Napoli v Salernitana

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Napoli will be desperate to return to winning ways after finding themselves on the end of some very ordinary and disappointing results in recent weeks in Serie A which includes a heavy 3-0 loss away from home at Torino last weekend, while Salernitana also suffered defeat in the shape of a 2-1 loss at home to Juventus, so both sides will be eager to set the record straight in Saturday afternoon's tussle at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Four defeats within their last six matches overall in Serie A has resulted in Napoli slipping to defeats at the hands of Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma and Torino respectively but although Walter Mazzari's side picked up a 2-1 home win against Cagliari amidst all the recent losses, this hasn't been enough to prevent Napoli from dropping down the Serie A table to a worrying ninth place in the table.

Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that Napoli have also failed to score in five of these last six matches as well, thus making this upcoming fixture against the bottom placed club, Salernitana, a ‘must win' game for Mazzarri's side.

Recent results at home have also reflected Napoli's downswing in form as the hosts have managed to claim just two wins from their previous eight home games but Napoli won't get a better chance to return to winning ways than this upcoming encounter with Salernitana.

Salernitana remain bottom of the Serie A table following their latest defeat last weekend in a 2-1 loss at home to Juventus which became the visitors' 11th loss in their total of 19 matches played to date this season, whilst picking up just two wins throughout the whole of this campaign.

Salernitana's only successes so far this season have come in the form of wins against Lazio and Verona but their highlights have been very few and far between in what has been a disastrous campaign so far for Filippo Inzaghi's side who find themselves three points adrift of safety ahead of this tough looking trip to face Napoli on Saturday.

The bigger picture also paints a foreboding future for Salernitana as the visitors have managed to capture just two wins from their previous 20 games overall in the Italian top flight which includes slipping to no fewer than 12 defeats in the process.

Results and form away from home have also suffered as Salernitana have managed to collect just one victory from their last 18 outings on the road in Serie A which does not bode well for this upcoming clash despite Napoli's recent slump in form.

Napoli v Salernitana Verdict

Despite their recent downturn in fortunes, Napoli possess a strong record against Salernitana, winning six of the last seven meetings with four of these six wins being to nil.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Napoli win & BTTS No @ 2.25

Correct Score: Napoli 2-0 @ 7.00