The Matchday 22 clash in Serie A between Napoli and Juventus will take place on January 25 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Napoli vs. Juventus: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
Matches – 8 (Serie A, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 33;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 38%.
Predicted lineups for Napoli vs. Juventus
Napoli (4-3-3): Alex Meret – Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mathias Olivera – Stanislav Lobotka, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Scott McTominay – Matteo Politano, Romelu Lukaku, David Neres.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Michele Di Gregorio – Weston McKennie, Pierre Kalulu, Federico Gatti, Andrea Cambiaso – Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram – Kenan Yildiz, Teun Koopmeiners, Samuel Mbangula – Nicolas Gonzalez.
Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is indicated.
Napoli
Antonio Conte's side triumphed over Atalanta away in the last round (3-2). As a result, Napoli secured their sixth consecutive league victory – the longest winning streak for the team in the past two seasons. Additionally, the club has scored at least three goals for the sixth time in the current Serie A campaign. Napoli continues to lead the standings with 50 points, maintaining a three-point gap over Inter. Notably, Napoli boasts the most reliable defense in the current championship, having conceded only 14 goals, the best in this regard.
- The club has not lost in 9 of their last 11 home matches in Serie A (8 wins, 1 draw).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in the team's last six home league matches.
- Napoli has conceded no more than one goal in 10 of their last 11 home Serie A games.
Juventus
In the previous round, Thiago Motta's side defeated AC Milan 2-0 at home. This result extended Juventus' unbeaten run in the league to 29 matches (10 wins, 19 draws). Furthermore, the club kept a clean sheet for the first time in eight Serie A matches. With 37 points, the Turin side is fifth in the standings, trailing the Champions League zone by two points. It's worth noting that in terms of goals conceded this season (17), the team is second only to Napoli.
Defenders Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal, as well as forward Arkadiusz Milik, will miss the match due to injuries. Additionally, midfielder Renato Veiga and forward Randal Kolo Muani have joined the squad before this round.
- The club has not lost in their last 14 away Serie A matches (4 wins, 10 draws).
- No more than two goals have been scored in 5 of the team's last 6 away league matches.
- The Turin side has conceded a maximum of one goal in their last six away Serie A games.
Napoli vs. Juventus: Match Prediction
Even at home, Antonio Conte's side has recently struggled to entertain fans with high-scoring performances. In the last six home league matches, Napoli players have scored more than one goal only once. This occurred against the team with the most goals conceded in this Serie A season – Verona. Meanwhile, in 9 of their 10 home matches this season, Napoli has conceded a maximum of one goal, achieving six clean sheets.
Juventus does not impress with their attacking play away from home: in the last five away Serie A matches, Thiago Motta's side has only once scored more than one goal. However, they have been solid defensively: in ten away matches this season, the club conceded more than one goal only against Inter and kept five clean sheets.
I don't expect this to be a high-scoring encounter. My prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
