With the elimination from the Coppa Italia behind us, Antonio Conte looks ahead and prepares Napoli for the challenge against Lazio in the league, this time at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. “Sunday will be a different race, in another competition”, declared the Italian coach, intent on relaunching his team with the starting lineup after the large turnover in the cup.
Napoli's desire for revenge is also reflected in the odds of the main betting operators. According to Planetwin365 e SNAI, the home team's victory is favored and offered between 1,85 and 1,87, while a second victory for Lazio - after Thursday's 3-1 - oscillates between 4,25 and 4,32. The draw, the middle option, is quoted at 3,45. The imbalance in the odds is also reinforced by the bettors' preferences: the 51% is banking on Napoli's victory, 27% believes in a draw, while the 22% Marco Baroni's team is expected to repeat their feat.
Despite the recent exploit of the Lazio, Napoli's solid defense - with only 9 goals conceded in the championship, the second best rearguard - influences the odds on goals and scorers. The options Under 2,5 e No Goal are considered more likely, offered at 1,72 and 1,82 respectively, while Over 2,5 e Goal are slightly less favored, at 2,00 and 1,88.
Among the possible protagonists, Romelu Lukaku leads the bookmakers' preferences as a goalscorer at 2,55, followed by Khvisha Kvaratskhelia at 2,75. Also to keep an eye on Scott McTominay, who with his recent decisive goal against Torino is quoted at 5,00. For Lazio, all eyes are on Valentin Castellanos e Boulaye Day, respectively offered at 3,55 and 4,00. A new network of Tijjani Noslin, author of an extraordinary hat-trick in the Italian Cup, could pay six times the stake.
Article published on 6 December 2024 - 12:56
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Sunday's game will be very important and there are many expectations. Napoli needs to win, but Lazio has shown strength lately. It will be interesting to see how both teams perform on the pitch.