Juventus vs. Napoli Prediction on December 8, 2023

Match info

In an attempt to get up to the top of the Italian men’s football 2023–24 Serie A TIM standings for a short while, Juventus FC will play SSC Napoli in Round 15 in a heavyweight match on Friday night (December 8 at 8:45 p.m. local time) at Allianz Stadium in Torino.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Juventus

First up, the hosts Juventus are currently enjoying a fantastic Serie A run. Over the past seven Serie A matches, they have amassed 19 points. Although they had to cope with numerous challenges behind the scenes in Turin the previous season, the Italian powerhouse is playing brilliantly this time around. Following the international break in November, Massimiliano Allegri’s team has undoubtedly won numerous accolades. “The Old Lady“ should find the atmosphere in their camp at an all-time high, knowing that another statement win on Friday night would see them pass Inter Milano to the top spot.

With some noteworthy victories this season and the form from the last seven Serie A games under the belt, an entire Allegri’s staff is aiming to launch a legitimate title challenge in 2024. Similarly, having not experienced a single home loss this season in Turin, Juventus will be assured of making yet another significant impression as a host. Not even that is enough for online bookies offering eye-catching deposit bonuses, such as Betwinner’s 100% bonus of up to 100 EUR, to give them the big upper hand in the upcoming match.

Due to a persistent knee contusion, Mattia De Sciglio hasn’t played in a single Serie A match this season. On Friday night, Juventus will be without him once more. Timothy Weah, a USA international, hasn’t played since the end of October due to a muscle issue, thus Allegri’s medical team is still concerned about his fitness. Federico Gatti, a 25-year-old defender who impressed last weekend at Monza and is going strong this season, will again play alongside Bremer in the back. Dušan Vlahović, who hasn’t scored a goal since mid-September, will lead Juventus’ attack in this one.

The current form of Napoli

Regarding the visitors, Walter Mazzarri’s wards have utterly failed to reach a comparable level this season, even though Napoli made history last season by winning their first Serie A title since 1990. The former Watford manager looks to have an extremely difficult task ahead of him after watching his team collapse to a 0-3 home defeat against Inter. Napoli finished November with a 2-4 loss to Real Madrid, the Spanish powerhouse, while playing in the Champions League. The current Italian champions, though, have dropped three of their last four games in all competitions.

In addition to suffering a bit humiliating 0-1 setback to Empoli before the two-week break, Friday’s visitors haven’t won consecutive games since the end of October. Napoli must perform a small miracle at Allianz Stadium to retain their domestic championship this season, so they should be ready for a challenging matchup.

After suffering a knee injury the previous week, Mathías Olivera, a 26-year-old defender from Uruguay, will be absent from Napoli on Friday night once more. Here, Portugal international Mário Rui will be joining the former Getafe player on the sidelines.

Even if attacking talisman Victor Osimhen hasn’t scored a goal since his injury comeback last month, the Nigerian star will undoubtedly play a key part in Turin. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has scored five goals in as many games for his club and nation this season, will be in the lead of the attack of “Gli Azzurri“ this weekend.

Head-to-head stats

Napoli have won four of their past five Serie A meetings against Juventus, earning 10 points.
In four of the previous five encounters between Juventus and Napoli, goals were scored by both sides.

Match analytics

Juve will be itching to make another statement here, as they’ve been cruising through Serie A this season, having won seven of their past eight meetings in the Italian top level and accruing 19 points. Napoli should be ready for another tough test on Friday night, as the reigning Serie A champion has already lost three of their previous four games in all competitions and is still exhibiting many problems.

To conclude: Juventus will score more than 1,5 goals with odds of 2.40 on TOPsport.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Juventus vs. Napoli 1:0