Napoli vs Genoa prediction and preview

Serie A · Sunday 16 May 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Napoli vs Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 16 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli

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Napoli vs Genoa preview

Napoli host Genoa in Serie A on Sunday 16 May 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Napoli. Napoli go into the round 8th, on 14 points from 10 games, while Genoa go into the round 11th, on 13 points from 10 games.

Napoli come into the game with a L-W-D-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Genoa's recent sequence reads W-W-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Napoli have scored 2.0 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Genoa average 1.3 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Napoli won 6, 3 games were drawn and Genoa won 1. Those games averaged 3.2 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 22 Aug 2026, ended Genoa 0-2 Napoli.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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8Napoli104241713+414WLDWL
11Genoa104151014-413WLWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Napoli 6, draws 3, Genoa 1.

Team news

Napoli expected line-up (4-3-3)

Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Rafa Marín, Mathías Olivera, Scott McTominay, Frank Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Noa Lang, Matteo Politano, Rasmus Højlund

Genoa expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Justin Bijlow, Johan Vásquez, Leo Østigård, Alessandro Marcandalli, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Morten Frendrup, Stephan El Shaarawy, Hamed Traoré, Milutin Osmajic, Junior Messias, Samuel Wiafe

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