SSC Napoli vs Sassuolo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th October 2022

A quick peek at the odds suggests anything but a win for SSC Napoli will come as a surprise when they take on Sassuolo at Diego Armando Maradona this coming Saturday in the Serie A. The last time the pair played each other SSC Napoli came away as 6-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

A glance at the Serie A table reveals that, the current difference between the teams is 14 points and eight places.

Although Sassuolo trail SSC Napoli by double digits, beating the Serie A leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

SSC Napoli scored 21 goals, conceded seven, and pulled off four clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Sassuolo managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming five clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

SSC Napoli vs Sassuolo Prediction

SSC Napoli form

In their last three outings, SSC Napoli won 3-2 against Bologna, beat Roma by 0-1 and hammered Rangers 3-0. SSC Napoli showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Diego Armando Maradona, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 15 times, while letting in four themselves.

Among a select group of teams spoken of as contenders for the podium this season, SSC Napoli are even looking ripe for a title challenge right now.

Sassuolo Form

In their last three matches, Sassuolo lost against Inter and Atalanta by 1-2 and 2-1, respectively, and beat Verona by 2-1. Sassuolo, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Serie A.

In a season where everything simply clicks, Sassuolo might even reach the upper third of the table but right now, they are on course for a solid mid-table finish.

SSC Napoli should be too strong against Sassuolo to drop any points, and combining this with over 2.5 goals, ups the price on the expected home win at Diego Armando Maradona.

SSC Napoli have taken 12 points from their last four games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of eight goals to three. Sassuolo fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in five goals.

SSC Napoli vs Sassuolo Team News

SSC Napoli just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Sassuolo at Diego Armando Maradona.

Amir Rrahmani sit this one out for SSC Napoli due to an injury.

Sassuolo have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Gregoire Defrel and Mert Muldur most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play SSC Napoli.

SSC Napoli vs Sassuolo H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 6-1 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well this coming Saturday. SSC Napoli seem to have a great read on Sassuolo, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Serie A. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.30.

SSC Napoli vs Sassuolo Results

Both teams to score came out seven times in the past ten matches between SSC Napoli and Sassuolo. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.80 with the bookies.

SSC Napoli vs Sassuolo Betting Tips

Matteo Politano found the back of the net two times in the previous six Serie A games for SSC Napoli, who won't mind him striking again on Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Davide Frattesi to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six Serie A games going for Sassuolo.

SSC Napoli claimed a maximum eight wins from their last 10 games at Diego Armando Maradona across all tournaments. Sassuolo won two of their last 10 matches away, while drawing three and losing five in this streak. Goals are usually flowing for SSC Napoli on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Sassuolo in their last 10 league games away from home.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between SSC Napoli and Sassuolo. SSC Napoli managed an average of 2.2 goals, while the latter scored 1.2 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments SSC Napoli saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored three goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.4 times in those matches.