Serie A – Napoli to face Torino on Match-day 8

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona sees Saturday action as Napoli take on Torino – 3:00pm GMT.

Leaders Napoli are currently eight places higher than their opponents Torino, when the two sides meet, they will sit in first and ninth positions respectively.

Winning the Serie A and securing a Champion’s League qualification is Napoli’s focus

This match sees Napoli looking for a return to form, following a defeat in their last match against AC Milan.

Also, Napoli have enjoyed excellent form all season, a rich vein of form that has drastically improved their Serie A position. 5 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws; That’s worth the number one spot in the League having won five fixtures and drawn two matches.

Playing at home, Napoli have won two games and drawn one game.

Napoli will want to keep the pressure on their rivals as they sit at the top of the table, a win will take them to 20 points and keep their momentum going forward.

Good atacking and defensive team

Defence begins with attack and Napoli have defended well as a team, borne out by conceding five goals in their previous games. Every player has contributed to them delivering a solid defensive display this Serie A season. They have a good scoring rate of 15 goals (14 from open play and one penalty). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (4), Min-jae Kim (2), and Victor Osimhen (2).

Injury and illness have depleted Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli and they will likely be missing three key personnel for Saturday’s match.

This season’s Serie A campaign, has so far seen Torino achieve 10 points

Torino must take a positive approach to this game, if they are to get anything out of, following their recent defeat to Sassuolo at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.

Also, with an unfortunate Torino that has not managed to win in their last League so far, Ivan Juric’s men form is worryingly poor. The Bull should solve their trend if they don’t want to occupy the lasts places in the League Table. Now they have 3 matches won, 3 games lost and 1 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in ninth place, with a total of 10 points having won three meetings, drawn one game, and lost three fixtures.

Torino have won two meetings and lost two fixtures of their four League matches on the road this season.

Winning this fixture will see Torino on 13 points.

Ivan Juric will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of three of his Torino players.

Napoli v Torino – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels this fixture has historically favoured the locals, in terms of results.Napoli have recorded 16 wins and 13 draws. In addition, the two teams have been unable to break the deadlock in the last five meetings, with draws on each occasion. The last time both teams met in this competition was May 2022 and the score line ended up with a 0-1 away win for Torino.

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