JUVENTUS VS NAPOLI TIPS: YILDIZ & McTOMINAY KEY IN TURIN CLASH
A heavyweight Serie A clash arrives in Turin this Sunday as Juventus host Napoli (17:00 GMT) in a fixture crackling with tactical intrigue and significant Champions League implications.
This is a fascinating battle between two of Italy’s most prominent coaches, both with deep and complex histories relating to their opposition.
In the home dugout Luciano Spalletti, the architect of Napoli’s historic 2022/23 Scudetto triumph, now guides a resurgent Juventus.
His opposite number is none other than Antonio Conte, a Bianconeri icon as both player and manager, who now leads the defending champions.
Napoli, while unbeaten at home this term, have displayed a curious vulnerability on their travels having already lost four times away from the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – double their entire tally from last season’s title-winning campaign.
Juventus, meanwhile, are a side reborn under Spalletti.
After Conte’s Napoli handed him his first defeat as Juve boss in the reverse fixture, the Old Lady have been formidable, cranking out a nine-game stretch with seven wins and a draw.
A victory here would be a colossal statement, closing the gap on third-placed Napoli to just one point and igniting their top-four ambitions.
Here’s our three best bets for the occasion…
Tip 1 – Juventus to win @ 21/20
While recent history shows just one win for Juve in the last nine meetings, current form and circumstance suggest a different outcome is on the cards.
The Old Lady have transformed the Juventus Stadium into a fortress again this term, remaining unbeaten on home turf all season.
Since Spalletti took the reins on 30th October, they have recorded six wins and three draws there in all competitions.
This newfound consistency was underlined by their comfortable midweek Champions League victory over Benfica, a mature performance that helped banish the memory of a shock defeat to Cagliari.
In contrast, Napoli’s away form has been their Achilles' heel and they come into this one having won just once in their last five, albeit four of those ended in a draw.
Adding to the intrigue is Conte's poor managerial record against Juventus – three wins from 11, albeit two have come in the last two games against them – and Spalletti's career winning record against the Partenopei (P18 W8 D5 L5).
With Juve’s momentum and impenetrable home form, a win for the hosts represents solid value at 21/20.
Tip 2 – Kenan Yildiz & Scott McTominay 1+ shots on target each @ 13/5
This selection combines two of the most in-form players on the pitch and makes for an attractive 13/5 proposition.
For Juventus, Turkish star Kenan Yildiz has emerged as the side’s main attacking threat.
He has five goals and three assists since the last international break and his shooting has been exceptionally reliable.
In his last 14 appearances for the Bianconeri, Yildiz has had at least one shot on target in 12 of them, finding the target with 22 attempts in total. Notably, this bet also landed in the reverse fixture.
For Napoli, reigning Serie A MVP Scott McTominay has been a standout performer and this is also a selection that has served us well on previous occasions this season.
The Scotland international is averaging exactly one shot on target per game for club and country, a statistic that has seen this bet land in six of his last seven games.
He was on target again midweek, scoring his 11th goal of the season to secure a draw for the Partenopei away to Copenhagen.
Key men tend to rise to these occasions and these are the two to watch for this one.
Tip 3 – Woodwork to be hit @ 4/6
For a more unconventional angle, the data points towards a high probability of the frame of the goal being struck.
These two sides have a shared habit of rattling the post or bar, having done so a combined 25 times already this season, placing Napoli first and Juventus third in Serie A for that particular statistic.
This is not merely a season-long quirk; it’s a very current trend. The woodwork has been hit a remarkable 10 times in Juve’s last six games alone across all competitions.
Both teams possess the attacking quality and adopt tactical approaches that lead to a combined 29 shot attempts per 90, making this 4/6 selection a logical play.
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Odds correct at time of publication but subject to change
