Napoli will be keen to keep Inter Milan within touching distance in Serie A when they host Empoli on Monday. Heading into matchday 32, Napoli trail leaders Inter Milan by three points while Empoli start the weekend in 18th. Read on for our prediction.
It is neck and neck at the top of the Serie A standings, and Napoli will feel the need to win here. They play after Inter Milan and will be keen not to fall too far behind in this race.
Matches against Empoli have been tricky at times, but Napoli steps in this as favorites, having won the reverse fixture 1-0. The hosts, coming from a 1-1 draw with Bologna, lost three times in the last five meetings with Empoli.
The last time Empoli visited Napoli, they won 1-0. A repeat of that could lift them off the bottom three, being two points below safety. However, Empoli have a poor record against the current top five this season.
This will be the 11th time they face one of the teams in those positions, and they haven’t won any, losing seven of the 10 played. Additionally, they are winless in the last 16 league matches.
The visitors lost 11 of those 16 matches. Failure to score in six of their last eight matches makes things more complicated for them.
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