Napoli vs Roma | Pre Match
Napoli vs Roma
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Roma won the reverse fixture against Napoli in Serie A, ending their run of seven consecutive matches without a win against them in the competition (D2 L5). The last time they won both home and away against Azzurri in Serie A was back in 1997/98 (6-2 and 2-0).
2
Napoli haven’t lost any of their last five home matches against Roma in Serie A (W3 D2), the last time they recorded a longer run of home matches without defeat against the Giallorossi in the competition was between May 1989 and April 1995 (run of seven).
3
Six of the last seven goals scored in Serie A matches between Roma and Napoli have been scored from the 75th minute onwards - including the two most recent goals scored by the Giallorossi in this fixture - Pellegrini in the 76th minute and Lukaku in the 90+6th minute.
4
When only considering matches between clubs currently in the top eight positions of the Serie A table, Roma are the team which has collected the fewest points (eight in nine games – W2, D2, L7) followed by Napoli (10).
5
Napoli have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 12 league matches and only twice in their history have they recorded a longer streak of games without a clean sheet in Serie A – a run of 13 between December 1937 and March 1938 and a run of 17 between August 1997 and January 1998.
