Henry Roldán
A new Serie A date kicks off this coming Friday when Sassuolo vs Napoli meet in a clash corresponding to matchday 23 of the Italian championship. The Neroverdi arrive to this game on the back of a 2-2 draw with Udinese last week. Meanwhile, Gli Azzurri are leading after defeating Cremonese 3-0.
It is worth remembering that both clubs met on matchday 12 and that the match ended with a 4-0 victory for Napoli. Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the best preview of the match between Sassuolo vs Napoli.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Odds for the Sassuolo vs Napoli Serie A Matchday 23 Game on February 17, 2023
- Where: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore – Reggio Emilia, Italy.
- When: Friday, February 17, 2023, 2:45 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: Sassuolo (+460) / Draw (+335) / Napoli (-182)
- Asian Handicap: Sassuolo (+1.0, -112) / Napoli (-1.0, -108)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-152) / Under (+123)
- Both teams score: Yes (-129) / No (+102)
All odds shown are courtesy of Unibet.
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Betting on Sassuolo
Sassuolo will not find it easy to maintain the good moment it is going through in Serie A when it hosts the league leaders this Friday, which have already defeated the team this season. Alessio Dionisi’s men have pulled away from relegation after going undefeated for four matches, and after attaining two interesting victories over top teams such as Milan and Atalanta.
The team’s good performance against difficult clubs, Napoli’s comfortable lead at the top of the standings and the fact that the team’s mind might be on next week’s Champions League clash, may end up being a good opportunity for Sassuolo to get a positive result.
Although the team won its last game at home, it still the seventh-worst team while playing in this condition, attaining only 14 points in 10 matches played. Another point to highlight is that Sassuolo is the fifth team with the highest amount of goals conceded in the tournament with 33 goals, which is not an encouraging figure to have before facing the club with the most goals scored in Serie A.
Possible Sassuolo lineup (4-3-3): Andrea Consigli; Rogério, Ruan Tressoldi, Martin Erlic, Nadir Zortea; Matheus Henrique, Pedro Obiang, Davide Frattesi; Armand Laurienté, Gregoire Drefel, Domenico Berardi.
Betting on Napoli
Napoli is still surpassing everyone this season in Serie A, and with the Champions League round of 16 match against Eintracht Frankfurt just around the corner, we’ll see how the team approaches this league clash.
The truth is that Luciano Spalletti’s side has now won six league titles in a row, and with 59 points, it is 15 points away of its closest pursuers in the standings, Inter.
With 54 goals scored, the Gli Azurri is the leader of the category in the championship. Moreover, in its last 10 victories, it has scored at least two goals. The only exception has been the 1-0 defeat against Inter seven dates ago. What’s more, the team is also the team with the lowest amount of goals conceded in the championship, with just 15 goals. It has kept seven clean sheets in its last 12 matches played.
In addition to all that was previously mentioned, Napoli has only lost one game in the tournament (away to Inter) and, away from home, it has attained 28 points from 11 games played. Also, no one has scored more goals (23) than Napoli did, only Lazio matches them in the amount of goals conceded (7).
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kim Min-jae, Amir Rrahmani, Mario Rui, Frank Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zielinski, Hirving Lozano, Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
JefeBet Prediction
Under normal conditions, it would be a bit easier to give Napoli as the unquestionable winner of this match, but the team’s Champions League commitment next week, as well as Sassuolo’s good moment, makes things a bit more interesting.
On the one hand, the Serie A leader, which is 15 points clear at the top of the standings, could afford the luxury of giving some of their first-choice players some rest this Friday ahead of their European game without it conceding too much ground to its opponents.
On the other hand, Sassuolo has been playing very good matches lately, and although it is seven points above the relegation zone, it needs to get a good result in front of its fans to move a little further away from the Serie B.
It is also worth remembering that Napoli is the top-scoring team in the competition, but Sassuolo has scored at least one goal in six of its last seven matches. Moreover, in three of the last four matches between the two clubs, both teams have found the back of the net.
Prediction: Both teams score (SAS 1 – NAP 1).
