Napoli vs Genoa

Napoli and Genoa are set to square off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in an exciting Serie A match-up.

Despite bettering last season’s fifth-place finish and securing a coveted Champions League return after a season-long absence from Europe’s most prestigious competition, this season has left a bitter taste in Napoli’s mouths. ‘I Partenopei’ were long in contention for their first Scudetto since the glory days of Diego Maradona, but not even back-to-back league wins ahead of the kick-off were enough to keep them in the title race. Napoli’s indifferent four-game home form in Serie A (W2, D1, L1) has led the devastated club supporters to throw eggs at the team’s bus ahead of Lorenzo Insigne’s final home game. All that could shake up under-pressure boss Luciano Spalletti, who aims to maintain Napoli’s eye-catching 12-game unbeaten home Serie A streak against Genoa (W8, D4). With four clean sheets from their last five top-flight H2Hs in Naples, the hosts will feel confident about getting a step closer to a third-place finish.

On the other hand, Genoa’s controversial 2-1 home triumph over Juventus last time out has not helped them out of the Serie A drop zone, yet it has left them with realistic chances of avoiding relegation. Coming into this fixture, ‘I Gialloblu’ sit three points adrift of 17th-placed Salernitana, and another potential upset of Serie A big guns could catapult them to safety. However, Genoa will be up against their horrendous away record this Serie A season that has seen them pick up just one win from 17 road matches (D8, L9). Moreover, they have failed to get on the scoresheet in their last four Serie A away games (D1, L3) and could make it five scoring blanks on the trot for the first time since a run of six in 1993. Scoring has not been Genoa’s strong suit this term, as they’ve netted a league-low 27 goals thus far.