Napoli will look to maintain their unbeaten start in Serie A this season when they welcome Empoli to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for their Serie A Matchday 14 tie on Tuesday night.
Napoli are the only side to remain unbeaten in Serie A so far this season. They have won 11 and drawn two of their 13 games and currently sit at the top of the league standings, six points clear of champions AC Milan in second.
They picked up a 2-1 win over Atalanta at away in their previous league fixture on Saturday. The victory saw them bounce back from their meaningless 2-1 setback at Liverpool in the Champions League, while extended their winning run to nine games in the Italian top-flight.
Gli Azzuri will be looking to continue in their brilliant form on Tuesday and having won all their last seven games at home in all competitions, they should be confident of claiming another win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Empoli have been inconsistent this season, with the side recording three wins, five draws and five defeats in their 13 games. They currently sit 14th in the league standings on 14 points, eight points above the relegation zone and three outside the top half.
They picked up a confidence-boosting 1-0 home win over Sassuolo in their previous league fixture, which saw them bounce back from back-to-back defeats to Juventus (4-0) and Atalanta (2-0).
Luciano Spalleti’s side will now be looking to build on the victory as they seek to climb closer to the top half of the table. But they face a tough ask this Tuesday, which is trying to stop Napoli at away.
Napoli vs Empoli head to head
Both sides have met in 19 encounters since 1997 with Empoli claiming eight victories, while Napoli have claimed seven victories and there have been four draws.
- Empoli 3-2 Napoli 24/04/22
- Napoli 0-1 Empoli 12/12/21
- Napoli 3-2 Empoli 13/01/21
- Empoli 2-1 Napoli 03/04/19
- Napoli 5-1 Empoli 02/11/18
Home
- Atalanta 1-2 Napoli
- Liverpool 2-0 Napoli
- Napoli 4-0 Sassuolo
- Napoli 3-0 Rangers
- Roma 0-1 Napoli
Away
- Empoli 1-0 Sassuolo
- Empoli 0-2 Atalanta
- Juventus 4-0 Empoli
- Empoli 1-0 Monza
- Torino 1-1 Empoli
Napoli team news
Napoli will be without Amir Rrahmani due to injury.
Empoli team news
Empoli will be without Lorenzo Toneli, Alberto Grassi and Koni De Winter due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Napoli win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
