This weekend’s Serie A action includes another chance to watch the champions elect in action and these Empoli vs. Napoli predictions suggest that the league leaders will stretch their lead at the top even further. Luciano Spalletti’s side are currently 15 points clear of second place Inter.
Empoli vs. Napoli odds
1 – Napoli to win – 2/5
2 – Napoli over 1.5 total goals – 13/25
3 – Total goals scored over 2.5 – 5/7
4 – Both teams to score – 10/11
5 – Napoli to win 3-1 – 12/1
Napoli look set to steamroller their way to the Serie A title in the coming weeks in a first Scudetto win since 1990. Luciano Spalletti’s team have forced their way past any potential title rivals since the start of 2023 and their advantage looks to be insurmountable at this stage of the season.
Spalletti will look to keep his players on track, but as the title gets closer, he may also look to rest players to maintain a Champions League challenge at the same time.
A weekend trip to Empoli should not present any issues in Napoli picking up another win, with the home side failing to win in their last four Serie A games compared to Napoli’s haul of seven straight league victories. In all seven of those wins, Napoli have managed to score over 1.5 goals inside 90 minutes of action, with over 2.5 scored in three of them.
However, despite their struggles, Empoli do still pose a goal threat and could cause problems for a Napoli side coming back from Champions League duty.
The home side have scored in seven of their eight league matches since the start of 2023 and they will be confident of at least getting on the scoresheet against the runaway leaders on home soil this weekend.
If Napoli can avoid a major disaster in the weeks ahead, with a title win likely to already be confirmed by the start of March, they could be a wildcard shout to make a run to the latter stages of the Champions League in an incredible end to the campaign for Spalletti and his on fire squad.
How to stream Empoli vs. Napoli
You can stream Empoli vs. Napoli live on Saturday evening via a bet365 stream with customers able to watch the full game through a valid account. This includes having sufficient funds in your betting wallet or placing a new bet up to 24 hours before kick-off.
Empoli vs. Napoli last five matches
Empoli last five matches
Napoli last five matches
Empoli top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Napoli top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 26 | |
| 12 | |
| 6 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 |
Empoli vs. Napoli line-ups
Empoli (4-3-3): Vicario; Ebuehi, Ismajli, Luperto, Parisi; Henderson, Marin, Fazzini; Cambiaghi, Baldinzi, Caputo
Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Olivera, Kim, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo; Elmas, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Simeone, Kvaratskhelia
Empoli team news
The hosts are still without injured pair Mattia Destro and Lorenzo Tonelli through injury ahead of this game and they are not expected to return until at least mid-March. Key defender Fabiano Parisi is back following suspension but Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Filippo Bandinelli are serving one match bans,
Napoli team news
Giacomo Raspadori is back in training for Spalletti’s visitors but he is not yet match fit to return. However, on the back of their Champions League trip to Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek, Spalletti could rotate, with Piotr Zielinski and Giovanni Simeone tipped to start.