Italy - Serie AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Roma and Napoli, taking place on Saturday, 23 December 2023, at Stadio Olimpico di Roma in Rome.
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Roma, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Roma players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-0 away defeat at the hands of Bologna. They came away from that fixture with 44% of the possession and clocked up 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Bologna managed 8 attempts on goal, with 2 on target.
It's fair to say that manager José Mourinho will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 6 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
They have been performing well at Stadio Olimpico di Roma recently and are unbeaten in their last 6 home games.
Napoli, Recent FormNapoli head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-1 home win against Cagliari in their last league encounter. They achieved 67% possession in that match and had 21 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Cagliari's tally of 9 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Manager Walter Mazzarri will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 6 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 7 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way. They've had a reasonably strong start to the season away from home being unbeaten in 7 of their 8 league games on the road.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Napoli, Victor Osimhen will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 2-1 win for Napoli.
It's been a long time since Roma at home has managed to find the back of the I Partenopei net, having failed to score against them in their last 3 encounters at Stadio Olimpico di Roma. The last 3 matches between Roma and I Partenopei show that Roma have let in at least one goal on each occasion. i Giallorossi have struggled to break down the Napoli defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
Roma have lost the last 2 times they've faced Napoli in the league and have failed to win in their last 7 encounters.
Roma player Stephan El Shaarawy will be feeling confident about recording goals against Napoli ahead of this encounter, with a scoring record of 3 goals from their last 5 meetings.
Roma manager José Mourinho has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Tammy Abraham (Cruciate ligament), Houssem Aouar (Muscle), Zeki Çelik (Thigh), Paulo Dybala (Thigh), Rick Karsdorp (Meniscus) and Chris Smalling (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Elif Elmas (Thigh) and Mathías Olivera (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Walter Mazzarri will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Roma Playing at home | Napoli Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 33' |
| 48' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 7-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
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