Fiorentina vs Napoli Prediction

Mixed form on both sides

Napoli's last twenty matches have brought 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with goals shared fairly evenly at 38 for and 27 against. Their recent run swings between heavy results both ways, a 2-0 defeat at Juventus, a 4-1 win at Monza, a 3-3 draw at home to Roma, and Champions League nights that have gone in either direction.

Fiorentina: 20 completed matches; Napoli: 20 completed matches.

Fiorentina

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

32

Difference

+8

Napoli

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

27

Difference

+11

Fiorentina have been less productive going forward across their own twenty games, with 7 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses and 36 goals scored. Their last few league outings have brought one win and a run of draws and defeats, including back-to-back losses against Inter and Como.

Neither side arrives with real consistency, so recent form alone doesn't point firmly either way.

Comparative Team Statistics: Fiorentina vs Napoli

Napoli's edge across recent meetings

Across the twenty meetings recorded between these two clubs, Napoli have won 11, Fiorentina 5, with 4 draws, including that September game already mentioned. It's a healthy overall record for Napoli, though it spans several seasons and competitions rather than reflecting current league form.

Cup ties specifically haven't always followed that pattern. Fiorentina won 5-2 away at Napoli in a Coppa Italia meeting a few seasons back, while Napoli took a Super Cup clash between the sides 3-0. So history in cup competitions has swung both ways.

A couple of yellow cards worth watching

Franco Mastantuono and C. Inao Oulaï have each picked up a yellow card for Fiorentina across their last two matches. That doesn't confirm any suspension risk on its own, but it's worth watching if either picks up another booking before this one.

Fiorentina:

Penalty cards:

Franco Mastantuono x 1

C. Inao Oulaï x 1

A cup tie after a recent league draw

This Coppa Italia clash comes a couple of months after Fiorentina and Napoli played out that 1-1 draw in Serie A, so there's already a recent reference point for how tight this fixture can be.

The kickoff is still roughly a month away from the current form being described here, so whatever shape either side is in now could easily shift before they actually meet.