Napoli vs Monza Predictions

• Napoli have failed to win four of their last five home league games
• Monza have avoided defeat in four of their last six away Serie A matches
• Monza have conceded exactly one goal in four of their last six away league games

Mazzarri’s men need to turn a corner against Monza

Napoli need to get back to winning ways quickly when they host mid-table Monza in Serie A on Friday. The Partonopei have plummeted down to seventh in the standings on the back of a sorry sequence of results, although they have had a tough run of games in December.

They began the month with a 3-0 home defeat to leaders Inter and followed that up with a 1-0 away reverse to chasers Juventus. Following a 2-1 win over lowly Cagliari, Walter Mazzarri’s side imploded in a 2-0 defeat to Roma that could have major implications for their season.

Mazzarri’s second spell in charge already looks doomed to fail and turning the club around without AFCON-bound marksman Victor Osimhen will not be easy.

Visitors will sense a chance against injury-hit champions

The Nigerian could have played in this fixture, but both he and Matteo Politano were sent off at the Olimpico and will serve bans, reducing Napoli’s attacking options here. They are also dealing with a raft of injuries.

Monza are a middling team away from home, but will sense an opportunity to claim a famous result against the reigning champions.  They beat Napoli 2-0 at their U-Power Stadium home last May to avenge a 4-0 away defeat in Naples when the home side were in their title-winning pomp.

The value appears to be in backing the away side to avoid defeat in this clash as Napoli are in no shape to make this look like an easy task. A 1-1 draw could be the outcome given two of Monza’s last six away assignments have finished that way.