Napoli vs. Juventus: Serie A – Match Preview

Gonzalo Higuain returns to the Stadio San Paolo for the first time since his move last summer, as Juventus travel to face Napoli.

Napoli are in good form, winning their last three Serie A matches, including a 3-2 win away at Empoli last time out.

Prior to the international break, Juventus edged past Sampdoria, thanks to a Juan Cuadrado winner.

Serie A form: Napoli W4 D0 L1; Juventus W4 D1 L0
Serie A top scorers
Napoli – Dries Mertens 20 goals
Juventus – Gonzalo Higuain 19 goals

Match history
Juventus edged past Napoli earlier in the season, winning 2-1 thanks to a Higuain winner against his old side.

Last five Serie A meetings
Juventus 2 Napoli 1 – 29/10/17
Juventus 1 Napoli 0 – 13/02/16
Napoli 2 Juventus 1 – 26/09/15
Juventus 3 Napoli 1 – 23/05/15
Napoli 1 Juventus 3 – 11/01/15

Napoli DNB – 4/5 with 888 Sport

Team news
Piotr Zielinski and Allan are both doubts, however the latter is set to start here for the hosts.

Claudio Marchisio is expected to sit out in the midfield rotation, with Miralem Pjanic and Sami Khedira favourites to start.

Expected starting XI’s
Napoli (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam; Allan, Diawara, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Pjanic, Khedira; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain

Predictions

Result: Napoli (29/20 with Sky Bet)

Correct Score: 2-1 (9/1 with Paddy Power)

Anytime Goalscorer: Lorenzo Insigne (56/19 with 888 Sport)

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