Venezia host Napoli in Serie A. Venezia are newly back in the top flight and have found it tough going, while Napoli's season so far has been a mixed bag rather than anything decisive.
Napoli have generally had the better of this fixture in recent seasons, but Venezia's rocky return to Serie A adds a fresh layer to think about here. Whether that recent history means much against a side finding life this hard is the bit worth unpacking.
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Form: contrasting trajectories
Napoli's Serie A form this season has been mixed. Two wins, a draw and two losses from their first five matches, with a Champions League defeat to Arsenal thrown into that same stretch. They've beaten Genoa and Bologna but dropped points against Como and Inter.
Venezia: 20 completed matches; Napoli: 20 completed matches.
Venezia
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 45
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- +14
Napoli
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Venezia | Lazio | 19.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Serie A | Venezia | Fiorentina | 11.09.2026 | 2-4 |
| Serie A | Frosinone | Venezia | 06.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Coppa Italia | Udinese | Venezia | 02.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Serie A | AC Milan | Venezia | 28.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | Venezia | Lecce | 23.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Coppa Italia | Venezia | Modena | 15.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Stade Brestois 29 | Venezia | 08.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Saint Etienne | Venezia | 01.08.2026 | 4-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Galatasaray | Venezia | 27.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Fiorentina | Napoli | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Napoli | Bologna | 13.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Champions League | Napoli | Arsenal | 09.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Serie A | Inter | Napoli | 05.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Serie A | Napoli | Como | 30.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Serie A | Genoa | Napoli | 22.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Aris Thessalonikis | 12.08.2026 | 6-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Celta Vigo | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Osasuna | 05.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Napoli | Carrarese | 26.07.2026 | 2-0 |
Venezia's return to the top flight has been brutal by comparison. They've lost all five of their opening Serie A matches, shipping goals against Lecce, Milan, Frosinone, Fiorentina and Lazio. That's a heavy defensive record for any promoted side to carry this early.
Napoli's inconsistency still means they're picking up wins; Venezia haven't managed even a draw yet.
Comparative Team Statistics: Venezia vs Napoli
Head-to-head: Napoli's recent edge
The last four Serie A meetings between these two have leaned Napoli's way: three wins and a goalless draw, with Venezia yet to beat them in that run. It's not a huge sample, and squads change a lot over a few seasons, but there's a clear pattern of Napoli coming away unbeaten.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Venezia | Napoli | 16.03.2025 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Napoli | Venezia | 29.12.2024 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Venezia | Napoli | 06.02.2022 | 0-2 |
| Serie A | Napoli | Venezia | 22.08.2021 | 2-0 |
History suggests Napoli travel reasonably well against this particular opponent.
League table: a big points gap
Napoli sit ninth with seven points from five games, a reasonable platform this early in the season. Venezia are bottom of the table on zero points from five, the only side yet to open their account.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Como | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9/6 | 10 |
| 9 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7/6 | 7 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9/9 | 7 |
| 18 | Bologna | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3/6 | 2 |
| 19 | Genoa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3/10 | 1 |
| 20 | Venezia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4/13 | 0 |
That gap reflects just how differently the two sides have started the campaign.
Discipline notes for Venezia
Venezia's own numbers show a few players already picking up cards early in the season. Schingtienne has three yellows in five appearances, with Kike Pérez and Sohm each on two. That fits a side already conceding heavily and looking stretched at the back.
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How this could play out
Given Venezia's leaky defence and Napoli's recent record in this fixture, goals at both ends wouldn't be a surprise. But Napoli's own away form this season, two wins, a draw and two losses, suggests they're not going to simply cruise through this one, even against a struggling home side.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Jesus | Brazil | 35 | Defender | 185 | 83 |
| S. Sohm | Switzerland | 25 | Midfielder | 188 | 85 |
| T. Bašić | Croatia | 29 | Midfielder | 189 | 80 |
| Thierry Correia | Portugal | 27 | Defender | 176 | 69 |
| B. Franjić | Croatia | 26 | Midfielder | 186 | 77 |
| A. Bella-Kotchap | Germany | 24 | Defender | 190 | 87 |
| J. Yeboah | Germany | 26 | Attacker | 170 | 66 |
| L. Lauberbach | Germany | 28 | Attacker | 194 | 85 |
| Þ. Helgason | Iceland | 26 | Midfielder | 187 | 66 |
| L. Montipò | Italy | 30 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 82 |
| P. Mazzocchi | Italy | 31 | Defender | 183 | 78 |
| M. Grandi | Italy | 33 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 74 |
| R. Haps | Suriname | 33 | Defender | 175 | 74 |
| G. Busio | USA | 24 | Midfielder | 172 | 65 |
| A. Adams | Nigeria | 26 | Attacker | 190 | 92 |
| Kike Pérez | Spain | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 80 |
| S. Panada | Italy | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| F. Stanković | Serbia | 24 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 78 |
| M. Farji | Norway | 22 | Midfielder | 184 | n/a |
| A. Hainaut | France | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 75 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Badiashile | France | 25 | Defender | 194 | 75 |
| M. Politano | Italy | 33 | Attacker | 171 | 67 |
| A. Meret | Italy | 29 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 82 |
| N. Lang | Netherlands | 27 | Attacker | 173 | 70 |
| David Neres | Brazil | 29 | Attacker | 176 | 66 |
| K. De Bruyne | Belgium | 35 | Midfielder | 181 | 68 |
| L. Spinazzola | Italy | 33 | Defender | 186 | 75 |
| S. McTominay | Scotland | 29 | Midfielder | 193 | 88 |
| Amir Rrahmani | Kosovo | 32 | Defender | 192 | 87 |
| A. Zambo Anguissa | Cameroon | 30 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| G. Di Lorenzo | Italy | 33 | Defender | 183 | 83 |
| V. Milinković-Savić | Serbia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 202 | 96 |
| N. Contini | Italy | 30 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 82 |
| S. Beukema | Netherlands | 27 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| M. Olivera | Uruguay | 28 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| S. Lobotka | Slovakia | 31 | Midfielder | 168 | 68 |
| B. Gilmour | Scotland | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 60 |
| L. Lucca | Italy | 26 | Attacker | 201 | 80 |
| Rafa Marín | Spain | 24 | Defender | 191 | 83 |
| R. Højlund | Denmark | 23 | Attacker | 191 | 86 |
On the balance of recent history and current form, Napoli look the more rounded side heading into this one. Venezia's start to the season has been rough enough that nothing about their home displays should be taken for granted either way.
With no market available to test against that picture, we're stepping back from naming a specific selection here rather than guessing at value that isn't visible.
Who will win?
