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Napoli will invite Juventus to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Serie A on Sunday. The hosts have won nine of their 13 league games, three more than the Bianconeri, who are seventh in the league table with 23 points.
The defending champions squared off against Roma in their previous league outing and registered a 1-0 away win. David Neres scored the only goal of the match in the 36th minute. They faced Cagliari in the Coppa Italia round of 16 and won 9-8 on penalties after the score ended 1-1 in regulation time.
The visitors extended their winning streak in all competitions to three games on Tuesday, recording a 2-0 home triumph over Udinese in the Coppa Italia round of 16. Matteo Palma's own goal in the first half gave them the lead, and Manuel Locatelli doubled their lead from the penalty spot in the 68th minute.
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Napoli vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have a long-standing rivalry, and they have crossed paths 184 times in all competitions. The visitors have the lead in the head-to-head record with 85 wins. The defending champions have 48 wins, and 51 games have ended in draws.
- The Partenopei are unbeaten in their last three games in this fixture, recording two 2-1 home wins.
- Three of the last five meetings between them have produced under 2.5 goals.
- Napoli have an unbeaten home record across all competitions this season.
- Juventus have lost just two of their 13 league games this season, with both coming on their travels.
- The Bianconeri have won just one of their last eight meetings against the defending champions, with that triumph coming at home in 2023.
- The visitors have conceded one goal apiece in five of their last six league games.
Napoli vs Juventus Prediction
The Partenopei have won five of their six Serie A home games this season, with 12 of their 20 goals being scored at home. They have seen under 2.5 goals in seven of their last eight games, keeping five clean sheets.
Stanislav Lobotka became the latest absentee for the defending champions after being injured in training before the Coppa Italia match against Cagliari. Romelu Lukaku, Alex Meret, Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Frank Anguissa, and Miguel Gutiérrez remain sidelined for Antonio Conte.
The Old Lady have won just one of their last five Serie A away games, failing to score in two. They have scored one goal apiece in the last three games in that period.
Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Gatti underwent surgeries earlier this week and will miss this match. Luciano Spalletti remains without the services of Daniele Rugani, Arkadiusz Milik, Bremer, and Carlo Pinsoglio against his former employers.
The defending champions have won their last six Serie A home games against the visitors, scoring 14 goals. With that in mind, and considering their unbeaten home record this season, we back them to come out victorious here.
Prediction: Napoli 2-1 Juventus
Napoli vs Juventus Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Napoli to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
