0W-0D-2L: Fiorentina’s home record faces Napoli today

Fiorentina’s 0W-0D-2L home record is the sharpest question when Napoli visit today. The Serie A round-five match starts at 10:30 UTC at Stadio Artemio Franchi, with D. Doveri as referee.

What's at stake

Fiorentina sit 16th with 3 points from four matches, while Napoli are 10th on 6 points, giving the visitors a three-point advantage before kickoff. A Fiorentina win would bring both clubs to 6 points; a Napoli victory would extend the gap to six. AS Roma lead the league on 13 points, leaving Fiorentina 10 points behind and Napoli seven adrift.

The numbers

Fiorentina have scored once and conceded five in their two home matches, with no clean sheets. Across four games, their overall record is five goals scored and 11 conceded. Napoli’s away record is 1W-0D-1L, with four goals scored, three conceded and one clean sheet.

The recent sequences point to uneven starts: Fiorentina’s most recent-first form is Loss, Loss, Loss, Win, while Napoli’s is Win, Loss, Loss, Win. Napoli have scored six and conceded five overall, compared with Fiorentina’s five and 11.

One to watch

Franco Mastantuono leads the listed scorers from these squads with three goals in four appearances for Fiorentina. Mateo Pellegrino has two in four, matching Napoli’s R. Højlund, so Mastantuono’s output is the clearest individual scoring figure in the matchup.

Why it matters

For Fiorentina, today offers a chance to turn a two-match home losing record into points and reduce the distance from the league’s leading group. F. Parisi is listed out with a knee injury and R. Sottil is questionable with a back injury.

For Napoli, a result would protect their current three-point margin over Fiorentina while they manage a longer unavailable list, including Alisson Santos, A. Buongiorno, Giovane, L. Marianucci, S. McTominay and A. Meret; F. Anguissa and L. Spinazzola are questionable.