Sassuolo vs Napoli Preview & Prediction

Match preview

By defeating Sassuolo on Friday night, Napoli can increase their astounding 18-point lead at the top of Serie A.

The hosts, meanwhile, enter the match seven points clear of the relegation zone after a run of four straight victories.

In fact, Sassuolo have improved recently to ease some concerns about returning to Italy’s second division for the first time in ten years after suffering an eight-loss streak in their last ten league games.

One of the biggest tests for any elite football team’s present form will be avoiding defeat against Napoli on Friday, but Dionisi should be very confident after his team’s recent victories over two top-of-the-table opponents.

Napoli fans would definitely have feared another oncoming wobble from their club following so many close calls in terms of winning the title in previous years, especially after losing their first league game of the season against Inter Milan in their first encounter back after the World Cup.

It would take an unthinkable collapse for Gli Azzurri to fail to add a third title from here after Inter dropped two more points with a 0-0 draw away to struggling Sampdoria on Monday night. Gli Azzurri’s Serie A titles in 1986–87 and 1988–90—during their golden Diego Maradona era—remain their only victories in Italy’s top division.

Sassuolo vs Napoli Head to Head

Napoli	4 – 0	Sassuolo
Napoli	6 – 1	Sassuolo
Sassuolo	2 – 2	Napoli
Sassuolo	3 – 3	Napoli
Napoli	0 – 2	Saussolo

Sassuolo vs Napoli form guide

Sassuolo’s last 5 games – LDWWD

Udinese	2 – 2	Sassuolo
Sassuolo	1 – 0	Atalanta
AC Milan	2 – 5	Sassuolo
Monza	1 – 1	Sassuolo
Sassuolo	0 – 2	Lazio

Napoli’s last 5 games – DDWWW

Napoli	3 – 0	Cremonese
Spezia	0 – 3	Napoli
Napoli	2 – 1	Roma
Salernitana	0 – 2	Napoli
Napoli	2 – 2	Cremonese

Key stats

In the last 20 games played between the two sides, Napoli has an exceptional recent record against Sassuolo, winning 11 of those games compared to Sassuolo’s two victories.
Only AS Roma has a poorer victory record in the Serie A than Sassuolo, who have won only two of their 19 games against Napoli.
Only one of Napoli’s last 14 Serie A games against Sassuolo have they lost, and that loss came in November 2020.
Five of Sassuolo’s last six home games against Napoli have been in draws, and in their most recent Serie A matchup against the Neapolitans, Sassuolo prevailed 2-1.

Sassuolo vs Napoli prediction

Spalletti and his team may find it challenging to focus just on their match against Frankfurt in the Champions League on Tuesday, but with another win, they should be able to extend their lead at the top of the standings to 18 points. Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture: