Palermo vs Napoli Betting Tips and Predictions

Palermo’s difficult season took another turn for the worse when Giuseppe Iachini left the club for the third time this season, with former Sampdoria boss Walter Novellino the man chosen to take over. Lying a point and a place above the relegation zone, Palermo could well start this match in the bottom three if other results go against them this weekend, with Frosinone hot on their tail. No wins in seven league games have seen Palermo slip towards the Serie A drop zone and they were beaten easily 3-1 at Inter last weekend despite throwing everything at Roberto Mancini’s men at the San Siro. The chaos behind the scenes at Stadio Renzo Barbera looks to be having an effect on the players and it will be interesting to see how they react for the visit of Napoli on Sunday.

Napoli broke a run of five games without a win in all competitions last weekend by beating Chievo 3-1 at home, but a dodgy spell at the wrong time has allowed the relentless Juventus to take their place at the top of the Serie A table. Napoli won eight games in a row before losing 1-0 at the new league leaders but after exiting the Europa League to Villarreal at the round-of-16 stage their focus is solely on the league. In Gonzalo Higuain they have one of the deadliest strikers in the world, the attacker having scored 28 goals in all competitions this season. Higuain scored the opening goal against Palermo earlier in the season and has scored in successive matches after a run of four games without a goal.

Second-placed Napoli are strong favourites for this game, which is little surprise given Palermo are in poor form and disarray after yet another coaching change – their eighth of a bizarre season for the Sicilians. Value can be found in the handicap market for this match, with Napoli likely to be comfortable victors. Backing Napoli -2 at 15/8 with bet365 can reap rewards with Maurizio Sarri’s men looking back on track. For a correct score, we like the look of Napoli to win 4-1 at 16/1.