Juventus vs Napoli Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 05/04/2021, 01:41  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 05/04/2021 at 01:43 in Serie A Prediction

Juventus’ dreams of winning a 10th straight Serie A title suffered a massive setback after their 2-2 draw with Torino in the Turin derby on Saturday. They will be going for three crucial points when they host Napoli in their next game. Both teams are tied at 56 points going to the game, with Juventus fourth and Napoli fifth on goal difference. For Juventus now it is more of a fight to stay in the Champions League places more than the title. It has been a poor season for Andrea Pirlo’s side and they may find themselves outside the top four after this game. Missing out on Champions League football is unthinkable for a star-studded Juventus, a side with the best defence in Serie A, but no clean sheet in the last five matches. Two winless outings in Serie A have left the team 12 points below league leaders Inter and they have two losses in the last 11 league matches, one of which was against Napoli. The champions can’t be faulted on the attacking front; Cristiano Ronaldo has 24 goals and is the league’s top scorer; the team has failed to score in just three of the last 15 league games. In their last match, it took a late Cristiano Ronaldo goal to save Juve from a second straight loss, as they drew 2-2 with Torino. They will be glad to get back home for this game, as the team has 10 wins in the 14 home league matches played this season. With a 71% winning rate at home in Serie A this season, and having failed to score in just two of the 14 matches, they will be more confident hosting Napoli, who have won the last two league meetings between the two.

Napoli, on the other hand, head to this game with four straight wins and unbeaten in their last seven matches across all competitions. They’re coming from a 4-3 win over bottom placed Crotone and will want to handle the Juventus game better. Against Crotone, they needed a Giovanni di Lorenzo goal in the 72nd minute to win after some very poor defending that saw them lose 2-0 and 3-1 leads. Napoli have 10 wins and four losses in the last 15 league matches and while they’ve had some questionable defending lately, they’ve been good in attack. In the last five league matches, Napoli have conceded seven goals, but have scored 13. They’ve scored two or more goals in five of their last six league matches and with a six-game unbeaten run in the league, they will feel ready for the challenge at hand. Lorenzo Insigne, Victor Osimhen and Dries Mertens have been key in attack for Napoli and are all fit for the game in Turin. The team heads there unbeaten in three away league matches, two of them wins over Roma and Milan and the main concern here will be the fact that they’ve conceded two or more goals in five of their last 10 away games.