Crystal Palace and Napoli will face off in a few hours on Sunday November 11 at 16: 00on Turkish soil. The friendly, therefore, will be played on a neutral pitch.
Both teams are engaged in one friendlies tour which aim to keep them active during this pause in the championships due to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Let's try to analyze the form of the two teams and understand what this match can hold for us.
State of form of Napoli
Napoli arrives at the friendly match against Crystal Palace in good form. Spalletti's team, in fact, has won 4 of the last 5 games played (the last defeat dates back to the painless 2 to 0 of Liverpool).
During the last 5 matches, the Neapolitans have scored 10 goals and conceded 7. Despite the high number of goals conceded, as mentioned, Napoli has almost always managed to bring the result home.
Spalletti's team played their last match on 7 December, in the 3-2 victory against Antalyaspor. During the match, Napoli performed well, even if at least one of the two goals was decidedly avoidable.
According to experts, Rrahmani could return to the field. Despite this, there are still doubts as to whether or not he is injured. We'll only find out when the referee blows his whistle for kick-off.
State of form of Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace occupies theeleventh position in the Premier League and during the last 5 games he certainly didn't shine. The last victory of the English, in fact, dates back to November 6, in the Premier League against West Ham. Since then only 2 defeats and 2 draws. The latter were remedied in two friendlies recently played: one on 3 December against Botafogo and one on 7 December against Trabzonspor.
In the last 5 games, Crystal Palace have put scored 4 goals and conceded 5.
In the ranks of the English there are no injured or absentees.
What to expect and the premises of Crystal Palace – Naples
Naples, on paper, seems to be stronger than Crystal Palace. Despite this, it should be borne in mind that this will be the third friendly in just over a week for the English, who will therefore be able to count on a better break-in.
The Neapolitans will have to prove themselves more concrete than in the match played against the Turks of Antalyaspor, where the Azzurri committed too many naiveties.
Either way, Napoli should be able to handle the English, but the we leave the final sentence to the field.
