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Club football is back in action with another set of matches this weekend as Girona lock horns with Antonio Conte's Napoli side in a friendly clash at the Stadio Teofilo Patini on Saturday. Both teams have made progress in recent years and will want to win this game.
Napoli vs Girona Preview
Girona finished in third place in the La Liga standings last season and have consistently punched above their weight over the past year. The Catalan outfit suffered a damaging 4-0 defeat against Toulouse last week and will need to bounce back in this match.
Napoli, on the other hand, finished in 10th place in the Serie A table last season and have failed to meet expectations in recent months. The Neapolitan giants edged Brest to a narrow 1-0 victory in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this weekend.
Napoli vs Girona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Napoli have a good record against Girona and have won one out of the two matches played between the two teams, with the other game ending in a draw. Girona have never defeated Napoli in a friendly encounter.
- Napoli have won each of their four matches during their preseason campaign and have kept clean sheets in each of these games, scoring a total of 12 goals in the process.
- Napoli endured an unceremonious end to their 2023-24 Serie A campaign and were winless in their last seven matches of the league season, playing out draws in five of these games.
- Girona enjoyed the best La Liga season in their history in their 2023-24 campaign, finishing in third place with an impressive 81 points from their 38 matches in the league.
Napoli vs Girona Prediction
Napoli have blown hot and cold over the past year and will look to begin a new era under Antonio Conte. Giacomo Raspadori scored the winning goal against Brest and will look to replicate his heroics this weekend.
Girona have shown marked improvement over the past two years and can pull off an upset on their day. Napoli are the better team on paper, however, and hold a slight upper hand going into this game.
Prediction: Napoli 2-1 Girona
Napoli vs Girona Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Napoli to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Napoli to score first - Yes
Tip 4: Giacomo Raspadori to score - Yes
