Napoli, Recent Form

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There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Napoli players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of AC Milan.  During that encounter they had 60% possession and had 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 10 shots on goal.  

Manager Walter Mazzarri will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 4 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 6 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, and they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games at home.  

It's been a mixed run of form for Napoli recently with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats in their last 6 games.  

Genoa, Recent Form

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On the back of a tough 4-1 home defeat by Atalanta, Genoa manager Alberto Gilardino will have some work to do to get his team in a confident mindset.  They came away from that fixture with a 55% share of the possession and clocked up 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Atalanta, who managed 14 attempts on goal, 9 of which were on target.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 6 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

Genoa will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.  

Albert Guðmundsson will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Napoli in this match, having already scored 4 goals in his last 6 away games for Genoa.