Napoli v Roma Betting Tips [29 January 2023]

Napoli’s dominant form in the Serie A continues as manager Luciano Spalletti has his team playing arguably the best football in Europe’s top leagues. Gli Azzurri will look to continue its phenomenal run when they host AS Roma at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Sunday night for this Serie A matchday 20 clash. Napoli are tightening their grip on the club’s first Scudetto since the 1989-90 season as they have now built up a 12 point lead over defending champions AC Milan in second-place. The league leaders have only lost once in the Serie A this season, racking up 16 wins and two draws from their 19 matches. Napoli recovered from a disappointing penalty shootout defeat to Cremonese in the Italian Cup last week with a 2-0 away victory over Salernitana in their most recent outing. They’ve now won three straight in the Serie A including a 5-1 demolition of Juventus two weeks ago. 

They’ll come up against a Roma team in a good vein of form that has moved them within striking distance of second-place AC Milan. Jose Mourinho’s men are unbeaten since returning from the World Cup break, winning four and drawing one of their five matches across all competitions. The Giallorossi have also ripped off six consecutive matches unbeaten in the Serie A with back-to-back wins following 2-0 wins against Fiorentina and Spezia. Roma now sit fifth in the league table with 37 points, even with fourth-place Inter and third-place Lazio and trailing Milan in second by just one point. It’s been Roma’s away form that has inspired their recent rise in the Serie A table; the Romans have impressively lost just one away league match this season, winning six and drawing another three. That stellar away record will truly be put to the test against the division’s best team.

With the form that Napoli are in at the moment, it is certainly a daunting proposition placing a bet against them. However, there is value in our estimation in backing the away team to avoid defeat given the excellent price on offer. Jose Mourinho has manufactured an AS Roma squad that is extremely tough to break down and beat when they visit other team’s grounds. These are also two of the Serie A’s top defenses facing off so we could be in for a tight contest. We can definitely see an outcome that involves Roma walking away with a point in a 1-1 draw. Our Napoli vs Roma prediction: Roma draw double chance