Brescia vs Napoli Predictions

• Napoli have won 3 of their last 4 league games.
• Brescia have the worst home record in Serie A this season.
• The hosts have failed to win 10 consecutive matches in the top flight.
• Napoli have won 4 of their last 5 away trips, including back to back 1-0 victories.

Napoli Push for Sixth

Napoli are starting to move in the right track, having won three of their last four matches in Serie A. Gennaro Gattuso has them within two points of the top six, with the Europa League now Napoli’s goal. They look too far adrift of fourth-placed Atalanta, with the 12 point gap between the two basically ending Napoli’s top-four hopes.

However, their run for sixth could get a lot better this weekend, as they start the next round of action against Brescia. Napoli have a big European clash coming up in midweek, but they could raise their European hopes with a win here.

Brescia’s Dire Form

A comprehensive 2-0 loss at Juventus at the weekend was the latest setback for Serie B-bound Brescia. The hosts are second-bottom in the table after some awful results, including a 10-game winless streak. The hosts have the worst home record in Serie A, picking up only six points from 12 games here. Every top-half visitor has won here this term, which is good news for ninth-placed Napoli.

The hosts have conceded in 83% of their games this season, while they’ve managed less than a goal per game across their top-flight campaign. They’ve recently been beaten to nil by AC Milan and Juventus, while Napoli could be the latest big side to join that list.

Napoli on the up

The visitors have been making progress under Gattuso, although they did suffer a setback against Lecce. They’ve still managed to win five of their last six games, despite the negativity around the club. The Partenopei are in such a tough position that any negative result can lead to criticism, but they are rebuilding after their good recent results.

Napoli have won back to back games away to Cagliari and Inter, part of a three-game winning run on the road. Napoli have won four of their last five trips overall, while we expect them to add to Brescia’s awful run of form this season. With the hosts losing 16 of 24 games in the top flight, we think it’s worth backing a Napoli victory.

The visitors may have their reputation as a team with attacking talents, but they’ve managed to grind out consecutive 1-0 wins on the road. Napoli have won by a single goal in over half their league wins, while they’ve scored exactly one goal in seven of their last 10 trips. As a result, another 1-0 away win is our pick in this one.