Napoli will be seeking to extend their lead in the Italian Serie A when they travel to Spezia in their next game. Ahead of the game, hosts Spezia are 17th in the league standings with 18 points while Napoli tops with 53 points. Spezia are playing in their third straight season in the Serie A and in the first two, they had close shaves with relegation. This time they want to do their business much earlier but soi far it isn’t going well. They are just five points above the relegation zone and face the league leaders on the back of three straight defeats – two in Serie A. Three times in their last five matches, Spezia have failed to score and they have just two wins, and five losses in 10 league matches. A run of six home matches without a win will not inspire a lot of confidence ahead of a game against the best team in the league.
Napoli are 13 points ahead of their closest opponent, Inter Milan. A win here will push them closer to their first ever league title. In their recent matches, the only negative result they’ve had was the draw with Cremonese in the Coppa Italia, which ended in a loss on post match penalties. They have four straight wins in the league and scored two or more in each one of them. In the last 16 league matches, Napoli have registered 15 wins. Their only loss away from home in the Serie A was against second placed Inter Milan. One of the key players who have lifted Napoli this season is Victor Osimhen, with 14 league goals so far. Osimhen has scored five times in just the last four league games.
Napoli are clear favorites going into this game and should have little trouble dispatching a team that has failed to score in three of the last five matches. Spezia are coming from three straight defeats and the fact that they have just two clean sheets in 10 league games means this could get tougher. They face the league’s top scorer and will have to be at their defensive best. Our prediction for Spezia v Napoli is for Victor Osimhen to score.