Venezia vs Napoli Prediction & Preview - Serie A
Six games, six defeats, no points. That is what Venezia bring into Saturday's Serie A meeting with SSC Napoli, a run in which they have conceded two or more goals in all six. Kick-off at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in Venice is 14:00 BST on Saturday, 17 October 2026, and you can make your call on the Venezia v SSC Napoli match page.
What time is Venezia vs SSC Napoli kick-off?
Venezia v SSC Napoli kicks off at 14:00 BST on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in Venice, in Serie A. Giovanni Stroppa manages Venezia, Massimiliano Allegri manages Napoli.
- Fixture: Venezia v SSC Napoli
- Competition: Serie A
- Date: Saturday, 17 October 2026
- Kick-off: 14:00 BST
- Venue: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Venice
Can Venezia stop conceding two a game?
Venezia have conceded two or more goals in six of their last six matches, shipping 16 in total and keeping no clean sheets, which is the central problem in this fixture rather than anything at the other end.
The attack is not the issue, or at least not the only one. They scored twice in two of those six and failed to score in two, and four of the six produced three goals or more in the game. Both sides scored in four. So Venezia are involved in open football; they just keep losing it.
Their most recent outing, five days before this one, was a 1-3 defeat away to Atalanta. At home they have won none of two in the run - beaten 0-2 by Lazio and 2-4 by Fiorentina. The Penzo has not been a refuge.
Napoli's record away from home
Napoli have taken 7 points from their last six, winning two, drawing one and losing three, with 8 scored and 8 conceded. Both of those wins came at home, where they have won two of three.
Away, the picture is flatter. None of their three away games in the run brought a win: a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina, a 2-3 defeat at Inter and, four days before this match, a 1-3 loss at Villarreal in the Champions League. For a side travelling to face the bottom of this division's form table, that is the caveat worth holding on to.
There is one direct line between the two sides. Napoli beat Frosinone 3-0 at home seven days before this fixture. Venezia lost 2-3 away to the same opponents 41 days before it.
Team news
Venezia are without Marin Sverko, Bartol Franjic, Gianluca Busio and Andrea Adorante, with Armel Bella-Kotchap, Thierry Correia and Pasquale Mazzocchi all listed as doubts, while Napoli miss Alessandro Buongiorno, Costantino Favasuli and Antonio Vergara, per The Stats Zone. David Neres picked up a muscle problem against Villarreal and will not feature at the Penzo, though Frank Anguissa, Mathias Olivera and Alisson Santos are back in full training, according to OneFootball, which also reports Allegri weighing changes that could involve Kevin De Bruyne starting on the bench and Lorenzo Lucca pushing for a forward role.
Venezia vs SSC Napoli prediction
Our prediction is a 1-2 away win for SSC Napoli at Venezia in Serie A. Venezia have conceded at least twice in every one of their last six and have no points to show from them, and Napoli have the better defensive numbers of the two with two clean sheets in their own last six. The reason this is not a comfortable call is Napoli's travelling - no win in three away from home in the run, including the 1-3 at Villarreal four days earlier - and Venezia's habit of scoring in games that go to three goals or more.
Our prediction: Venezia 1-2 SSC Napoli
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