On Sunday evening, runaway Serie A leaders Napoli hosts Verona at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in a potentially vital game at both ends of the table.
The Azzurri recorded a 2-1 win at Lecce last time out in Serie A to bounce back from the shock 4-0 home defeat by reigning champions Milan in their previous league match.
The victory over Lecce means that Luciano Spalletti’s team has now won ten of their last 13 games in the Italian top flight while scoring at least two goals in each of the wins.
Surprisingly, Napoli has lost two of their last three home games in Serie A, although they have won ten of their previous 12 league matches on home soil.
They have also scored at least two goals in nine of those 12 recent Serie A outings.
While Napoli battles for the Serie A title, Verona are still in the fight for survival. The visitors are six points adrift of safety in the Italian top flight.
However, a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo last time out in Serie A ended a six-game winless run for Verona, although their recent record of two wins in ten league outings has certainly not helped the visitor's chances of survival.
Verona has a woeful recent away record in Serie A, as they have failed to win in their last 15 league games on their travels. That poor recent away run includes losing three of their previous four matches on the road.
Verona’s recent Serie A games have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their previous eight matches on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Napoli will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to move a step closer to winning the Scudetto.