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- Competition: Serie A
- Date: 14th April 2025
- Kick-off: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Two Italian top flight sides with totally different ambitions for the remainder of the campaign on Monday night as Napoli play host to Empoli.
Antonio Conte's reunion with Romelu Lukaku at Napoli began on a high, with the Blues spending a couple of matchdays at the top of the table. That form has faded somewhat as the hosts have won just two of their last seven games. They are still in the title race, though as just three points separates them from the top.
Empoli, meanwhile, are in danger of seeing their run of four consecutive Italian top-flight campaigns come to an end. The visitors are without a win in 2025 and their winless run dates back to the second week of December last year. Despite their poor run, Roberto D'Aversa's men remain just two points adrift of safety, meaning a win on Monday could turn things around.
Napoli vs Empoli Betting Tips: Under 2.5 goals
Napoli have lost their fluidity in the final third in recent weeks, scoring under one goal in four of their last six league games. Three of their last five have been under 2.5 goals.
The visitors are doing well defensively in Serie A at the moment, despite their struggles to win. In fact, Empoli have conceded under one goal in all of their last five league games. As many games ended with under 2.5 goals.
Meetings between Napoli and Empoli also have a history of being very close affairs. All the last five have ended under two goals and I expect a similar result on Monday.
- Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals
- Napoli vs Empoli prediction: 2-0
Napoli vs Empoli Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Empoli
0 : 1
Napoli
Serie A
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Empoli
1 : 0
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
0 : 1
Empoli
Serie A
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Empoli
0 : 2
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 0
Empoli
Serie A
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Empoli
3 : 2
Napoli
Serie A
Napoli team news
Nikita Contini has missed the last two games of Napoli with a hamstring injury and Monday’s game will come too soon for the goalkeeper.
The Gli Azzuri are also preparing for Monday’s game without Alex Meret who missed the draw with Bologna last weekend due to a cold.
Last matches of Napoli
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Napoli
2 : 1
AC Milan
Serie A
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Venezia FC
0 : 0
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 1
Fiorentina
Serie A
-
Napoli
1 : 1
Inter Milan
Serie A
-
Como
2 : 1
Napoli
Serie A
Napoli lineup
Goalkeeper
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98
Simone Scuffet
Defenders
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17
Mathías Olivera
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5
Juan Jesus
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13
Amir Rrahmani
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22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Midfielders
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8
Scott McTominay
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68
Stanislav Lobotka
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99
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
Forwards
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7
David Neres
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11
Romelu Lukaku
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21
Matteo Politano
Empoli team news
Saba Sazonov, Pietro Pellegri, Nicolas Haas, Youssef Maleh and Christian Kouamé are all ruled out for the trip to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona due to cruciate ligament injuries.
Empoli’s injury list also includes Szymon Żurkowski, Ardian Ismajli and Marco Silvestri who are nursing knee, hamstring and finger injuries, respectively.
Last matches of Empoli
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Empoli
0 : 0
Cagliari
Serie A
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Como
1 : 1
Empoli
Serie A
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Torino
1 : 0
Empoli
Serie A
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Empoli
0 : 1
AS Roma
Serie A
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Genoa
1 : 1
Empoli
Serie A
Empoli lineup
Goalkeeper
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23
Devis Vásquez
Defenders
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2
Saba Goglichidze
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35
Luca Marianucci
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21
Mattia Viti
Midfielders
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7
Junior Sambia
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5
Alberto Grassi
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6
Liam Henderson
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3
Giuseppe Pezzella
Forwards
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18
Christian Kouamé
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99
Sebastiano Esposito
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13
Liberato Cacace
Three reasons we expect under 2.5 goals in this game
- Three of the last five games of Napoli ended with under 2.5 goals.
- None of the last five league games of Empoli produced more than two goals.
- All the last five meetings between Napoli and Empoli ended with under 2.5 goals.
Main prediction Napoli - Empoli
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Napoli vs Empoli Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Empoli
0 : 1
Napoli
Serie A
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Empoli
1 : 0
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
0 : 1
Empoli
Serie A
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Empoli
0 : 2
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 0
Empoli
Serie A
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Empoli
3 : 2
Napoli
Serie A