Genoa vs. Napoli Match Preview Article

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A 0-0 draw and a point gained against AC Milan in their previous meeting will have been considered a fairly decent result for Genoa last time out.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 43%, while racking up 5 shots along the way, 0 of which were on target, in contrast to AC Milan, who had 20 shots on goal with 4 on target.  

They have a modest amount of points to show from their last 6 games, in spite of only conceding 3 goals, because they have failed to be as predictable in their scoring at the other end despite a reasonable 6 goals.   They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games; however, they're currenlty on a run of 3 consecutive clean sheets overall.  

There will be mixed feelings from Il Grifone, although undefeated in their last 3 league games at home, 3 of these games ended in a draw.  

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Napoli will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-1 win in their away outing against Udinese.  They came away from that fixture with a 70% share of the possession and clocked up 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target, in comparison to Udinese, who managed 7 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.  

Antonio Conte will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 6 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 6 goals and, as a result, lost some important points.  In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 5 and kept a clean sheet in 4.  

Their unbeaten run away from home now sits at 7 games in a row.  

Romelu Lukaku has scored 2 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Genoa.