Napoli vs Fiorentina Prediction and Football Tips
Serie A football tips – Napoli vs Fiorentina prediction.
Rafa Benitez will probably shuffle the pack for this match following the Coppa Italia defeat in mid-week. The majority of changes could come behind the striker, with the likes of Callejon and Guzman coming in to replace Mertens and Gabbiadini.
Fiorentina manager Vicenzo Montella could also make changes following the disappointing defeat to Juventus in the Coppa Italia. Striker Khouma Babacar could come in to replace Mario Gomez, with Alessandro Diamanti also in line to start the match.
Probable Line-ups
Napoli: 4-2-3-1 formation: Andujar; Strinic, Albiol, Koulibaly, Maggio; Lopez, Inler; Guzman, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain
Fiorentina: 4-3-3 formation: Neto; Tomovic, Savic, Rodriguez, Pasqual; Kurtic, Badelj, Fernandez; Diamanti, Babacar, Salah
- Napoli have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of the their last 10 matches
- Fiorentina have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Napoli have scored an average of 0.8 goals and conceded an average of 1 goal per game.
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Fiorentina have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 2 of Napoli’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Fiorentina’s previous 10 matches.
- Napoli defeated Fiorentina 1-0 in the their earlier meeting this season.
It was a hugely disappointing mid-week for both these teams, with both being eliminated from the Coppa Italia at the semi-final stage. Napoli are in a poor run of form and have only picked up 2 points from their last 5 Serie matches, which has seen them drop out of the race for a Champions League spot for next season.
Fiorentina have a faint hope of making the last Champions League qualifying place but will need a win here to keep pace with Lazio, who currently sit in third. Fiorentina are certainly the form team out of the two and with the in-form Salah in their ranks, could add to a poor run of results for Napoli, who could come under pressure from their own fans if they don’t win this one.
Fiorentina win at 14/5 with Bet365
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