Two of the bigger names in Italian football go head to head on Sunday as Napoli host Roma. Both sides have the hope of moving higher in the table between now and the end of the season, though Roma look to have the best chance, as they look to finish inside the top four. Napoli are the home side here, but continue to be lacking in a couple of areas, which has been the case all season.
Napoli Form GuideA season of what could have been for Napoli, who have shown glimpses of quality, but nowhere near enough consistency to show us it for long enough. They're a good side on their day, but just one win in their last five games shows us that they are not having their day often enough. They are three points off Lazio in 7th and five off Atalanta in 6th.
To further add to their troubles, Napoli come here on the back of a defeat last weekend. They lost 1-0 away from home to Empoli, a side in the bottom half of the table. Before that, a draw with Frosinone and win over Monza, but in their biggest recent game, they lost against Atalanta, one of the teams they are trying to chase down.
Roma Form GuideRoma are trying to challenge for the top four, but begin this weekend four points behind Bologna. They pair met last weekend, with Bologna winning that game, a massive six pointer that could go a long way to decided who gets into the top four at the end of the season. But Roma have to keep going, and have won since to get back on track.
Roma won 2-1 on Thursday night against Udinese, to pick up another three points in a game that was rearranged. The loss to Bologna was by a score of 3-1 and at home. Positive news in Europe though, they beat AC Milan over two legs to qualify for the semi finals of the Europe League.
Match PredictionI think there is good value in Roma here, they seem a big price to get something. Rather than chancing the win, I will side with the double chance market, covering a Roma win or a draw in the game, still at a nice price.
