Henry Roldán
The 2023 Serie A championship is red-hot and, this coming Friday, two of the title contenders face off in matchday 18 when Napoli vs Juventus take to the field.
La Vecchia Signora (Juventus) has won eight consecutive league matches after last weekend’s 1-0 win over Udinese,whereas Gli Azzurri (Napoli) resumed their winning streak after beating Sampdoria by a score of 2-0. Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the Serie A match between Napoli vs Juventus. Keep reading to find out more.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Napoli vs Juventus Serie A Match on January 13, 2023
- Where: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy
- When: Friday, January 13, 2:45 PM ET
- Moneyline: Napoli (-105) / Draw (+250) / Juventus (+290)
- Asian Handicap: Napoli (-0.5, -109) / Juventus (+0.5, -111)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-108) / Under (-128)
- Both teams score: Yes (-122) / No (-115)
All odds shown are courtesy of BetMGM and Unibet.
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Napoli Preview
After losing their unbeaten run to Inter two matchdays ago, Napoli bounced back with a fairly quiet win over Sampdoria over the weekend. Luciano Spalletti’s men lead the current Seria A championship with 44 points, seven more than Juventus and AC Milan, their closest pursuers.
As the loss to Inter was away, Napoli remains unbeaten at home with seven wins and a draw during matchday 4 against Lecce. In front of their home fans, they have scored 21 goals and conceded just six.
In total, at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, the team has now gone 14 consecutive games without defeat, and in Serie A it has not lost since April 10, 2022, when Fiorentina defeated them 2-3 on matchday 32 last campaign.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Min-Jae Kim, Amir Rrahmani, Mathías Olivera; André Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zielinski; Matteo Politano, Víctor Osimhen, Kkvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Juventus Preview
Juventus has gradually overcome a start to the campaign plagued by injuries and eliminations after finishing third in the Champions League group stage. In the last ten Serie A games, Juve has nine wins and only one loss; while, in the last five matchdays, it has a perfect record after scoring eight goals and conceding none.
These good results have helped the team move up to second place in the standings, and, although it will have up to nine confirmed absentees for this match against Napoli, a win would put the championship on a knife-edge.
It must also take advantage of this good momentum to turn around its performance away from home, as it has 14 points in eight games with only five goals scored and four conceded. Overall, Juventus is the best defense in the championship with only seven goals conceded, but playing at Napoli’s home, it has four matches in a row without a win.
Probable lineup (3-5-1-1): Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Daniele Rugani, Alex Sandro; Weston McKennie, Adrien Rabiot, Manuel Locatelli, Fabio Miretti, Filip Kostic; Angel Di Maria; Moise Kean.
JefeBet Prediction
The two lowest-scoring teams in the championship meet this Friday in a clash that could define Juventus’ aspirations to fight for the top spot, and that could give a low blow to Napoli’s tough pursuer.
While the home side is one of the best clubs playing at home, Juve needs to turn around a nightmare performance on the road with its strong performance in the last few rounds. Massimiliano Allegri’s lack of attacking players, as well as the importance of this match for both teams, predicts a close and hard-fought game.
Prediction: Under (NAP 1 – JUV 1).
