Napoli Serie A Analysis: 10th Place, 11 Points After 8 Games

Napoli are 10th in the Serie A with 11 points from 8 games (3W 2D 3L) and a goal difference of +3.

Attack

Napoli have scored 13 goals (1.62 per game), the 11th-best attack in the Serie A. The league average is 1.54 per team per game, so they sit 5% above it. They failed to score in 1 of 8 games.

Defence

They have conceded 10 (1.25 per game), the 8th-best defence, with 3 clean sheets in 8 games.

Home and away

Napoli have 2 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats at home (7 points from 4 games, 1.75 per game), scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.25 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

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.

Form and streaks

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

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).

The schedule ahead

Next up: at Monza (15th), at Juventus (7th), vs Lazio (1st). The average league position of those opponents is 7.7, a mixed run.

Outlook

At 1.38 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 52 points. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.