The rescheduled 16th-round Serie A match between Napoli and Parma will take place on 14 january at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples. Napoli vs Parma: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Napoli
In the last round Napoli travelled to Inter and drew 2:2. As a result, the home side avoided defeat for the seventh time in eight league matches (5 wins, 2 draws). In addition, the side conceded more than one goal for only the fifth time in the current Serie A campaign. The team has 39 points and sits third in the standings.
- The club has won 7 of its last 9 home matches in Serie A.
- The side scored at least two goals in 12 of its last 14 home league meetings.
- Both teams scored in 6 of the home side’s last 7 Serie A matches.
Potential Napoli Lineup (3-4-3)*
Vanja Milinković-Savić – Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Sam Beukema – Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Leonardo Spinazzola – Eljif Elmas, Rasmus Hojlund, Matteo Politano.
Midfielders André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne, as well as forwards David Neres and Romelu Lukaku will miss the match due to injuries. Defender Juan Jesus is suspended.
Parma
In the last round Parma took advantage of a numerical advantage away at Lecce, overturned the match and claimed three points (2:1). As a result, the visiting team picked up points in 6 of its last 9 Serie A matches (4 wins, 2 draws). At the same time, the side scored more than once for the first time in seven previous league meetings. The team has 21 points and sits 14th in the standings.
- The club has avoided defeat in 6 of its last 7 away league matches (3 wins, 3 draws).
- The side scored in each of its previous five away Serie A matches.
- Parma conceded at most one goal in 6 of its last 7 away league matches.
Potential Parma Lineup (4-3-3)*
Edoardo Corvi – Enrico Del Prato, Emanuele Valeri, Lautaro Valenti, Alessandro Chiricati – Mandela Keita, Adrian Bernabe, Oliver Sorensen – Matteo Pellegrino, Gaetano Oristanio, Jakob Ondrejka.
First-choice goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, defenders Matias Levic and Abdoulaye Ndiaye, and forward Mattia Frigan will not play due to injuries.
Napoli Vs Parma: Match Prediction
Recent matches have not been ideal for the home side in terms of defensive quality. Even at home Conte’s team has not been reliable at the back: across the seven previous home Serie A fixtures the home side kept a clean sheet only in the match against Como. Over that period the side conceded twice to Verona and Pisa, and also allowed Genoa to score.
Parma has not been particularly prolific this season, but has recently begun to score regularly, even in away encounters. In the five previous away league matches the visitors did not leave the field without scoring once, and on two occasions they found the net at least twice. It is also worth noting that the club scored three goals across the last three head-to-head meetings with Napoli at Napoli’s ground in Serie A.
We expect an effective attacking display from the visitors.
Prediction: Parma Over 0.5 goals
* The starting lineup for each team is given from its previous match in this competition.
