{"id":5940,"date":"2025-09-10T09:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/?p=5940"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:55:22","slug":"serie-a-fiorentina-vs-napoli-aug-13-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/serie-a-fiorentina-vs-napoli-aug-13-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie A: Fiorentina vs. Napoli: Away Side Hunting Top Spot (Aug 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Napoli head to Fiorentina in the third round of Serie A, hoping to return to top spot in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosts are coming in off a 0-0 draw with Torino, whilst the reigning champions beat Cagliari 1-0, to maintain their 100% record to open the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Match Result<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Odds<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fiorentina<\/td><td>5\/2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Napoli<\/td><td>4\/3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Draw<\/td><td>9\/4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Three Wins in Last Five for Napoli vs. Fiorentina<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><br><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Fiorentina<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Napoli<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Draw<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Games<\/td><td>34<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goals<\/td><td>93<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>58<\/td><td><br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically it is Napoli who have had the better luck in the fixture, something that has continued in recent years, with the Naples side winning three of their last five games against Fiorentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiorentina\u2019s last win over Napoli came back in October of 2023, with a 3-1 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the pairs last matchup, Napoli won 2-1, thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After more Napoli than just this preview? Head to <a href=\"https:\/\/rabona.com\/en\/landing\/02cm-napoli-wb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napoli FC Rabona Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Napoli have kept two straight clean sheets to open up the season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiorentina haven\u2019t beaten Napoli in their last four attempts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Napoli have scored 12 goals in their last five fixtures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fiorentina Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiorentina-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Fiorentina\" class=\"wp-image-5943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiorentina-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiorentina-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiorentina-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiorentina.jpeg 833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Like Napoli, Fiorentina are unbeaten to open the season but have only won one game of their first two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will be without two players for this game with Albert Gudmunsson, who scored against Napoli last season, and Christian Kouame out with injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc9c\u269c\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/forzaviola?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#forzaviola<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fiorentina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fiorentina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/syaK2fIwG8\">pic.twitter.com\/syaK2fIwG8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acffiorentina\/status\/1963632053737443447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>David De Gea (GK), Luca Ranieri, Marin Pongracic, Pietro Comuzzo, Robin Gosens, Simon Sohm, Rolando Mandragora, Dodo, Nicolo Fagiolo, Moises Kean, Roberto Piccoli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Napoli Team News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Napoli\" class=\"wp-image-5944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/soccerballworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Napoli-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Napoli have begun the season in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legaseriea.it\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serie A<\/a> in the same form they finished last years, winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite things going well on the pitch, they will be without a number of players or this fixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amir Rrahmani, David Neres, Miguel Gutierrez and Romelu Lukaku are all out for this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23f9\ufe0f Full time. That&#39;ll do nicely!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NapoliCagliari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NapoliCagliari<\/a> 1-0 \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99<br><br>\ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForzaNapoliSempre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ForzaNapoliSempre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EqxDuv985g\">pic.twitter.com\/EqxDuv985g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_sscnapoli\/status\/1961892714259128656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Possible Lineup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Meret (GK), Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Mathias Olivera, Juan Jesus, Leonardo Spinazzola, Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Scott McTominay, Lorenzo Lucca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fiorentina vs. Napoli Picks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Napoli\u2019s dominance hasn\u2019t disappeared since last season and there appears no sign of stopping Antonio Conte\u2019s Naples monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Fiorentina, they have picked up some form as David De Gea continues to be a brick wall for the Florence side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game provides the biggest test of the Serie A season so far for both teams but it\u2019s Napoli who constantly seem to have the formula and fire power to get results over the line. A seriously tight game but I have Napoli taking this one by the single goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other markets include Kevin De Bruyne to get an assist, Scott McTominay to have two or more shots on target and Moises Kean to have two or more shots on target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli head to Fiorentina in the third round of Serie A, hoping to return to top spot in the league. The hosts are coming in off a 0-0 draw with Torino, whilst the reigning champions beat Cagliari 1-0, to maintain their 100% record to open the campaign. 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