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Lazio will welcome Napoli to Stadio Olimpico in the Coppa Italia round of 16 on Thursday. The hosts will play directly in this round of the competition while the Partenopei booked their place after a 5-0 win over Palermo in the second round in September.
The Biancocelesti have seen a drop in form and are winless in their last two games. They played Parma in Serie A last week and suffered a 3-1 away loss. Valentín Castellanos had helped reduce the deficit to one goal in the 80th minute and Enrico Del Prato restored Parma's two-goal lead in stoppage time.
The visitors have been in good touch and resumed their Serie A campaign after the international break with two 1-0 wins. They met Torino last week and Scott McTominay's first-half strike helped them record an away win.
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The two teams will meet in Serie A later this week and that meeting will take place in Naples.
Lazio vs Napoli Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and have met 165 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 63 wins. The Biancocelesti have 51 wins and 51 games have ended in draws.
- They have met 21 times in the Coppa Italia. The hosts have the better record in the competition with nine wins, one more than the Partenopei.
- Lazio have an unbeaten home record in all competitions this season, recording eight wins in 10 games.
- Napoli have suffered just one loss in their last 14 games in all competitions, with that defeat coming at home against Atalanta last month. They have kept 10 clean sheets during that period.
- Lazio are unbeaten in their last three meetings against the Partenopei, recording two wins. Napoli failed to score in two games during that period.
Lazio vs Napoli Prediction
The hosts saw their unbeaten streak end after eight games last week and will look to bounce back here. They are unbeaten in their last 16 competitive home games, recording 12 wins, and are strong favorites. They are unbeaten in their last five Coppa Italia home meetings in this fixture, recording three wins.
Gaetano Castrovilli was back in training after a lengthy injury spell but his involvement in this match is doubtful. Matias Vecino is sidelined with an injury while Nuno Tavares is a doubt. Boulaye Dia is also expected to sit this one out.
The Partenopei are unbeaten in their last three games, though they have scored one goal apiece in these outings. They are unbeaten in their last six away games, keeping five clean sheets. Interestingly, they are unbeaten in their last three away meetings against the hosts, recording two wins.
Pasquale Mazzocchi is sidelined for a month with a muscle injury and is the only injury concern for Antonio Conte. Conte is likely to make a few changes to the starting XI from their win over Torino. Elia Caprile started between the sticks against Palermo and should retain his place.
Both teams are expected to contest this game closely, and considering the visitors' better recent form, they are expected to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Lazio 1-2 Napoli
Lazio vs Napoli Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Napoli to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both teams to score - Yes
