The Serie A matchday 21 fixture between Napoli and Sassuolo is set to take place on 17 January at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples. Napoli vs Sassuolo: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Napoli
In the previous round, Antonio Conte’s side surprisingly slipped up in a home game against Parma (0:0). Even so, Napoli have managed to pick up points in eight of their last nine league matches (five wins, three draws). On the other hand, the team failed to find the net for the first time in their last five outings. At the same time, the club kept a clean sheet for the eighth time in the current Serie A campaign. Napoli have 40 points to their name and sit third in the standings.
- The club have won seven of their last 10 home matches in the Serie A.
- The team have scored at least two goals in 12 of their previous 15 home league games.
- Both sides found the net in six of the Neapolitans’ last eight home Serie A matches.
Potential Napoli Lineup (3-4-3)*
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic – Amir Rrahmani, Alessandro Buongiorno, Giovanni Di Lorenzo – Mathias Olivera, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay, Pasquale Mazzocchi – Noa Lang, Rasmus Hojlund, Matteo Politano.
Midfielders Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne, as well as striker Romelu Lukaku, will miss the match through injury. Head coach Antonio Conte is suspended for this fixture.
Sassuolo
Fabio Grosso’s men were unable to offer anything in response away to Roma last time out (0:2). As a result, the team have gone six league matches without a win (three draws, three defeats), which is Sassuolo’s longest winless run of the current campaign. What is more, the club have conceded in each of their last nine Serie A matches, and they have also failed to score in their last two games. In the standings, the team have 23 points and are 11th.
- The team have avoided defeat in six of their last eight away Serie A matches (three wins, three draws).
- The club have scored in 11 of their previous 14 away league games.
- Sassuolo have conceded in the second half in five of their last six away Serie A matches.
Potential Sassuolo Lineup (4-3-3)*
Arianet Muric – Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Jay Idzes, Sebastian Walukiewicz – Nemanja Matic, Ismael Kone, Luca Lipani – Aliou Fadera, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Lauriente.
Defender Filippo Romagna, midfielder Daniel Boloca, as well as forwards Kristian Thorstvedt and Domenico Berardi, will not play due to injuries.
Referee
Francesco Furno (Italy)
Matches – 5 (Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 22;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.4;
Red cards shown – 0;
Fouls per match on average – 30;
Penalties – 60%.
Napoli vs Sassuolo: Match Prediction
The recent meeting with Parma, in which the home team failed to break down the opposition defence, was only the second time in the club’s last 20 home Serie A matches that Napoli did not score. In 14 games in that spell, the team managed to find the net at least twice. On the other hand, Antonio Conte’s men are not always able to keep opponents at bay: in six of the previous eight home league clashes, the Neapolitans conceded.
Sassuolo try to play boldly and devote plenty of time to attacking play even on the road. Across the team’s last 14 away Serie A matches, they have left the pitch without scoring only three times, and in two of those cases their opponents were Roma and Como, who are among the clubs with the best defences in the current league campaign. At the same time, in 33 of their previous 36 away Serie A games, Sassuolo have not managed to keep a clean sheet.
We are counting on both teams producing an effective attacking display.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is shown.
