The team from Naples, under Conte’s leadership, managed to win the “Scudetto” at their very first attempt last season. However, there have already been several slip-ups in Serie A this season, including a recent loss to Udinese—though, to be fair, their rivals haven’t been particularly impressive either. In the cup, they only passed Cagliari after a lengthy post-match penalty shootout. And in the Champions League, after six rounds, they suffered three defeats with just two wins.
The club from “Renato Dall’Ara” played in the Champions League last season, but unsuccessfully, with no chance of reaching the playoffs. In Serie A, they dropped from fifth to ninth place. However, they finished the season with a cup victory, which allowed them to qualify for the Europa League, where the Italians are among the best. Domestically, they’ve also managed to return to the top third of the table.
In the Super Cup, McTominay and company unexpectedly defeated Milan 2-0 with confidence. Their opponent conceded to Inter as early as the second minute, but managed to equalize and eventually won thanks to post-match penalties.
Napoli have lost two of their last three matches
On average, Napoli score 1.47 goals and concede 0.87 goals per match
47% of Napoli’s matches end with both teams scoring, with an average total of 2.33 goals per game
Bologna have won in regular time in just one of their last four matches.
Napoli (predicted lineup): Milinković-Savić – Jesus, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo – Spinazzola, Elmas, Neres, McTominay, Lobotka, Politano – Højlund.
Bologna (predicted lineup): Ravaglia – Miranda, Lucumí, Heggem, Holm – Pobega, Moro, Bernardeschi, Odgaard, Orsolini – Castro.
In the last six head-to-head encounters, Napoli have won only once, with two defeats—including one in the current season.
