Sparta Praga vs Napoli – Preview and betting tips

Sparta Praga and Napoli are fighting for the first place in Group I of Europa League and their “final” will take place today at 18:00, UK Time. This game is part of the 5th fixture of group stage and the odds are very balanced right now.

Sparta Praga impressed us this campaign. They started bad with a defeat against Napoli, 1-3 in Italy, but after that they recorded three clear victories, 3-1 with Young Boys, 3-0 and 4-0 with Slovan Bratislava. They are leading the group now, with nine points and the best goal difference in Group I, 11-4. Sparta Praga will have four missing player. To be more precise, Husbauer, Schick, Nespor and Breznanik are all injured.

Napoli will probably field a 4-2-3-1 formation as usual, but Rafa could rest his best players, proof that Higuain and Hamsik are not in the probable lineup. The italian side has nine points, same as Sparta Praga, but their goal difference is a weaker one, with eight goals scored and three conceded. Faouzi Ghoulam is the only missing player for Napoli.

Sparta Praga vs Napoli probable lineups:
Sparta Praga (4-3-3): Bicik – Kaderabek, Brabec, Holek, Nhamoinesu – Dockal, Vacha, Matejovsky – Konate, Lafata, Krejci.
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Cabral – Mesto, Henrique, Koulibaly, Britos – Gargano, Inler – Mertens, Guzman, Insigne – Zapata.

Prediction: X2 @ 1.40
There are no doubts about Napoli’s superiority and we saw that in the first leg as well. We expect the guests to win at least one point here, being stronger from almost every point of view.