Napoli

vs

AS Roma

Injuries & Suspensions

• Napoli: F. Anguissa (Thigh Injury), David Neres (Ankle Injury), K. De Bruyne (Thigh Injury), G. Di Lorenzo (Knee Injury), B. Gilmour (Groin Injury), Juan Jesus (Red Card), S. McTominay (Muscle Injury)
• AS Roma: A. Dovbyk (Groin Injury), M. Kone (Hip Injury), S. El Shaarawy (Achilles Tendon Injury), E. Ferguson (Ankle Injury), M. Hermoso (Hip Injury)

Form (Last 5)

• Home: D W L W W
• Away: W W D L W

H2H (Last 5)

• 2025-11-30 · AS Roma · 0-1 · Napoli
• 2025-02-02 · AS Roma · 1-1 · Napoli
• 2024-11-24 · Napoli · 1-0 · AS Roma
• 2024-04-28 · Napoli · 2-2 · AS Roma
• 2023-12-23 · AS Roma · 2-0 · Napoli

Match Preview

Napoli have home edge and better league position despite several absences; Roma are competitive but less consistent away. Expect Napoli to nick a win.

Key Notes

Napoli vs AS Roma is a tight Serie A fixture where home advantage and standings edge tilt the balance toward Napoli. Napoli sit third with 49 points from 24 games while AS Roma are fifth on 46, so both are in the upper tier of the table. Napoli’s home form is strong: 15 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses. Roma’s away form is also impressive in its own right with 15 wins, 1 draw, 8 losses, but playing at Diego Armando Maradona gives Napoli a marginal edge.

Injuries and suspensions are important here. Napoli will be without F. Anguissa (thigh), David Neres (ankle), K. De Bruyne (thigh), G. Di Lorenzo (knee) and B. Gilmour (groin), plus Juan Jesus is suspended through a red card. That is a significant hit in midfield and at right back, which could blunt Napoli’s usual control and creativity. Roma are lighter on absences for this match, with A. Dovbyk missing with a groin issue, reducing one attacking option.

Head-to-heads show close contests: Napoli won 1-0 in Rome recently and both teams have shared draws and narrow wins in prior meetings. Recent H2H suggests these matches are often tight and decided by fine margins.

Tactically Mourinho (or current Roma coach) will look to exploit Napoli’s midfield gaps with quick transitions; Napoli will still press for control using depth and home influence. Given Napoli’s stronger home record, higher league position and ability to grind results even when missing players, the recommendation is to back Napoli to win. Confidence is tempered by the list of absentees - this could make the margin thin, but home advantage and squad depth should be decisive.

Prediction

Napoli win • Odds 2.53 • Confidence 7/10