Monza vs Napoli: Serie A Preview, Form and Key Stats

Monza host Napoli in the Serie A on Wednesday 28 October, 22:45 (Mecca time). The hosts are 15th in the table and the visitors 10th. This preview uses the season's Serie A results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Monza are 15th on 7 points (goal difference -3) and Napoli are 10th on 11 (+3); Napoli are 4 points ahead of Monza. Monza trail the leaders Lazio by 18, while Napoli trail the leaders Lazio by 14.

Monza at home

Monza have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats at home (6 points from 3 games, 2.0 per game), scoring 2.67 and conceding 1.33 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 0 of those 3.

Current streaks for Monza: a goal in each of their last 8.

Napoli away from home

Napoli have 1 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats away from home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.25 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 1 of those 4.

Recent form

Monza's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first: 2-3 at Torino (L); 4-0 vs Cagliari (W); 1-3 at Lazio (L); 2-1 vs Sassuolo (W); 2-3 at Lecce (L). That is 6 points from a possible 15.

Napoli's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first: 3-3 vs AS Roma (D); 0-1 at Venezia (L); 3-0 vs Frosinone (W); 1-1 at Fiorentina (D); 1-0 vs Bologna (W). That is 8 points from a possible 15.

Key players

Monza's standout numbers: Gustavo Varela (7 goals, number 2 in the scoring chart); Ricardo Mangas (2 assists, number 17 in the assist chart).

Napoli's standout numbers: K. De Bruyne (3 goals, number 20 in the scoring chart); M. Politano (2 assists, number 16 in the assist chart).

Head-to-head

In their last 6 meetings Monza won 1, Napoli won 4 and 1 were drawn, averaging 2.5 goals per game. The most recent was Monza 0-1 Napoli in the Serie A (2025).

Goals outlook

Blending Monza's home scoring rate (2.67) with Napoli's away conceding rate (1.25) gives about 2.0 goals for Monza; the reverse calculation gives 1.3 for Napoli, a combined 3.2. Both teams scored in 2 of Monza's 3 home games and 2 of Napoli's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 3 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Monza 6 points, Napoli 8). Monza collect 2.0 points per home game while Napoli take 1.0 per away game, which tilts the balance toward Monza.