Napoli vs Lazio Prediction, 12/8/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/4/2024

Game: Napoli vs Lazio

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Napoli (10-2-2) will go up against Lazio (9-1-4) at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy on Sunday. The Blues are priced at +220 and Lazio are at -275. The total has been set at 3. The goalkeepers who are expected to start are Alex Meret for Napoli and Ivan Provedel for Lazio.

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S.S.C. Napoli has surrendered 9 goals while conceding 0.64 G/90, and their oppositition are sitting with 36 shots on target against them. They have amassed 9 shut outs, which gives them a rate of 64.3% so far this season. Napoli has amassed 17 yellow card warnings on the season. The Blues sit at 30th for xG with 20.7, and the expected goals against sit at 11.7. On the season, the squad averages 2.29 pts per contest (32 pts) and also rank 23rd among Big 5 teams with 17 assists. This team's goal differential is at 12 by way of 21 goals tallied as well as 9 goals surrendered. Napoli has earned 27 saves and they also have a SV rate of 75.0% so far this season.

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Lazio has earned 29 goals and the team's xG on the year is at 26.2. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is 1.21 with 24 saves, and they have earned 3 shutouts. On the campaign, the White and Sky Blues have a save rate of 57.5% (40 SoT against), and also are ranked 11th among Big 5 teams with 28 points. Lazio sits at 39th when talking about goals given up with 17, and the goal differential sits at 12. The White and Sky Blues have tallied a shut out rate of 21.4% so far this year and 37 yellow card warnings. The White and Sky Blues hold an average of 2.0 pts per fixture while having 19 assists and 2 red cards.

Meret has seen the pitch for a total of 13,627 minutes and has 358 stops in his career. The guy defending the goal for Napoli is Alex Meret. Meret (81-39-32 record during his soccer career) has accounted for 47 clean sheets, which gives him a 31.0%% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Italy has had 525 shots tried against him in 152 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.09 (165 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save % of 68.2%.

In his career, Provedel has conceded 223 goals and has 469 saves in 157 starting assignments. He sports a save percentage of 68.3% and his shutout rate sits at 27.9%%. Ivan Provedel will reside in front of the goal for Lazio. He has surrendered 1.41 goals per 90 and he has a record of 61-34-62. Provedel has racked up 44 clean sheets while seeing 687 shots tried against him in 14,183 minutes throughout his career.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is one player who can be a difference maker for Napoli. He has totaled 32 assists while accumulating 104 pts so far in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Georgia has totaled 36 goals scored in 11,679 professional minutes played. Kvaratskhelia has started 136 matchups during his career and he has earned 0.27 G/90.

Lazio is being led onto the pitch by Valentin Castellanos, who is known to give defenses fits. The forward representing Argentina has 14,286 professional minutes while he has scored 74 goals. He currently averages 0.45 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 161 games so far in his career. He has totaled 171 pts thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 23 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Napoli (-275)

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