Napoli vs Hellas Verona Prediction: Relentless champs to win at a canter

Serie A champions Napoli could return to the summit at least temporarily on Wednesday if they can beat Hellas Verona at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (18:30 local, 17:30 GMT, live on Betfred.com and DAZN).

Antonio Conte’s side still haven’t lost at home since 2024, meaning the league’s bottom club have a huge task on their hands. My Napoli vs Hellas Verona predictions are below, as well as the latest team news and Betfred’s match odds.

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Team News

The Partenopei are still waiting on the return of Romelu Lukaku, with Rasmus Hojlund continuing to lead the line in his stead. Lorenzo Lucca will again be among the subs.

Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, David Neres and Sam Beukema are also missing still, leaving Conte’s midfield resources in particular looking light.

Paolo Zanetti has no Rafik Belghali available due to his participation at the Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria, while Tomas Suslov and Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro are both injured.

Napoli vs Hellas Verona Odds

The champs are the obvious favourites at 1/3, while Verona are a 15/2 shot for the three points.

While the draw is 4/1, there could be value in the Double Chance of Draw/Verona at 11/5 if you think the visitors could get something.

Hojlund is a 10/3 option for first goalscorer.

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Handicap +1: Napoli -1 @ 23/20

In any normal world, Napoli will have Verona on toast in this one.

Sure, the Campioni d’Italia are weakened by their list of injuries at the moment. But they still have far too much quality to be dropping points against a fairly listless Scaligeri.

The 23/20 available about a Napoli win of two or more goals appears generous, so I’m happy to back that as a value pick.

Football Odds

Napoli to Score in Both Halves @ 11/10

Verona will obviously arrive at Fuorigrotta with an intention to sit deep and ride the storm.

But a team with two wins all season and back-to-back 3-0 losses to their name should be easy pickings for the champions.

I don’t see much let up, and Napoli ought to spend much of the game in Verona’s defensive third. With that in mind, the 11/10 for the hosts to score either side of the break is right up my street.

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