Juventus v Napoli

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Juventus will play host to Napoli in this mouthwatering Serie A clash on Friday night when the two teams face off at the Allianz Stadium with the hosts looking to further extend their impressive unbeaten run in the Italian top flight to 10 games while Napoli dropped down to fifth place following their recent heavy 3-0 loss at home to the Serie A leaders, Inter Milan, last Sunday.

Looking at Juventus first, and The Old Lady have produced a string of impressive results lately in the domestic top flight as the hosts have captured seven wins from their last nine unbeaten games which includes wins on home soil against Lecce, Torino, Verona and Cagliari, so Massimliano Allegri's side will be in confident mood ahead of Friday night's clash with Napoli.

This solid sequence of results have helped lift Juventus up into second spot in the Serie A table where they trail the league leaders, Inter Milan, by a mere two point margin and indeed, the hosts could even move to the summit of the Italian top flight table with all three points here on Friday night.

Allegri's side also remain unbeaten on home soil so far in this season's Serie A campaign while the goals market may also appeal as four of Juventus' seven home games to date have resulted in both teams scoring (57%).

Napoli have slipped down the Serie A table to fifth place following two defeats in their last three games following losses to Empoli and Inter Milan respectively although they did manage to record a 2-1 win away from home at Atalanta in between and indeed, both of these losses were incurred on home soil at their Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

So, an outing on the road might just suit Napoli for this upcoming encounter with Juventus especially as Walter Mazzarri's side have slumped to four defeats within their last six home games in the domestic top flight and the pressure has been building on Mazzarri and his players in recent weeks.

However, Napoli have performed in impressive fashion away from their home surroundings as the visitors have won their last four away games on the trot with victories collected at the likes of Lecce, Verona, Salernitana and Atalanta respectively, while the bigger picture shows Napoli have been dealt just the one defeat out of their last 18 outings on their travels, so they too will be confident about their chances here on Friday night.

In addition, six of Napoli's last 10 away games have also resulted in both teams scoring which underlines the goals market appeal here (60%).

Juventus v Napoli Verdict

This upcoming tussle is expected to be a closely fought affair especially as Napoli have held the upper hand in recent exchanges, winning three of the last four meetings but goals for both sides looks likely here as four of the last five encounters have seen both teams hit the back of the net.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.20

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.00