Napoli vs SPAL Predictions

• Spal have scored more Serie A goals against Napoli (43) than any other side.
• Napoli have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 7 at home.
• The visitors have conceded in 89% of their league games this term.
• Napoli have won 11 of their last 12 meetings with Spal.

Gattuso the saviour

Napoli continued their impressive restart as they won 2-0 at Hellas Verona, putting them in a strong position to secure a place in the top six this term. While they already have Europe sewn up thanks to their Coppa Italia win, their climb up the table has been impressive under Gennaro Gattuso and the Partenopei would like to continue that form.

The hosts have claimed four Serie A wins on the bounce, while they are now unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions. Meanwhile, Spal are in dire form and are heading straight for the drop. After losing six of their last seven, the visitors are huge outsiders for their trip to Naples.

Spal’s scoring touch

While the visitors are bound for the drop, bot everything is going against them ahead of this clash. The visitors have found the net in each of their last four away trips, as they look to cause more problems for Napoli this weekend. Spal have scored 43 Serie A goals against Napoli – more than against any other opponent in the competition. The last of those came in a draw in their meeting earlier this season.

Napoli have been too open at home this term, conceding in their last seven Serie A games at this ground. They have conceded four goals at home to Lecce and Brescia, the other two sides in the bottom three. So far, all five of their clashes with sides in the relegation zone this term have seen both teams score. With the atmosphere sucked out of the San Paolo without home support, it’s a much less daunting journey for Spal. We’re backing them to grab a goal in our predictions.

Napoli’s fighting spirit

The hosts are more than capable of scoring against the Spal outfit, a team who have kept a clean sheet in just 11% of their league games. However, we do think that Napoli could be caught out again at home. With Spal coming here in desperate need for the points, we’re backing both teams to score on Sunday.

Napoli are unbeaten in their last 12 meetings against Spal (W11 D1) but their run of consecutive wins against them came to an end in the reverse fixture back in October (1-1 in Ferrara). That run has boosted the Partenopei’s great run against this weekend’s opponents, who have won 18 of their 33 Serie A games against Spal (D6 L9). Following that form we think that Napoli will continue their strong run, having won six of their last seven in the league.

We’re backing Napoli to just edge this one, having claimed three 2-1 victories at home this season. Spal have lost by a single goal in 11 of their 19 league defeats, so we’re going with a 2-1 home win in our correct score prediction.

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