Floundering in mid-table, Napoli are under pressure to improve, particularly on the road as they travel to an inconsistent newly-promoted Monza side.
Match News and Current Form
After they were beaten 3-2 by Torino on Friday, Monza have accrued seven points from their opening eight games for the third time in their four top-flight seasons. The most recent of those ended in relegation, and the Biancorossi will be keen to tighten up a defence that only one side has conceded more goals than pre-round to avoid history repeating itself this term. Ivan Jurić’s men can claim to be the highest scorers outside of the top six across the opening eight rounds and have picked up six of their seven points at home (W2, L1), where they could now win three successive Serie A games for the first time ever.
Veteran manager Massimiliano Allegri has overseen Napoli’s worst eight-game start to a Serie A season since 2009/10, and the pressure may be starting to get to him after he was sent off in his side’s 3-3 weekend draw with Roma. The Partenopei gave up a 2-0 and 3-2 lead to drop points in that fixture, leaving them a whopping 11 points off the early title pace pre-round. While that game was at home, it’s on the road where Napoli must improve as they’ve failed to win any of their last four away matches in all competitions (D1, L3), though their last run of five without a travelling victory was ended in April 2025 by winning 1-0 at Monza!
Head-to-Head History
Napoli have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six trips to Monza (W4, D1, L1), while they’ve lost just one of the last eight H2Hs at any venue (W4, D3).
Hot Stats and Streaks
Monza faced at least five shots on target in each of their last four Serie A fixtures.
Ten of Monza’s 15 league goals this term came after half-time.
Napoli have won just one of their last Wednesday-held away league games (D3, L4).
Napoli have trailed just one Serie A match at the break this season (HT: W3, D4).
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Noel Törnqvist has made 4+ saves in each of Monza’s last four games, making five stops in the Biancorossi’s biggest-ever Serie A home win in their last game at Stadio Brianteo (W 4-0 v Cagliari). Frank Anguissa returned to the scoresheet for Napoli last time out with the fourth of his last six goals for the club to serve as the match opener.
Monza look to be free of new injury concerns, while Napoli saw Matteo Politano and Benoît Badiashile limp out of their Roma draw.
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Betting Analysis
Napoli are big favourites here, but their struggles on the road make Monza/Draw in the double chance market an enticing option here.
Author: Ryan Fisher
