H2H: Benevento vs Napoli - Prediction (Serie A

H2H: Benevento vs Napoli – Comparison.

Gianluca Caprari has been Benevento’s first scorer in both his SA scoring matches. Likewise, Hirving Lozano has been Napoli’s first scorer in his two SA scoring matches – both times netting in the first half hour. Napoli have won 21 of their last 23 SA games against newly promoted teams (L2) scoring 66 goals in the process (2.87 per game).

Benevento Insights.

A 5-2 loss to Roma in the last Serie A (SA) round continued Benevento’s theme of alternate wins across their last seven SA games (W3, L4). A quick start remains on the cards though as three of Benevento’s four SA matches this term saw the opening goal arrive before the tenth minute. Regardless, Benevento are yet to lead at HT this season, continuing a trend from their last SA campaign in 2017/18 (three HT leads from 38 matches). Benevento won their last SA home game 1-0, making it a fifth single-goal margin win from their last six SA home victories. Each of those five deciding goals arrived beyond the hour mark, although four of Benevento’s last five SA home ‘goals against’ were conceded before the 60th minute.

Napoli Insights.

Napoli’s 4-1 win over Atalanta gave them a third SA win, although a forfeit versus Juventus blots the record (W3, L1). Late action has been a theme, as five of Napoli’s 12 SA goals this term have arrived after the hour mark helping them to their perfect win-record when scoring first. The visitors have won both SA H2Hs without conceding, and are unbeaten in ten SA games against teams from Campania (W8, D2) with their last such defeat coming back in February 1984! However, only two of Napoli’s last nine SA wins have come on the road and they have won only two away league games since the start of July (D1, L4 including a forfeit) conceding 2+ goals in each loss.