Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Venezia
SSC Napoli
On Sunday, March 16, in the 29th round of Serie A, Napoli will face Venezia away. The game kicks off at 12:30 Central European Time. I suggest a bet on the winner of this match.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- Venezia has not won in 11 consecutive matches.
- Napoli has won only 1 of their last 5 matches.
- In Venezia's last 5 matches, fewer than 2 goals were scored.
- Venezia has scored only 1 goal in their last 5 games.
- Napoli has conceded at least 1 goal in 8 consecutive matches.
- In the 18th round of the current season, Napoli defeated Venezia 1-0.
- Venezia has not beaten Napoli since 2003.
Match preview
Venezia is one of the main contenders for relegation from Serie A. Eusebio Di Francesco's team is in 19th place, second from the bottom. They are 5 points away from the safe 17th place, and it seems only a miracle could save the "winged lions" from returning to Serie B.
However, Venezia's recent results give a glimmer of hope to their fans. Venezia has drawn three consecutive matches, but the level of opponents is impressive: 1-1 with Como, 0-0 against Atalanta, and 0-0 with Lazio. The last time Venezia won was on December 22 – a 2-1 victory over Cagliari. Overall, Venezia has only 3 wins this Serie A season.
Napoli is at the opposite end of the standings. Antonio Conte's team is in second place with 60 points. They are just 1 point behind leaders Inter, and it looks like this battle for the Scudetto will go down to the wire. Additionally, Atalanta trails Napoli by only 2 points.
But in recent weeks, Napoli's results have dipped. In the previous round, the Partenopei managed to defeat Fiorentina (2-1), but before that, they went 4 matches without a win: 1-1 with Inter, a 1-2 loss to Como, and draws of 2-2 with Lazio and 1-1 against Udinese.
Probable lineups
- Venezia: Radu; Schingtienne, Izdes, Cande; Zerbin, Duncan, Nicolussi Caviglia, Perez, Ellertsson; Oristanio; Maric
- Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Gilmour, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Raspadori, Lukaku
Prediction for the match Venezia vs Napoli
Venezia is unbeaten in 3 consecutive rounds, but Napoli is on a different level and cannot afford to drop points. I bet on the visitors to win this match.
