Fiorentina vs Napoli Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview

Fiorentina meet Napoli in a televised Serie A match this Thursday. Read the match predictions to find out why an away win is the betting tip at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Viola were comfortably beaten 3-1 away to Lazio in their last match while Partenopei ran out 5-3 winners at home to Torino.

Fiorentina vs Napoli Preview

Fiorentina will welcome Carlos Salcedo back to the defence after he served a suspension last time out. The hosts will be without Borja Valero and Nenad Tomovic who are both short of match fitness. Nikola Kalinic is a talented striker but may find his opportunities limited as a lone striker.

Napoli have Arkadiusz Milik and Kalidou Koulibaly out injured but are doing well without them. Marek Hamsik is a real driving force in the midfield and he will link up with Lorenzo Insigne on the left-hand side. Dries Mertens is in a rich vein of form, scoring 7 times in his last 2 matches alone.

Team Predictions Fiorentina vs Napoli

Fiorentina 3-4-2-1 formation: Tatarusanu; Astori, Rodriguez, Salcedo; Olivera, Badelj, Vecino, Tello; Bernardeschi, Ilicic; Kalinic

Napoli 4-3-3 formation: Reina; Ghoulam, Albiol, Chiriches, Hysaj; Hamsik, Diawara, Zielinski; Insigne, Mertens, Callejon

Fiorentina vs Napoli Betting Tips

• Fiorentina have won 5 drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches
• Napoli have won 5 drawn 4 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Fiorentina have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game
• Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Napoli have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.0 goals per game
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Fiorentina’s previous 10 matches
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Napoli’s previous 10 matches

Fiorentina vs Napoli Prediction

Fiorentina had been looking good until they slipped up, losing 1-0 away to Genoa last week. The loss at Lazio means it’s back-to-back defeats for Viola and their hopes of qualifying for Europe are dwindling. They’ll be keen to bounce back but that’s a big ask against an in-form Napoli side.

The visitors arrive on a four-game winning streak and have not lost in nine matches in all competitions. The goal-fest against Torino was preceded by a 0-5 away win at Cagliari and a 3-0 home win over Inter, meaning they have scored at least 3 times in their last 3 Serie A matches.

Fiorentina have been fairly solid at home this season and are yet to lose a league game in front of their own fans. Napoli are scoring for fun though and have a terrific record here, avoiding defeat in 8 consecutive visits to Florence. With the home side hitting a bit of a blip, it makes sense to side with Napoli here, especially given the amount of goals they have been scoring.

Free Betting Tips

Match Prediction
NAPOLI at 11/10 with Betfair

Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 4/6 with Sportingbet

Correct Score Prediction
NAPOLI 3-1 at 14/1 with bwin

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