Napoli vs Lazio Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 31, 2023

Napoli vs Lazio
Italian Serie A
Date: 2 September 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Naples).

The top two teams from the previous Serie A term will lock horns on Saturday evening as champions Napoli host runners-up Lazio in Gameweek No 3 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The title-defense quest began in an amazing fashion for I Partinopei who easily grabbed two wins in the opening two affairs against Frosinone and Sassuolo, bagging five goals in the process.

Napoli completely controlled the happenings on the pitch last Sunday against Sassuolo, firing as many as 25 attempts, missing a penalty-kick (Giacomo Raspadori), and still managing a 2-0 win via goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Napoli have changed the head coach in between the two seasons but they still look dominant in the domestic circles with a phenomenal attacking link-up between Khvicha Kvaratshkelia and Victor Osimhen.

The Nigerian forward, who won the last year’s Serie A Golden Boot award, already has three goals to his name in just two appearances.

Rudi Garcia’s men will be big favorites to prolong their extraordinary form here against Lazio who are not pulling up any trees at the start of the season.

I Biancocelesti opened the season with defeats to the likes of Lecce and Genoa, scoring just a single goal along the way.

The fact that Lazio registered no more than two shots on target in the 90 minutes of play in the home clash against Genoa last weekend says enough about their current form.

Napoli vs Lazio Head-to-head

• Lazio ended Napoli’s four-win streak in this matchup with a 0-1 victory in March this year at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
• Overall, Napoli have 15 wins, 6 draws, and 6 defeats in the previous 27 home clashes against I Biancocelesti.
• We have seen three or more goals scored in four of the last five head to head outings between these rivals.

Napoli vs Lazio Prediction

Everything points towards an easy win for the defending champions who are in a much better rhythm going into the tie. It is very difficult to look past the home win pick at the 1.61 odds.

We will alternatively back the red-hot Victor Osimhen to score anytime for Napoli at the 1.90 odds. The Nigerian star striker notched three goals in the opening two games of the season.

Napoli vs Lazio Betting Tips

• Napoli to win @ 1.61 (8/13)

• Victor Osimhen to score anytime @ 1.90 (9/10) odd.

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