📈 Napoli v Genoa Form & Tactics
Napoli arrive with renewed confidence after overturning Sporting CP 2-1 in midweek, with Højlund’s brace restoring momentum after their narrow league loss at Milan. That defeat remains their only blemish of the campaign, breaking a 16-game unbeaten Serie A streak (W11, D5).
In domestic terms, their record is still imposing with four wins, one draw, and a joint-second league-leading attack that has scored in every fixture. On home soil they remain a formidable force, unbeaten since December (W11, D3) across all competitions, along with seven wins from their last eight league outings at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Genoa’s story has been far bleaker. A 3-0 collapse against Lazio last weekend confirmed their third defeat in four matches (D1), marking their lowest five-round points return (two) in three decades. Their attack has struggled to sustain pressure across 90 minutes, while defensively they have shipped seven goals in their last four league outings.
Even their more resilient away record (W1, D2 across their last four) offers little solace here, given the historical gulf. Genoa have managed just one victory in their last 24 league meetings with Napoli (D8, L15) and are winless in Naples since 2009, spanning 15 trips (D6, L9).
