Napoli take on Sampdoria in the Italian Serie A on Sunday afternoon, and they will be hoping to close in on the league leaders with a win.
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Key Statistics
Napoli have won their last six matches against Sampdoria in all competitions.
The last six matches between these two sides have produced a total of 20 goals.
Napoli have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six matches against Sampdoria.
Sampdoria have failed to win five of their last six matches in the league.
Head to Head
Napoli have won 10 of the 26 matches played between the two sides. Sampdoria have two wins to their name, and the rest have ended in draws.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Napoli: LWLWLD
Sampdoria: LWWDDL
Napoli
The home side are currently third in the league table, just six points adrift of league leaders Inter Milan.
Napoli have an exceptional head to head record against Sampdoria in recent seasons, and they will be hoping to take full advantage of that and pick up all three points here.
The home side have failed to win five of their last six league matches, and they will be desperate to bounce back strongly. The home fans will be demanding a big performance here, and it remains to be seen whether the players can step up and deliver.
Possible Napoli Starting Line-up
David Ospina; Faouzi Ghoulam, Juan Jesus, Amir Rrahmani, Giovanni Di Lorenzo; Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zielinski, Diego Demme; Andrea Petagna, Matteo Politano, Dries Mertens
Injured: Kevin Malcuit
Suspended: Mario Rui
Unavailable: Fabian Ruiz, Victor Osimhen, Eljif Elmas, Hirving Lozano, Alex Meret, Adam Ounas, Kalibou Koulibaly, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Sampdoria
The visitors are in disappointing form coming into this contest, and they have failed to win five of the last six league matches.
Sampdoria are 15th in the league table, and they have picked up just five wins in 20 matches so far this season.
The visitors have struggled against Napoli in recent seasons, and it will be interesting to see whether they can pull off an upset here.
Possible Sampdoria Starting Line-up
Emil Audero; Nicola Murru, Julian Chabot, Alex Ferrari, Radu Dragusin; Bartosz Bereszynski, Albin Ekdal, Morten Thorsby, Kristoffer Askildsen; Francesco Caputo, Manolo Gabbiadini
Injured: Mikkel Damsgaard, Maya Yoshida, Valerio Verre, Ernesto Torregrossa
Suspended: Antonio Candreva
Unavailable: Tommaso Augello, Omar Colley
Prediction
Napoli 3-1 Sampdoria
