Napoli vs Hellas Verona Prediction: A Losing Out of the Game
Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score for the Napoli vs Hellas Verona match, taking place at 2:45 AM on January 12th as part of the Serie A league.
Latest team news for Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Napoli's wingers, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Matteo Politano, are being closely watched as both are nearing their return from injury. However, Antonio Conte is unlikely to make any changes to the current starting lineup.
Romelu Lukaku will continue to receive support from David Neres and Leonardo Spinazzola in attack. Further back, Mathias Olivera is believed to have overcome a calf injury and will take up the left-back position.
Conte – who is expected to also have midfielder Phillip Billing on loan from Bournemouth – will continue to be without key centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno, so Juan Jesus will continue to man the central defensive area.
Verona travel south with significant losses as both of their regular starters are suspended. Suat Serdar was sent off in the second half of the draw against Udinese, while Jackson Tchatchoua has accumulated five yellow cards in Serie A.
In addition, Martin Frese, Juan Cruz, and Abdou Harroui are all sidelined due to various injuries.
Among the new signings who have made their Serie A debut this season, Hellas striker Casper Tengstedt has proven himself with 6 goals (3 at home, 3 away). He will form an attacking partnership with Amin Sarr in the upcoming match.
Latest predicted lineups for Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Napoli:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka; Neres, McTominay, Spinazzola; Lukaku
Hellas Verona:
Montipo; Dawidowicz, Coppola, Ghilardi; Lazovic, Duda, Belahyane, Bradaric; Suslov; Sarr, Tengstedt
Latest football match prediction: Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Taking advantage of Atalanta BC's preoccupation with the Supercoppa Italiana, Napoli seized the top spot in Serie A last weekend with a convincing away win against a high-flying Fiorentina.
David Neres opened a memorable evening at Stadio Franchi with a stunning goal, before Romelu Lukaku doubled the lead from the penalty spot and Scott McTominay sealed the victory, securing three goals and three crucial points, marking a promising start to 2025.
At the end of the first half of the season, Napoli had amassed 44 points – the club's third-best record this century – and they showed great determination in the race for the title alongside Atalanta and defending champions Inter Milan.
The strength under Antonio Conte's guidance is clearly demonstrated by the highest number of clean sheets in the top 5 European leagues this season. 11 clean sheets is their best record so far in any campaign, since 1986.
Although history shows Napoli are unbeaten in their last 19 home encounters with Verona in Serie A (including 14 wins), they will not be complacent in Sunday's match, still haunted by their opening day defeat under Conte.
Given Napoli's solid defensive record since then, the shocking 0-3 defeat to Verona at Stadio Bentegodi on the opening day becomes even more noteworthy.
After Daniel Mosquera scored a brace to devastate the 2023 Scudetto champions in August, Hellas are aiming for a historic milestone: for the first time ever, winning a double against their southern rivals. Given their recent form, they have reason to believe in achieving such a feat.
Paolo Zanetti's side have earned 7 points in their last 4 matches, including 3-2 away wins against Parma and Bologna, and a 0-0 draw with Udinese last weekend.
If they beat Napoli again, Gialloblu will not only move further away from the relegation zone but also mark a run of three consecutive away wins in Serie A, something not seen since December 1984.
However, things seem easier in theory than in reality, as they will have to face the best defense in the league right here in Napoli, where the home team has only conceded 6 goals at home this season.
Predicting the score for Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Napoli vs Hellas Veronaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Napoli 2-0 Hellas Verona
- WhoScore:Napoli 3-1 Hellas Verona
- Our newspaper predicts:Napoli 2-0 Hellas Verona
When and where can I watch Napoli vs Hellas Verona live?
To watch the Napoli vs Hellas Verona match live in Serie A, taking place at 2:45 AM on January 12th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
