Napoli Empoli betting prediction

The home team plays its first match in this edition of the Coppa Italia with the intention of using the home advantage to get a positive result. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a away win against Udinese by (1‑2). Napoli has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4 of the last 10 home matches. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 50 of the last 57 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times, but have turned the score around in 2.

Napoli comes to this clash with a 1-2 victory at Udinese, thus returning to victories after the defeat against Spezia: the goals of the team were signed by Lorenzo Insigne and Tiemoué Bakayoko. In this game against Empoli, manager Gennaro Gattuso should play in 4-3-3 favoring the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks. The three arrows aimed at the goal of the "enemy" will be Lorenzo Insigne, Hirving Lozano and Fernando Llorente, and the player responsible for defining and leading his team's attacks is midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko. The home coach cannot count on Konstantinos Manolas, Victor Osimhen and Dries Mertens, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex Meret, Faouzi Ghoulam, Amir Rrahmani, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Eljif Elmas, Diego Demme, Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano, Andrea Petagna, Hirving Lozano.
Coach: W. Mazzarri.