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Today we have a match between two of the top Serie A sides as title chasing Napoli face top 4 chasing Lazio!
Despite Juventus dominance in the league, Napoli have managed to hang around as they’re 9 points behind but every game is surely a must win if they want a chance at a title challenge towards the end of the season.
Napoli have been particularly good at home as they have 8W 2D 0L and have scored the 2nd most home goals with 23.
Napoli entered the winter break on some really good form winning 5 of their last 6 league games with the lone loss coming to Inter away from home.
Dries Mertens is the man to watch today as Napoli’s danger man with the likes of Insigne and Hamsik out, he will REALLY have to step it up today and deliver.
Meanwhile, Lazio themselves are currently in a race for top 4 in which they are well and truly on as with a win they could leap back over Roma for 4th spot.
After going winless for 7 consecutive games, Lazio have regained some good form prior to winter break winning 2 of 3 and picking up a draw in the other.
Ciro Immobile is the man to watch as the lethal striker is having another solid season for Lazio with 10 goals.
Away from home, Lazio have been inconsistent they have just the 7th best away record with 4W 2D 3L. They’ve struggled in big away games losing to all of Juventus, Roma and Atalanta.
Napoli have DOMINATED Lazio in recent H2H meetings winning 6 of last 7 and drawing the other. Most recently, Napoli defeated Lazio at the start of the season away from home 1-2.
With the key absentees that Napoli have for today’s games, the bookies have risen their odds to win to a 2.05. A draw is 3.35 and Lazio to win is 3.75.
Team News
Napoli: The home side will have to go without some of their most key players today. Hamsik and Chiriches are both out while Koulibaly, Allan and Insigne are all suspended which will cause Ancelotti to seriously rotate his squad.
Lazio: Adam Marusic is the only player that Lazio will be missing otherwise it’s a full strength squad.
Betting Stats
Napoli are only 12th best at Covering total goal overs at Home this season at 40% (4-1-5).
Napoli are just 13th at covering total 1st half goal overs this season at 30% (3-1-6)
Arkadiusz Milik is Napoli’s top scorer at Home this season with 7 home goals which is tied with Piatek and Immobile for most home goals in Serie A. Mertens is 2nd with 5 home goals for Napoli.
Napoli average just 1.2 bookings at Home in Serie A this season (12 in 10 games).
Napoli are 10th best in Serie A at covering Handicaps at Home at 40% (4-2-4).
Lazio are one of the worst in covering total goal overs away from home at 17th in Serie A at 22.2% (2-7).
Lazio are also just 16th in covering 1st half total goal overs at 11.1% (1-4-4).
Ciro Immobile is Lazio’s top scorer away from home with 3 away goals in the league which is 30% of their away goals.
Lazio average 2.66 bookings away from home in Serie A with 24 bookings in 9 away games. Feisty.
Lazio are 11th best at covering Handicaps away from home at 44.4% (4-5).
KICK OFF – 20th January 2019 – 7:30pm UK Time
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