Sassuolo vs Napoli Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - February 16, 2023

Sassuolo vs Napoli
Italian Serie A
Date: 17 February 2023, Friday
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: MAPEI Stadium – Citta del Tricolore (Reggio nell’Emilia).

Sasusolo somehow survived a tough away clash against Udinese, holding on to a 2-2 stalemate in a match in which they were dominated in all parameters.

It was the fourth consecutive game without a loss in the league for Alessio Dionisi and his troops.

Nonetheless, this streak will face a serious challenge on Friday evening when I Neroverdi host sovereign Serie A leaders Napoli in the first fixture of Matchday No 23 at MAPEI Stadium – Citta del Tricolore.

Sassuolo have been playing hot and cold since the beginning of the season. They will be happy to avoid the relegation scrap in the second half of the campaign although Dionisi’s troops have already proved to have what it takes to dispatch the strongest teams in the league on their day.

Dionisi’s squad are seven points adrift of the red zone at the moment. They head into this tie as heavy underdogs despite a four-game unbeaten streak, though.

This is namely because of Napoli’s outstanding form. I Partinopei did not have any problems cruising past the rock-bottomed Cremonese on Sunday night, clinching an easy 3-0 victory at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on the occasion.

Luciano Spalletti’s troops are as many as 15 points clear atop the league table and only a miracle can prevent them from claiming the first Serie A title since 1990.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen continued their amazing run last weekend, bagging a goal each in the aforementioned drubbing of Cremonese. We expect them to prolong their fine form here as well when they come face to face with the leaky Sassuolo defense.

Sassuolo vs Napoli Head-to-head

• Napoli demolished Sassuolo 4-0 in the reverse outing played in late-October last year in Naples.
• It is worth noting that Napoli did win only three of the last nine away clashes against I Neroverdi.
• Napoli bagged ten goals in the previous two matches against Sassuolo.

Sassuolo vs Napoli Prediction

Sassuolo left plenty of space at the back in the 2-2 draw to Udinese last weekend and they do not have much to hope for in the clash against the best team in the competition on Friday.

Napoli to win & Over 2.5 goals FT is the way to go at the 2.25 odds, while we will also back the league’s top scorer Victor Osimhen to score anytime at the 2.10 odds.

Sassuolo vs Napoli Betting Tips

• Napoli to win & Over 2.5 goals FT @ 2.25 (5/4)

• Victor Osimhen to score anytime @ 2.10 (11/10) odd.

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