Napoli vs Lazio preview and prediction: unbeaten leaders visit a Napoli side in search of consistency

Context and table

Napoli host Lazio in Serie A on Sunday 8 November, with kick-off at 11:30 UTC at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The two sides sit far apart in the table as things stand at the time of writing, and both may play again before the game.

Lazio are top with 28 points from 10 matches. They have won 9, drawn 1 and lost none, with 24 goals scored and 8 conceded. Napoli are seventh with 14 points from 9 matches, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 3. Their goal difference is +6, from 17 scored and 11 conceded. The gap between them is 14 points.

Napoli's recent form

Napoli's last five matches brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, with 11 goals scored and 10 conceded. They lost 0-1 away to Venezia on 17 October, beat Bodo/Glimt 4-3 at home, drew 3-3 with AS Roma at home and won 4-1 at Monza. The most recent game was a 0-2 defeat away to Juventus on 1 November.

The expected goals figures from that Juventus game were low: 0.43 for Napoli and 0.87 against. Across the season Napoli average 1.7 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per match. They have kept a clean sheet in 30% of their matches and failed to score in 20%.

Lazio's recent form

Lazio have won each of their last five, scoring 16 and conceding 5. They beat Monza 3-1 at home, won 3-0 away to Juventus, beat Parma 2-1 at home, won 6-2 at Sassuolo and then beat Cagliari 2-1 at home on 1 November.

The Sassuolo game stands out, with an expected goals figure of 3.41 for Lazio. The narrower wins were closer on that measure: 1.03 for and 1.10 against versus Cagliari, and 0.57 for and 0.75 against at Juventus. Over the season Lazio average 2.4 goals scored and 0.8 conceded. They have kept a clean sheet in 40% of matches and have not failed to score in any.

Head-to-head

Lazio have the better of the recent record. Of the last five meetings, Lazio have won 3, Napoli 1, and 1 was drawn.

• 18 April 2026: Napoli 0-2 Lazio
• 4 January 2026: Lazio 0-2 Napoli
• 15 February 2025: Lazio 2-2 Napoli
• 8 December 2024: Napoli 0-1 Lazio
• 5 December 2024: Lazio 3-1 Napoli

Napoli's only win in that run came away from home.

Outlook

The table and recent results favour Lazio, who bring a perfect run of five wins and the most reliable scoring record in the comparison. Napoli have shown they can score, with 4 goals in each of two recent wins, but they have also conceded in most of their recent games. Home advantage and a different recent head-to-head result in January keep this from being one-sided. The form points towards Lazio having the edge, though a closely contested game looks quite possible.