16/1 Napoli vs Juventus Bet Builder Tips, Prediction
Serie A will present a titanic fixture on Friday night as first-place Napoli host second-place Juventus at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli are seven points ahead of Juventus in the race for the Scudetto. A win for Juventus would put them in line for an unlikely title challenge in the second half of the season.
Napoli took four points from six last season against Juventus in Serie A. The Partenopei pulled off a 2-1 win at home, as they came back from a goal down at halftime to win the fixture.
Juventus go into Friday’s game in fantastic form. The Bianconeri are on an eight-game winning streak in Serie A. After starting the season so badly, it is difficult to believe Juventus could get back into the title race.
Sportsbooks’ best betting odds on Napoli winning at full-time are 19/20. Juventus are at odds of 3/1 to win, while a draw is at the best betting odds of 5/2. Let’s explore some ideas for a bet builder for the Serie A fixture.
Napoli vs Juventus Bet Builder
Double chance: Napoli win or draw
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Napoli had several title challenges ended by Juventus over the last 10 seasons in Serie A. Now, the Partenopei are aiming to end Juventus’s chances of getting back into the Scudetto picture. A win for Napoli would put them in prime position to win their first Scudetto since 1990.
Coach Luciano Spalletti has lost just two games with Napoli this season. One of those defeats was at Anfield against Liverpool in the Champions League. The other defeat was a loss to Inter at San Siro after the World Cup break.
Juventus are in fine form with eight straight Serie A games ending as wins. Two of those wins were against top-five teams, Inter and Lazio.
The north-south rivals divided the last six games between them evenly with two wins, two draws, and two defeats apiece. Napoli will be focused on getting points in this game and stopping Juventus from gaining more momentum in the title race. Our betting tips prediction is for Napoli to win or draw at full-time. A double chance will provide coverage of two outcomes.
Total Goals for Napoli: Exactly 2.0 goals
Napoli scored exactly 2.0 goals in three of their last four games in all competitions. The Naples-based club defeated Juventus at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona by a count of 2-1 last season, as they came back from 1-0 down at halftime to win.
Two of the last four games between these rivals played in Naples ended with Napoli scoring exactly 2.0 goals. Juventus are not giving up goals to opponents currently. However, Napoli are the league’s top scorers with 39 goals in 17 games. They average 2.29 goals per match in Serie A.
Juventus have Serie A’s best defence with just seven goals conceded after 17 games. Napoli’s defence is the second-best with 13 goals allowed. Although the Bianconeri are playing well in defence, they are up against Serie A’s best attack. Our betting tips prediction is for Napoli to score exactly 2.0 goals.
Total Corners: Over 5.5 corners
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Friday’s Serie A clash between first and second place should offer up plenty of attacking football. The defences will need to be at their best throughout the 90-minute match.
Juventus go into the match with an average of 9.1 corners per game in their opening 17 fixtures. The Bianconeri averaged 4.2 corners for and 4.9 corners against.
Napoli are above the Serie A league average in corners per match. The Partenopei saw an average of 9.6 corners per game, with 5.5 corners for and 4.1 corners against.
Our betting tips prediction is for plenty of attacking football with the league’s two best defences needing to repel wave after wave of attacks. The match should see over 5.5 corners.
Both teams to score: YES
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Three straight Serie A games between Napoli and Juventus finished with both teams scoring goals. Two of those three games ended with 2-1 scores. Seven of the last eight games in Serie A between these rivals ended with both teams finding the back of the net.
Napoli saw two of their last five Serie A matches end with both teams scoring. They won 2-1 away to Atalanta and 3-2 at home versus Udinese.
Juventus saw five straight Serie A games end with NO BTTS. The team’s defence has allowed just seven goals. However, going away to Napoli to play the league’s first-place club will put pressure on the Juve defence.
Eight of Juventus’s 23 games in all competitions this season ended with both teams scoring. Our betting tips prediction is for both teams to score on Friday.
First team goalscorer for Napoli: Victor Osimhen
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You may want to keep your bet builder for Napoli vs Juventus at four selections. Adding a fifth selection will increase the risk of your bet builder coming off. If you fancy a fifth selection, please consider Victor Osimhen to be Napoli’s first goalscorer, but please bet responsibly.
Osimhen leads Napoli in Serie A goals with 10 this season. The Nigerian striker has played just 13 games in Serie A and averages a goal every 108 minutes.
The striker is on an incredible run of form in Serie A. Eight of his 10 goals came in his last eight games. Osimhen scored on Sunday against Sampdoria, as Napoli won 2-0. Napoli have won all eight games Osimhen has scored in this season.
If the Nigerian gets a goal, then Napoli could pick up all three points once more. Our betting tips prediction is for Victor Osimhen to be Napoli’s first-team goal scorer.
