Italian Serie A
2026-01-17 - Napoli vs Sassuolo
A Sports Betting Pick by Cafa
Italy Serie A - Round 21
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Campania, Italy (54,726)
Saturday, 17 Janaury 2026, 18:00 CET
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Napoli Team News
Napoli is falling behind in the scudetto race because they just can't beat a relegation candidate. In the last three rounds, Napoli played a derby with Inter, in Milan, and stayed undefeated with 2-2. But before that they played 2-2 at home against Verona, and in the round before this one they played 0-0 at home against Parma. If they had won those two matches they'd be 1 point ahead of Inter, but they're 3 points behind now.
Sassuolo Team News
Let's list what Sassuolo has done recently. In early November they won 0-3 at Atalanta and thereby sacked Ivan Juric from the helm, and then in early December won 3-1 against troubled Fiorentina. That's it. In other eight rounds during that time span they've done absolutely nothing. Okay, they played 2-2 at AC Milan, but everyone does that.
The thing with Sassuolo is that you can't really bet on them to do well, though they do from time to time, and at the moment they're missing their talisman Domenico Berardi. The other players are good too but he's their leader and the absence is greatly felt.
Probable Lineups
Napoli (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic - Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus - Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola - Elmas, Lang - Hojlund. Coach Conte.
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Muric - Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig - Thorstvedt, Matic, Kone - Fadere, Pinamonti, Lauriente. Coach Grosso.
The Betting Market
You can get up to 1.49 on Napoli here, and that's quite good value. A low-scoring game is expected as the offer is 1.66 on Both Teams To Score: NO and 1.80 on Under 2.5 Goals.
The Betting Verdict
The price of 1.49 on Napoli is healthy enough for banker-seekers, as Sassuolo has fizzled out recently and it's only a matter if Napoli will find that one goal they'll need to claim the points here. They likely will. We also think they will win this one cautiously, without conceding, as would be the case against Parma if they managed to find the net. This is the same scenario.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Napoli 1-0 Sassuolo
