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Juventus vs Napoli Betting Tips

By Sport88 Staff

19 Jan 2021

Sport88 Staff 19 Jan 2021

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Juventus vs Napoli predictions for Wednesday’s Italian Super Cup in Reggio nell'Emilia
Juventus have failed to win in their last 2 matches against Napoli
Can Napoli upset Juventus?
Full match preview, stats and predictions

Lorenzo Insigne has scored 5 goals in his last 5 Serie A matches (Getty Images)

Juventus Form

Juventus had won three matches in Serie A to get back into title contention. The Old Lady beat Udinese 4-1 at home, won 3-1 at AC Milan and won 3-1 against Sassuolo.

Andrea Pirlo’s side had a scare against Genoa in the Coppa Italia. Juventus took a 2-0 lead in Torino through Dejan Kulusevski and Álvaro Morata, but they let the lead slip and needed an extra time goal from Hamza Rafia to progress.

Juventus’ last match was a 2-0 loss at Inter Milan. They were second best throughout and could only manage 0.37 expected goals.

Juventus Team News

Centre back Matthijs de Ligt, left back Alex Sandro and right back Juan Cuadrado are all doubtful after testing positive for corona virus.

Argentine attacker Paulo Dybala is out with a medial collateral ligament injury.

Expect Merih Demiral to replace Giorgio Chiellini in central defence.

Pirlo is likely to make changes here with Arthur, Weston McKennie, Dejan Kulusevski and Federico Bernardeschi in contention to start.

Cristiano Ronaldo should continue to partner Alvaro Morata up front despite both playing all 90 minutes in Milan.

Napoli Form

Napoli are fighting on multiple fronts this season. I Partenopei threw away three points in a 2-1 defeat to Spezia but bounced back with three straight wins.

Gennaro Gattuso’s side won 2-1 at Udinese with Lorenzo Insigne and Tiemoué Bakayoko on target. Napoli got past Empoli in the Coppa Italia after a 3-1 home win with Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Hirving Lozano and Andrea Petagna on the score sheet.

Napoli’s last match was a 6-0 win against Fiorentina. Insigne bagged a brace with Diego Demme, Hirving Lozano, Piotr Zielinski and Matteo Politano all on target.

Napoli Team News

Right back Kévin Malcuit is battling calf problems and striker Victor Osimhen remains out with a shoulder injury.

Midfielder Fabián Ruiz is doubtful after contracting corona virus.

Dries Mertens came off the bench against Fiorentina as he recovers from injury but is unlikely to start here.

Lorenzo Insigne is in great form with five goals in his last five Serie A matches.

Head to Head

Juventus have an 82-42 advantage against Napoli with 49 draws in 173 matches.

They last met in the 2019/20 Coppa Italia Final with Napoli prevailing in a penalty shootout.

Predictions

Juventus produced their poorest performance of the season on Sunday. Lorenzo Insigne is in great form and can inspire Napoli to an upset win in the Italian Super Cup.

Juventus have failed to win in their last 2 matches (all competitions).
Juventus have failed to win in their last 2 matches against Napoli (all competitions).
Napoli have won their last 3 matches (all competitions).
Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne has scored 5 goals in his last 5 matches (Serie A).

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Verdict

Juventus v Napoli

Juventus were very poor in the defeat in Milan on Sunday. With Napoli coming off a 6-0 win and Lorenzo Insigne in sensational form, an upset is on the cards in the Italian Super Cup.