2021-2022 Serie A returns to the fold for the 19th edition with another intriguing fixture as Napoli take on Spezia this week. Match day schedules for 22nd 2021, 22:45 EAT at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli dropped a considerable amount of points over the last month have fallen behind in the race for the Scudetto, currently they are second in the table with four points below Inter Milan. However, they managed to get back to their winning ways in their previous game and they will be expecting another win here.
Gli Azzurri will be looking for another win following the 0-1 Serie A triumph to beat AC Milan last week. In that game, Napoli had 51% possession, 11 shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Elif Elmas (5′). The opponents, AC Milan managed 11 attempts with two of them on target.
Meanwhile, the visiting side is winless in over a month now, Spezia are clinging just outside the relegation zone with 13 points after 18 matches into the season. Coming into this game, Spezia has picked up just two points from the last five league games, both home and away.
In their previous fixture, Spezia was held to 1-1 Serie A tie versus Empoli. In that match, Spezia had 35% possession, nine shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Dimitrios Nikolaou (71′ Own goal). Empoli on the other side got 22 shots with six of them on target and goal by Riccardo Marchizza (50′ Own goal).
Both teams have scored in five of Napoli’s last six at home, so we’re backing the same results here again. Meanwhile, with Spezia likely to get forward we’re anticipating an open game with a home win.
Napoli vs Spezia head to head
Napoli has an upper hand in the head to head duels between these two sides since 2006. Out of the six matches they have played Napoli has six wins while Spezia has a solitary win.
The previous league match featuring these sides was Serie A match on 08/05/2021 which ended with the score at Spezia 1-4 Napoli.
- Spezia 1-4 Napoli 08/05/21
- Napoli 4-2 Spezia 28/01/21
- Napoli 1-2 Spezia 06/01/21
- Napoli 3-1 Spezia 10/01/17
- Napoli 3-1 Spezia 03/03/07
Home
- Milan 0-1 Napoli
- Napoli 0-1 Empoli
- Napoli 3-2 Leicester
- Napoli 2-3 Atalanta
- Sassuolo 2-2 Napoli
Away
- Spezia 1-1 Empoli
- Spezia 0-2 Lecce
- Roma 2-0 Spezia
- Spezia 2-2 Sassuolo
- Inter 2-0 Spezia
Napoli team news
Victor Osimhen Fabián Ruiz and Kalidou Koulibaly won’t be able to feature for Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti in this game due to injuries. Filippo Costa will also be unavailable through suspension.
Spezia team news
On Thiago Motta’s side Jacopo Sala and Léo Sena will not part of this game as they recover from their knocks.
Prediction and odds
- Napoli Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
