Already with an abundance of goalscoring options from almost anywhere around the XI, Napoli have strengthened again this week, and should have too much firepower for Monza to handle.
The visitors have been handed a tough start to Serie A life, and are not yet in the kind of shape that could see them upset the established order.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Napoli win with a probability of 60.95%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Monza had a probability of 17.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.69%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.25%), while for a Monza win it was 0-1 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Napoli would win this match.