The Serie A Round 17 meeting between Cremonese and Napoli will take place on December 28 at the Giovanni Zini Stadium. Cremonese vs Napoli: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Cremonese
Davide Nicola's side earned a point away at Lazio in the last round (0-0). As a result, Cremonese have now gone 11 matches without defeat in the current Serie A season (5 wins, 6 draws). The team recorded a second consecutive goalless game in the league and notched their fourth clean sheet of the campaign. Cremonese sit on 21 points, occupying 11th place in the table.
- The team is unbeaten in 6 of their last 8 home league matches (3 wins, 3 draws).
- Cremonese have scored in 12 of their last 13 home Serie A games.
- Both teams have scored in 5 of Cremonese's last 7 home league matches.
Predicted lineup for Cremonese (3-5-2)
Emil Audero – Filippo Terracciano, Federico Bascirotto, Francesco Folino – Giuseppe Pezzella, Warren Bondo, Alberto Grassi, Dennis Junsen, Tommaso Barbieri – Jamie Vardy, Federico Bonazzoli.
Midfielder Michele Collocolo will miss the match through injury. Midfielder Federico Ceccherini is suspended.
Napoli
Antonio Conte's side were surprisingly beaten 0-1 by Udinese in their last outing. It was Napoli's fourth defeat of the campaign and the third time they have lost without scoring. The team have only managed more than one goal twice in their last seven Serie A matches. Napoli sit third with 31 points, two behind leaders Inter. Notably, the club recently lifted the Italian Super Cup after beating Bologna 2-0.
- The club failed to win the second half in 7 of their last 10 away league matches (5 draws, 2 losses).
- At least one side failed to score in 9 of the team's last 11 away league fixtures.
- Napoli conceded no more than one goal in 11 of their last 13 away Serie A matches.
Predicted lineup for Napoli (3-4-3)
Vanja Milinković-Savić – Alessandro Buongiorno, Amir Rrahmani, Sam Beukema – Leonardo Spinazzola, Elif Elmas, Scott McTominay, Giovanni Di Lorenzo – David Neres, Rasmus Højlund, Noa Lang.
Goalkeeper Alex Meret, and midfielders André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne will miss the match due to injury.
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Matches – 5 (Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 19;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 60%.
Prediction for Cremonese vs Napoli
Cremonese like to press opponents and have been a consistent attacking threat at home, scoring in the vast majority of recent matches. However, their defensive record at the Zini has been patchy — only two home clean sheets this season and nine goals conceded in seven home games. Napoli remain potent in attack even away from home and rarely fail to score on the road; across 24 recent away Serie A fixtures they failed to score only five times, and in eight of those games they found the net at least twice. Given both sides' attacking tendencies and the likelihood of openness in midfield, I expect both teams to find the net.
My prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team the starting XI shown is from their last match in this competition.