Lazio vs Napoli Prediction & Match Preview

• Lazio won ten, drew one, and lost one of the last twelve home matches in all competitions.
• Napoli failed to score in five of their previous seven games across competitions.
• Lazio only conceded seven goals in ten league fixtures on the home patch this term.

Lazio and Napoli return from their unsuccessful Super Cup duties as they take on each other in Matchday No 22 of Italian Serie A on Sunday afternoon. Lazio are searching for their fifth win on the spin in the league while Napoli are hoping to get back in contention with European positions with an upset in the capital.

Both outfits have generally gone through rough times in the first half of the season. Lazio, however, managed to shift their fortunes around just after the festive period, managing a streak of five consecutive wins across competitions since December 22nd. The rock-solid defense has been the main catalyst to the team’s recent successes as Lazio picked up back-to-back 1-0 wins over Roma and Lecce in the last two home outings across competitions.

Napoli ended a dismal four-game winless thread with a hardly-fought 2-1 victory over Salernitana courtesy of a last-gasp winner. They backed it up with a 3-0 thumping of Fiorentina in the Italian Super Cup semifinal last Thursday only to lose the final to Inter Milan 0-1. Although Lautaro Martinez bagged the very late winner for I Nerazzurri on the occasion, we must say that Inter Milan completely controlled the happenings in that match, not allowing Napoli to register even a single shot on target.

Recent Meetings

Each of the last four H2H meetings between these teams ended in away wins, including Lazi’s 2-1 success in the visit to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in September last year.

Napoli have four wins in the previous six encounters with Lazio but they still own a negative record overall in the games played at Stadio Olimpico.

Three of the last four H2H meetings between these outfits ended with an identical 2-1 scoreline.

Lazio vs Napoli Prediction

Lazio rely heavily on defense. They allowed only seven goals in ten league fixtures on the home patch. Both teams have shown dismal attacking performances in their respective clashes against Inter Milan in the last weekend’s Italian Super Cup action. We did not see goals at both ends in any of Lazio’s last three games while just one of the previous eight matches Napoli played in all competitions produced such a scenario. We’ll go for the Under 2.5 goals FT pick as the main bet at the 1.61 odds.

Although the home court advantage has not played a big factor in this matchup in recent years, it is very hard to look past the home win pick at the 2.25 odds here. Lazio won ten, drew one, and lost one of the previous twelve home outings in all competitions. Napoli failed to score in five of their last seven fixtures across competitions.

Steffen Schmidt- January 26, 2024

Lazio vs Napoli Betting Tips

Under 2.5 goals

OK

1.63 Odds

Lazio to win

OK

	2.38 Odds
	2.25 Odds

Correct Score: Lazio 1-0

OK

	6.50 Odds
	6.50 Odds