Napoli will look to end their three-match winless run in Serie A when they welcome a currently struggling Sassuolo to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for their Matchday 35 tie on Saturday evening with kickoff at 16:00.
Napoli suffered another major setback in the race for the title as they went down 3-2 to Empoli last Sunday. They have now failed to win their last three Serie A matches drawing one and losing two in the process.
The dip in form has seen Napoli find themselves on the outside edge of Serie A title race as they now sit seven points behind AC Milan at the summit of the table with four matches remaining to go. To stand a chance of clinching the Scudetto this season Napoli need to end their slump and perhaps win all their remaining games.
Also, Napoli need a win this weekend to keep their place in the standings as Juventus sit just a point behind them, and win will also seal their top-four finish as they currently are nine points above the fifth-placed Roma.
Meanwhile Sassuolo were left empty-handed again in Serie A last time out as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Juventus at home last Monday night. They have now suffered three defeats in their last four league matches and are coming off back-to-back defeats.
This has continued their inconsistent campaign and they still sit at the middle of the table on 46 points from 34 matches, two points above the 11th-placed Torino. With four matches remaining to go Sassuolo need to win to keep their top-half spot.
The fixture is a bit unpredictable with both sides being in similar forms, however, Napoli need the three points more and could attempt to go for the win here.
Napoli vs Sassuolo head to head
Both sides have met in 18 encounters since 2013 with Napoli claiming nine victories while Sassuolo hav claimed two victories and there have been two draws.
- Sassuolo 2-2 Napoli 01/12/21
- Sassuolo 3-3 Napoli 03/03/21
- Napoli 0-2 Sassuolo 01/11/20
- Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo 25/07/20
- Sassuolo 1-2 Napoli 22/12/19
Home
- Empoli 3-2 Napoli
- Napoli 1-1 Roma
- Napoli 2-3 Fiorentina
- Atalanta 1-3 Napoli
- Napoli 2-1 Udinese
Away
- Sassuolo 1-2 Juventus
- Cagliari 1-0 Sassuolo
- Sassuolo 2-1 Atalanta
- Lazio 2-1 Sassuolo
- Sassuolo 4-1 Spezia
Napoli team news
Napoli have a fully-fit squad expect for Stanislav Lobtka due to injury.
Sassuolo team news
Sassuolo will be without Abdou Harroui and Jeremy Toljan due to injuries, while Pedro Obiang will miss out due to illness.
Prediction and odds
- Napoli win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
