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Napoli continue their hunt of Inter Milan when they travel to the Stadio Ennio Tardini to face Parma in Serie A on Sunday afternoon.
The Scudetto holders are seven points behind the league leaders with seven games left to play, and it is not impossible for them to bridge that gap come the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Parma are eight points clear of the relegation zone in 13th, and could all but cement safety with a shock victory here.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our Today's betting tips page for more of our Serie A predictions!
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Parma vs. Napoli key stats
- Parma are winless in five games (D3, L2).
- Napoli are on a five-match winning streak.
- Napoli are also unbeaten in the previous five H2Hs (W3, D2).
Parma vs. Napoli preview: Visitors to win six in a row?
| Parma | vs | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| 13th | Position | 2nd |
| 35 | Points | 65 |
| 22 | Goals For | 47 |
| 39 | Goals Against | 30 |
| 10 | Clean Sheets | 11 |
| 17th | Home Rank | 2nd |
| 9th | Away Rank | 4th |
Parma should be safe from relegation with an eight-point buffer to the relegation zone.
However, one more win would ease any potential tension with the home side, although they face a difficult task against in-form Napoli.
In terms of their goals for the end of the season, the hosts will perhaps be striving for a top-half finish with them currently in 13th.
European places are out of reach, but Parma would not have expected to finish in them at the start of the campaign.
Napoli's goals are the opposite, as they expect to not only finish in the Champions League spots, but to compete for the title.
After winning the Scudetto last season, doing so again looked almost impossible just a few weeks ago.
However, Napoli have slowly but surely eaten away at Inter's lead, and now the gap is just seven points.
It is still sizeable, but Antonio Conte's side need to just keep plucking away, starting with against Parma.
Parma vs. Napoli form guide & betting tips
| Parma | vs | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| D-D-L-L-D | League Form | W-W-W-W-W |
| 3 | Points | 15 |
| 17th | Form Table | 1st |
| 3 | Goals For | 8 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 3 |
| D-D-L-L-D | Form (all comps) | W-W-W-W-W |
Whispers predicts: Parma 0-2 Napoli
Napoli are unsurprisingly 13/20 favourites with bookmakers, and while we are also backing the visitors, these odds are too short for us.
Instead, we like the Napoli to win to nil at 29/20 angle, which has happened in their last two games.
Four of the last five H2Hs have also seen two or fewer goals, so Under 2.5 goals at 7/10 is a safer bet.
In terms of potential goalscorers, we are leaning towards Matteo Politano, as Napoli have won the last five times he has scored.
Politano to score anytime at 15/4 is a nice outside punt as our final pick.
Overall, we are predicting a 2-0 Napoli win, which is available at 13/2.
> Under 2.5 goals at 7/10 | Likelihood: Probable
> Napoli to win to nil at 29/20 | Likelihood: Possible
> Politano to score anytime at 15/4 | Likelihood: Outsider