Napoli vs Sassuolo Predictions, 29 Oct 2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 3-1

Napoli v Sassuolo Predictions for Sunday's 3.00pm kick-off Italian Serie A league fixture set to face hosts Napoli and a Sassuolo team at Stadio San Paolo. Currently 1st in Serie A, Napoli have made an impressive start this season with 9 wins and 1 draw in 10 games. The only loss of points was a 0-0 against 2nd placed Inter Milan.

Match status: 2017-18 Serie A - Matchweek 11
Kick-off: Sunday 29 Oct 2017, 03:00pm GMT
Venue: "Stadio San Paolo" in Naples, Italy

Napoli v Sassuolo Team News

Dries Mertens (Napoli) has scored 11 goals this season in Serie A - more than Sassuolo’s entire squad (5 goals). Napoli have scored 29 goals, almost 6 times the number that Sassuolo have managed this season.

Only rock bottom Benevento Calcio have scored less goals (3) than Sassuolo (5) in the first 10 games. They have not scored more than 1 goal per match.
Sassuolo lost midweek to Udinese and now lie now just 2 points above the relegation zone.

Napoli have a Champions League fixture next week, so they will hope to win this game as quickly as possible so as to give their best players some rest. Expect some squad rotation for this game.

There is a high possibility of late goals as 43% of Napoli’s and 31% of Sassuolo’s conceded goals have occurred after the 75th minute.

Teams' Possible Starting Lineups:

Napoli: Reina - Ghoulam, Koulibaly, Albiol, Maggio - Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik - Insigne, Mertens, Callejon (4-3-3 formation)

Sassuolo: Consigli - Peluso, Acerbi, Cannavaro, Lirola - Sensi, Magnanelli, Missiroli - Politano, Falcinelli, Berardi (4-3-3 formation)

Missing Players of Napoli and Sassuolo:

Napoli: Arkadiusz Milik.

Sassuolo: Timo Letschert, Claud Adjapong, Edoardo Goldaniga, Alfred Duncan.

Head-to-Head Serie A Record: Napoli v Sassuolo

2016-17 Italy Serie A
Sassuolo 2-2 Napoli

2016-17 Italy Serie A
Napoli 1-1 Sassuolo

2015-16 Italy Serie A
Napoli 3-1 Sassuolo

2015-16 Italy Serie A
Sassuolo 2-1 Napoli