Napoli vs Empoli Prediction: Conte’s men can continue title push

Napoli can close the gap to Inter Milan to three points at the top of the Serie A table with a victory against Empoli at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Monday night (19:45, TNT Sports 1). The Italian top-flight title race looks like a shootout between Inter and Gli Azzurri, and Antonio Conte’s men will be desperate to keep the pressure on the league leaders.

Empoli have their own concerns, with Roberto D'Aversa’s side deep in a relegation battle. It’s a key contest in Naples on Monday night, and it should be an entertaining tie. Below are my Napoli vs Empoli predictions, alongside all the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Frank Anguissa and Giovanni Di Lorenzo are suspended for Napoli after picking up yellow cards against Bologna last time out.

Football Odds

Alessandro Buongiorno, Leonardo Spinazzola and Nikita Contini are all out for the home side, but Alex Meret should return from illness.

Ardian Ismajli, Christian Kouame, Marco Silvestri, Nicolas Haas, Pietro Pellegri, Saba Sazonov, Szymon Zurkowski and Youssef Maleh are all likely to miss the trip to Naples.

Midfielder Tino Anjorin is also a doubt for the visitors.

Napoli vs Empoli Odds

Napoli are red-hot 1/3 favourites in Naples, implying a 75% probability, while Empoli are 10/1, or a 9.1% chance, for a shock success, and the draw is available at 4/1.

Half-time/Full-time - Napoli/Napoli @ 9/10

Title-chasing Napoli host relegation-threatened Empoli on Monday evening, and it should be a routine victory for the home side.

Conte’s men have lost only one of their last 16 matches, and not only do Napoli have a clear edge over the visitors, Empoli have a whole host of injuries to contend with.

Coach D'Aversa may have up to nine first-team players absent from the trip to Naples, and that’s not good news for a team that has won only four Serie A matches so far this season.

Napoli should dominate this contest, and they look like a play on the double result market.

Total Goals - Over 2.5 @ 10/11

Empoli have conceded 27 goals in 16 away league matches this term, but no side in the bottom half of the Serie A table has scored more than the 19 strikes Azzurri Empolesi have managed on the road this term.

Napoli have the class and quality to hurt the depleted and struggling visitors on their own patch, and backing over 2.5 goals could pay dividends.

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