Prediction: AS Roma vs Napoli

Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw

Best Odds: 4/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

AS Roma and Napoli will lock horns with each other in Serie A this weekend. The match between Gian Piero Gasperini’s side and Antonio Conte’s team will be held at Stadio Olimpico in Rome and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Sunday.

AS Roma

AS Roma are one of the biggest clubs in Italy and ended up having a successful season in the 2024-25 campaign. What looked like a campaign to forget was salvaged by then-manager Claudio Ranieri, guiding the team to a fifth-placed finish in the Serie A table.

Gian Piero Gasperini is now the manager of Roma, who are playing in the UEFA Europa League this season. Roma were not expected to win the Serie A title, but they are on fire at the moment, having picked up 27 points from 12 matches, two points ahead of second-placed AC Milan.

Roma will take on FC Midtjylland at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening before facing Napoli this weekend. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side beat Cremonese 3-1 away from home in Serie A last weekend, which came after a 2-0 victory over Udinese in Rome in the league.

Team News:

AS Roma are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Napoli. Mile Svilar will be in goal and the home team. Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka and Jan Ziólkowski will be the three defenders. Zeki Celik, Bryan Cristante, Manu Kone and Wesley Franca will be the four midfielders. Matias Soule and Lorenzo Pellegrini will be deployed in attacking midfield. Tommaso Baldanzi will lead the line for Roma.

Napoli

Napoli are one of the biggest clubs in the world and have been hugely successful in recent years. Under former Juventus manager Antonio Conte last season, they won the Serie A title and are aiming to do the same this time around.

Gli Azzurri are third in the Serie A table at the moment with 25 points from 12 matches, two points behind leaders AS Roma and level on points with second-placed AC Milan.

Napoli will head into the Serie A match against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome this weekend on the back of a 2-0 victory over FK Qarabag at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the UEFA Champions League. It came after a 3-1 victory over Atalanta in front of their fans in Serie A, which followed a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bologna on the road in the league.

Team News:

Napoli are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against AS Roma. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic will be in goal. Sam Beukema, Amir Rrahmani and Alessandro Buongiorno will be in defence. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Stanislav Lobotka, Scott McTominay and Mathías Olivera will be the four midfielders. David Neres and Noa Lang will be the two attacking midfielders. Rasmus Hojlund will lead the line for Napoli.

Key Factors to Consider

• Matias Soule has scored 4 goals and registered 2 assists in 12 Serie A games for AS Roma so far this campaign.
• AS Roma have not drawn a single Serie A match so far this campaign.
• AS Roma have conceded only 6 goals in 12 Serie A matches so far this campaign.
• Napoli have scored 19 goals and conceded 11 goals in 12 Serie A matches so far this season.
• Napoli have lost 3 of their 12 Serie A games so far this campaign.

Conclusion

Both AS Roma and Napoli are doing well in Serie A at the moment, and the match between the two teams in Rome is going to be hugely competitive and very exciting. It is very likely to end in a draw.

Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw

Best Odds: 4/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet