The round 19 match of the Serie A between Napoli and Verona will take place on 7 january at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples. Napoli vs Verona: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Napoli
In the last round Napoli were stronger than Lazio in an away encounter (2:0). As a result the home side recorded their fifth win in six league matches (one defeat). In addition, the team kept a clean sheet for the seventh time in the current Serie A campaign. Napoli have 37 points and sit third in the table, two points behind leaders Inter. Note that Napoli have not lost a single home league match in 2025.
- The club has won 7 of its last 8 home matches in the Serie A.
- The team scored at least twice in 11 of its previous 13 home league meetings.
- Both sides scored in 5 of the last 6 home matches for the home side in the Serie A.
Potential Napoli Lineup (4-3-3)*
Vanja Milinković-Savić – Juan Jesus, Amir Rrahmani, Leonardo Spinazzola, Giovanni Di Lorenzo – Stanislav Lobotka, Eljif Elmas, Scott McTominay – David Neres, Rasmus Hojlund, Matteo Politano.
Midfielders André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne, as well as forwards David Neres and Romelu Lukaku, will miss the match due to injuries. In addition, defender Pasquale Mazzocchi is suspended.
Verona
In the last round Verona were comprehensively defeated at home by Torino (0:3). As a result Verona suffered their second heavy defeat in a row for the first time in the current championship. In addition, the team failed to score for the eighth time in this Serie A campaign. Verona have 12 points and occupy 18th place in the table.
- The club has failed to win in 8 of its last 9 away matches in the Serie A (3 draws, 5 defeats).
- The team scored more than one goal in only 1 of its previous 9 away league matches.
- Both sides scored in 7 of Verona's last 9 Serie A matches.
Potential Verona Lineup (3-5-2)*
Lorenzo Montipo – Unai Nunez, Victor Nelsson, Armel Bella-Kotchap – Martin Frese, Suat Serdar, Antoine Bernede, Ali El-Musrati, Dan Oyegoke – Daniel Mosquera, Giovane.
Midfielders Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro and Tomas Suslov will miss the match due to injuries. Defender Rafik Belghali will not help the club due to participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Referee
Matteo Marketti (Italy)
Matches – 5 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards Shown (including second yellows) – 20;
Average Yellow/Red Cards Per Match – 4;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Average Per Match – 27;
Penalties – 20%.
Napoli vs Verona: Match Prediction
At home the home side prefer to play on the front foot and spend as much time as possible on attacking actions. This approach boosts the team's scoring: in their last 13 home Serie A matches Napoli failed to score at least twice in only two meetings. And in four matches during that stretch the team scored at least three goals. At the same time, in the previous six home league confrontations the home side registered only one clean sheet.
Verona have shown slight progress in creation during recent away matches: in their last five away games in the Serie A the club scored a total of four times, whereas before that Verona had one goal in four away matches. However, defensive play leaves much to be desired: in the current championship the team kept a clean sheet on the road only twice, and in five away confrontations they conceded at least two goals.
We believe this will be a productive match, and our prediction: Over 2.5 goals.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from their last match in this tournament.
