing of Mattia Zaccagni and Valentín Castellanos who have both racked up 12 goal involvements each. Full back Nuno Tavares is now back to full fitness and could play a big role in the match as his eight assists this season make him the leader of the most assists in the Serie A. With Lazio’s winning their last two matches in a row they have a great opportunity to make it three consecutive matches with manager Marco Baroni will be desperate that Zaccagni, Castellanos and Tavares, as well as the rest of the Lazio squad, can put in a good display in an effort to stay inside the top four this Monday.

Napoli Preview

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-Up: Alex Meret; Juan Jesus, Alessandro Buongiorno, Amir Rrahmani, Giovanni Di Lorenzo (c); Scott McTominay, Stanislav Lobotka, Frank Anguissa; Giacomo Raspadori, Romelu Lukaku, Matteo Politano

Napoli are having a phenomenal start to the season, finding themselves in a race to lift the Scudetto come the end of the campaign. After 24 games they sit in first place with 17 wins, three losses and four draws. Those matches have left them with 55 points, just a single point clear of their closest title rivals in Inter Milan now that they have played the game in hand that they had over them. In the goals for Gli Azzurri has been Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian has put up 15 goal contributions this season, split into nine goals and six assists. Antonio Conte will be devastated now that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has moved onto Paris St-Germain, losing his creative talents but he might be cheered up knowing that both Scott McTominay and Frank Anguissa have matched the goal contribution tally that Kvaratskhelia had before leaving. It might come down to the back line to make this difference this Sunday as Napoli statistically have the best defence in the Serie A, keeping the most clean sheets in the competition with 12. Paring that up with the efforts of Lukaku, McTominay and Anguissa, Napoli look set to take all three points come the final whistle.

Head To Head Stats: Lazio vs Napoli

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Lazio, winning four out of the five matches, drawing the remaining match. This Saturday seems like it could go either way with the both of these teams in great form over recent weeks.

8th December 2024 – Napoli 0-1 Lazio – Serie A

5th December 2024 – Lazio 3-1 Napoli – Coppa Italia Round of 16

28th January 2024 – Lazio 0-0 Napoli – Serie A

2nd September 2023 – Napoli 1-2 Lazio – Serie A

3rd March 2023 – Napoli 0-1 Lazio – Serie A

Betting Tips For Lazio vs Napoli

Lazio have made a good start to their 2024/25 Serie A campaign, however Napoli have had an even better one as well as outdefending them by some margin. It might take a while for the game to properly get going but it should be a great game for both teams.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with a Draw as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 11/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £32 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Lazio vs Napoli

Lazio 1-1 Napoli