In this week 24 match on Feb 6th, Venezia plays host to Napoli in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Venezia is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Inter. Thomas Henry struck first for Venezia in the 19th minute on a feed from Ethan Ampadu, but Nicolò Barella got the equalizer for Inter in the 40th minute But luckily in the 90th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Edin Džeko. Venezia looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while napoli is fresh off their 4-1 win against Salernitana. Juan Jesus struck first for Napoli in the 17th minute on a feed from Eljif Elmas, then Federico Bonazzoli tied it up for Salernitana in the 33rd minute. Napoli should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
Napoli and Venezia last played eachother at the Stadio San Paolo, Napoli on the 22nd of August. Napoli was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Lorenzo Insigne scored the first goal for Napoli in the 62nd minute on a penalty, then Eljif Elmas added another in the 73rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Venezia couldn’t manage to score, and Napoli took the shutout win.
Dries Mertens has been the most prolific scorer on Napoli in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Venezia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Francesco Forte and David Okereke, and they each have 1 goal.