Napoli vs Juventus Prediction: the Hosts are More Focused on UCL

Prediction for the Serie A match between Napoli vs Juventus, which will take place on March 3rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The dismissal of Walter Mazzarri and the appointment of Francesco Calzona are the second head coach change this season. Recall that the Neapolitans started the season under Rudi Garcia. The meeting with Juventus will be Calzona's fourth with Napoli. First, they at home drew with Barcelona in the UCL last 16, 1:1. Then, they missed the victory in 90+6 away match of the championship with Cagliari, 1:1, and in the middle of this week, in the rescheduled match of the 21st round destroyed Sassuolo, 6:1. Recall that the return match with Barcelona will be held on March 12, and before it Napoli will have another game in the championship - against Torino. As for the Serie A standings, the Neapolitans are now only ninth, eight points behind the top 4.

The visitors, who are not playing in the UEFA Cups this season, go into the game in second place in Serie A with an 11-point gap from fifth place. This means that Max Allegri's side has made great strides in their quest to return to the Champions League. The gap would have been greater, but before the 3:2 victory over Frosinone in the previous round, Juventus failed to win in four consecutive matches - draws with Verona (2:2) and Empoli (1:1) and defeats to Inter (1:0) and Udinese (1:0).

Juventus has won only one of their last five matches, and that was probably due to the defeat from Inter when the Turin club realized that they left the championship race. The match against Frosinone could be a good one - they scored the decisive goal in the dying seconds, which should have a positive psychological effect. The defeat in Naples is not credible in this regard - the Neapolitans are having a weak season. Alos, in the near future, they will be fully focused on the return game of the UCL last 16, where, unlike the Serie A, they can still succeed. Therefore, we are betting on Juventus and do not expect many goals. Though the visitors have been conceding a lot lately, Napoli still has a lot of problems in attack.