Hellas Verona v Napoli

Hellas Verona vs Napoli Preview

The Italian top flight action returns this weekend and Hellas Verona face the tough task of containing fifth placed Napoli on Saturday afternoon despite holding home advantage at their Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi with the hosts currently occupying a lowly 16th place in the table where they sit just four points above the relegation zone.

Verona had previously produced an excellent start to this new Italian top flight campaign as the hosts recorded back-to-back wins against Empoli and Roma to hand Verona manager, Marco Baroni, the perfect start to this new season but things have quickly turned sour for the hosts in subsequent weeks.

Despite that cracking start, Verona have since slumped to a worrying six matches without a win in Serie A, a poor run of results that consist of two draws but also slipping to four defeats which has resulted in Verona picking up just two points from a possible 18 on offer in recent weeks.

Points gained in draws with Bologna and Torino have been outweighed by losses incurred against the likes of Sassuolo, AC Milan, Atalanta and Frosinone, which also don't bode well for this upcoming visit from the current Serie A title-holders, Napoli.

Onto Napoli then and the visitors sit in fifth spot ahead of this upcoming trip to face Hellas Verona at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi and the international break came at about just the right time for Rudi Garcia's side as they headed into the break on the back of a comprehensive 3-1 defeat at home to Fiorentina which ended a previously solid looking four-match unbeaten run.

Napoli had earlier posted wins against Udinese and Lecce while also picking up points in draws with Genoa and Bologna, so the visitors will be eager to rekindle the sort of form which brought them eight points from a possible 12 during that period here this Saturday.

The bigger picture also appears to favour Napoli in terms of gaining a positive result here this Saturday against Verona as the visitors have been handed just three defeats out of their last 18 matches, two of which were actually dealt to them on home soil at their Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Results away from home have also been encouraging as Napoli have lost just once in their last 15 outings on the road, with five of these games resulting in both teams scoring.

Hellas Verona v Napoli Verdict

Verona will be keen to halt their six-match winless run in Serie A on Saturday afternoon and with home advantage, the hosts know that this is their best chance of collecting something from this upcoming encounter, while Napoli will want to keep tabs on the teams above them with a win here.

Both sides look capable of scoring here and indeed, five of the last six meetings have seen both teams hit the back of the net.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct score: 1-1 @ 7.50