Monza vs SSC Napoli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th May 2023

League-leaders SSC Napoli are matched up against mid-table Monza in this round 35 in the Serie A campaign. Can the latter spring a surprise, or is it another day at the office for the former? The answer arrives at U-Power Stadium this coming Sunday.

SSC Napoli enjoy the view from the top of the table with 83 points after 34 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Monza find themselves positioned as number nine in the Serie A with 46 points following 34 rounds.

Although Monza are behind SSC Napoli in the table by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Serie A would be huge for the hosts.

Monza scored 14 goals, conceded 11 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

SSC Napoli are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of eight goals, and while SSC Napoli claimed five clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.8 goals per match.

SSC Napoli celebrated a 4-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at U-Power Stadium on Sunday?

Monza vs SSC Napoli Prediction

Monza Form

Aming to remain unbeaten, Monza managed to beat Spezia 0-2, before drawing 1-1 with Roma. Most recently, they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Torino. Monza only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

SSC Napoli Form

In their last three matches, SSC Napoli drew 1-1 with Salernitana, 1-1 with Udinese and beat Fiorentina by 1-0. SSC Napoli recorded no less than five in their previous six Serie A away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 12 themselves while allowing two goals against.

We expect SSC Napoli to come away unscathed but, goals could be at a premium, and we like the look of a low scoring win against Monza.

Monza have taken 16 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 14 goals to 26. SSC Napoli won 12 games, picked up 37 points, scored 29 and conceded 12 goals in their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. Monza are looking at a record of 12 wins, ten draws and 12 defeats in the Serie A this season. SSC Napoli enjoy a record of 26 wins, five draws and three defeats in the Serie A.

Monza vs SSC Napoli Squads

Monza Squad

Palladino will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against SSC Napoli from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Alessandro Sorentino (0/0), Alessio Cragno (0/1), Eugenio Lamanna (0/0), Michele Di Gregorio (0/33), Armando Izzo (1/26), Carlos Augusto (6/31), Gabriel Paletta (0/0), Giulio Donati (1/8), Luca Caldirola (2/28), Luca Marrone (0/2), Marlon (0/24), Pablo Mari (1/27), Samuele Birindelli (0/27), Sheriff Kassama (0/0), Valentin Antov (0/7), Andrea Barberis (0/9), Andrea Colpani (3/25), Andrea Ferraris (0/0), Filippo Ranocchia (1/14), Jose Machin (0/23), Leonardo Colombo (0/0), Marco D'Alessandro (0/8), Matteo Pessina (4/31), Mattia Valoti (0/16), Nicolo Rovella (1/24), Samuel Vignato (0/0), Stefano Sensi (3/25), Andrea Petagna (2/27), Christian Gytkjaer (1/20), Dany Mota (4/25), Franco Carboni (0/0), Gianluca Caprari (5/33), Mirko Maric (0/0), Patrick Ciurria (5/32).

SSC Napoli Squad

Listed below is the full squad of SSC Napoli players that the manager Luciano Spalletti will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Meret (0/32), Davide Marfella (0/0), Hubert Idasiak (0/0), Pierluigi Gollini (0/5), Amir Rrahmani (2/25), Bartosz Bereszynski (0/15), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (2/34), Juan Jesus (1/12), Leo Oestigard (0/6), Mario Rui (0/21), Mathias Olivera (2/27), Min-Jae Kim (2/33), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (2/32), Diego Demme (0/6), Eljif Elmas (6/33), Gianluca Gaetano (0/5), Karim Zedadka (0/2), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (12/30), Leonardo Candellone (0/0), Michael Folorunsho (0/0), Piotr Zielinski (3/33), Stanislav Lobotka (1/34), Tanguy Ndombele (1/30), Alessio Zerbin (0/8), Giacomo Raspadori (2/22), Giovanni Simeone (3/21), Hirving Lozano (3/32), Matteo Politano (3/25), Victor Osimhen (23/28).

Monza vs SSC Napoli Team News

Monza just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing SSC Napoli at U-Power Stadium.

Sidelined with an injury, Monza can't field Stefano Sensi on Sunday against SSC Napoli.

Monza vs SSC Napoli Lineups

Monza vs SSC Napoli H2H

The last time the pair played each other SSC Napoli came away as 4-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Sunday. SSC Napoli left Monza with a bloody nose in the most recent meeting between the two. SSC Napoli claimed a 4-0 win on the day. The bookies have an away win in this match at best price odds of 2/3.

Monza vs SSC Napoli Results

Monza vs SSC Napoli Betting Tips

Luca Caldirola managed to hit the target twice recently for Monza, while Victor Osimhen, added two strikes in Serie A for SSC Napoli in his last six outings.

Monza claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. SSC Napoli won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing one in this series of matches. SSC Napoli were able to win seven of the 10 previous away matches without conceding a goal. A number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Monza, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for SSC Napoli, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.