Napoli v Sassuolo

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Napoli will play host to Sassuolo in Sunday night's Serie A clash at their Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with the hosts looking to post early back-to-back wins in the domestic top flight following their win on the opening day at Frosinone last weekend while Sassuolo will be keen to bounce back from last weekend's defeat.

Napoli had to travel to newly promoted Frosinone in last weekend's opening game of this new Serie A campaign but this didn't worry last season's Serie A title winners as they brushed aside their hosts with a comprehensive 3-1 victory at the Stadio Benito Stirpe to give Napoli a welcome three points.

Napoli claimed the Scudetto in last season's triumphant campaign by a significant and impressive 16-point margin over runners-up, Lazio, and now Rudi Garcia's men will be seeking to defend their title this term as they once again look the team to beat in this season's domestic top flight.

The bigger picture shows Napoli have lost just once in their previous 11 league matches overall which came in the form of an unexpected 2-0 defeat away from home at Monza but the hosts also collected six wins within this period as well.

Sassuolo finished in a disappointing 13th place at the end of last season's Serie A campaign and they started this new term in the same way they finished last season as Sassuolo slumped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Atalanta in last week's season opener at their MAPEI Stadium.

Having ended last season in pretty miserable form with Sassuolo failing to win any of their last six league matches which included four defeats, Sassuolo will now face a tough trip on the road to face last season's title winners, Napoli, here on Sunday night as their task of attempting to halt a seven-match winless run in Serie A looks to be a tough one.

Previous defeats to Lazio, Inter Milan, Monza, Fiorentina and Atalanta, an away trip against Napoli is probably not at the top of Sassuolo's list of things to do, especially as the visitors have lost four out of their last five away games in the Italian top flight.

Indeed, the bigger picture shows Sassuolo have managed to claim just three wins out of their previous 15 outings on their travels which includes losing no fewer than nine of these games so the odds look stacked against the visitors in this upcoming encounter at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Napoli v Sassuolo Verdict

Napoli know that if they're to defend their Scudetto title again this season then games at home to the likes of Sassuolo must see the hosts take all three points and having won the last three meetings on the trot against their visitors, Napoli look well placed to do just that on Sunday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score No @ 2.05

Other side bets worth considering:

Napoli win & Both Teams To Score No @ 2.50

Correct score: Napoli 1-0 @ 10.00