In this week 15 match on Nov 12th, Napoli will host Udinese in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Napoli sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Empoli. Hirving Lozano scored the first goal for Napoli in the 69th minute on a penalty, then Piotr Zieliński added another in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Empoli couldn’t manage to score, and Napoli took the shutout win. Napoli is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while udinese sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca scored the first goal for Spezia in the 33rd minute, then Sandi Lovrić got the equalizer for Udinese in the 43rd minute on a feed from Isaac Success earning them at least the one point. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Udinese should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Napoli won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Udinese’s most prolific scorer has been Nehuén Pérez. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Victor Osimhen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Napoli.