Napoli vs SPAL Match Preview

Napoli is ranked at 6th place with 42 points. They certainly have found some very good momentum under their new coach and they proved it by winning the Coppa Italia against Juventus.  After that, they took care of against a decent team like Verona by winning 0-2 on the road. They have won four Serie A matches in a row and seek to make it five now.

Winning the Cup gave them the ticket to play in Europa League qualifiers, so having that already secured they aim something higher now, to reach a spot in the Champions League group stage for the next season. Of course, it is a tough task considering they have a 12-point distance from Atalanta, but if they keep winning games, everything is possible. During this four-game winning streak, they have scored seven goals and conceded just two, showing the solidity Gattuso has given to his squad.

SPAL, on the other side, is ranked at 19th place with just 18 points. They come after a single win and four losses in the last five matches and their fate seems already to be decided if they keep going like this. Actually, it was expected they would struggle a lot this season because of the bad management that was made during the transfer windows.

They returned after the break with a loss 0-1 to Cagliari at home, in a game where they managed to have just two shots on target in the whole 90 minutes. Now they have to face an even tougher team, like Napoli and on the road. I do not see them able to pull off a decent performance here. Not to mention the fact they have the worst attack in the league with just 20 goals so far.

In conclusion, I think Napoli can win this match and cover -1 goal Asian handicap. They are a far better team than their rivals and are experiencing a great shape right now. The team comes in high morale after winning a trophy and they will not want to stop. SPAL is just too poor in quality terms to take something in this duel. Napoli managed to beat them in four of the last five h2h games.