SSC Napoli vs AS Roma – 29/01/2023
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The penultimate match of the weekend in the Italian Serie A takes place on the 30th of January as Napoli meet Roma. The game will be played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and the hosts begin the match top of the table on 50 points while the visitors are in the chasing pack on 34 points.
Napoli come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win at Salernitana last weekend. The league leaders opened the scoring on the stroke of half time and added a second goal just a few minutes into the second half to take maximum points.
That victory means Napoli are undefeated in their last 4 matches in all competitions inside 90 minutes. They were eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Cremonese but that game ended level at 2-2 before the penalty shootout defeat.
Napoli have recorded 3 straight wins in Serie A, beating Sampdoria and Salernitana away plus Juventus at home.
Trends show Napoli have won 14 of their last 15 Serie A fixtures, which is a tremendous record.
They are undefeated in 22 of their last 23 league games and have been producing some fantastic football.
Home form shows Napoli have won each of their last 7 Serie A matches and they are undefeated in their last 12 league games on home soil. Napoli have scored 2 or more goals in each of their last 6 home Serie A matches.
Roma make the trip to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona having beat Spezia 2-0 away from home in the league last weekend. Roma took the lead shortly before half time and added a second goal just a few minutes into the second half to seal the victory.
That win means Roma are undefeated in their last 7 matches in all competitions and have tasted just 1 defeat in their 11 most recent fixtures.
In terms of Serie A, Roma are undefeated in their last 6 games and have beat Bologna and Fiorentina at home plus Spezia away.
Trends show Roma have been scoring goals and they have found the back of the net at least once in each of their last 7 league matches.
Away form in Serie A shows Roma are undefeated in their last 7 games. They have won 5 of those matches and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 4 on the road.
Team news and Napoli are expected to be without Juan Jesus due to injury and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who has a virus.
Roma continue without long term absentee Georginio Wijnaldum. He is the only player likely to be unavailable for the visitors.
The Derby del Sole should be an exciting game to watch and we expect to see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals in the game.
Both Napoli and Roma are in good form and with Roma on a 7 match unbeaten run on the road, this one could end level.
