SSC Napoli vs AS Roma: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Stadio San Paolo Serie A 2026/27

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SSC Napoli #9 · 10 pts

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AS Roma #3 · 17 pts
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AS Roma arrives at the top of the table supported by Donyell Malen, author of nearly half their goals, and an ongoing unbeaten run in the tournament. However, facing SSC Napoli requires overcoming a negative historical sequence against this opponent. SSC Napoli defends home ground with solid defensive figures, having kept multiple clean sheets while securing consecutive victories at Stadio San Paolo.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Key facts

  • AS Roma are unbeaten in 7 games in the competition.

  • AS Roma have not beaten SSC Napoli in 5 games.

  • AS Roma won 2 of their 3 away games in the competition.

  • AS Roma are 2 points behind the group leaders.

Current form

AS Roma managed wins in most of their away outings despite recent draws, while SSC Napoli collected two victories across three home fixtures. Translating those home and away patterns points to a contest where local scoring figures must increase to disrupt the visitor defensive…

The odds

SSC Napoli 33.6%
Draw 28%
AS Roma 38.5%
SSC Napoli 2.75 Draw 3.3 AS Roma 2.4

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

The visiting side arrives with superior table placement and a longer unbeaten sequence, yet the odds reflect a close contest as the local team defends a strong run of recent victories on home soil.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 7 +12 19
2 SS Lazio 7 +10 19
3 AS Roma 7 +13 17
4 AC Milan 7 +7 15
5 Como 1907 7 +5 14
6 Frosinone Calcio 7 +4 13
7 Cagliari Calcio 7 -1 13
8 Juventus FC 7 +1 11
9 SSC Napoli 7 +3 10
10 Torino FC 7 +1 10
11 Atalanta BC 7 -1 9
12 US Lecce 7 -3 9
13 US Sassuolo Calcio 7 -2 8
14 AC Monza 7 -2 7
15 Bologna FC 1909 7 -4 5
16 Udinese Calcio 7 -7 4
17 Genoa CFC 7 -8 4
18 ACF Fiorentina 7 -9 4
19 Parma Calcio 1913 7 -9 4
20 Venezia FC 7 -10 3

The difference-makers

SSC Napoli. Kevin De Bruyne shoulders the local scoring responsibility, combining half of the team offensive contributions in the tournament. Without his output, the side lacks a secondary consistent scorer to challenge the visiting defense.

AS Roma. Donyell Malen concentra una alta cuota de los tantos del visitante, por lo que neutralizar su producción ofensiva obligará a AS Roma a depender de aportes secundarios para sostener su rendimiento.

Playing style

SSC NapoliAS Roma
53% Possession 55.6%
5.4 Remates al arco 6
16.7 Remates totales 18.1
6.4 Corners 5.1
8.9 Fouls 11.9

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 7 respectively).

Combining AS Roma registering higher shooting volume with SSC Napoli relying on sturdy defensive structure suggests a constrained territorial battle. The visitor attacking output confronts a local side keeping clean sheets frequently at Stadio San Paolo.

When they settle games

SSC Napoli 9 goals

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AS Roma 16 goals

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AS Roma concentrates scoring in the final quarter of matches while SSC Napoli accumulates goals in the central segment of the first half, pointing to distinct scoring windows across halves.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 20 matches
9SSC Napoli won
6Draws
5AS Roma won
Goals in the head-to-head31 – 24
Matches20
Last win for SSC Napoli11/2025
Last win for AS Roma12/2023

Latest matchups

15/2/26Serie ASSC Napoli2–2AS Roma
30/11/25Serie AAS Roma0–1SSC Napoli
2/2/25Serie AAS Roma1–1SSC Napoli
24/11/24Serie ASSC Napoli1–0AS Roma
28/4/24Serie ASSC Napoli2–2AS Roma
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23/12/23Serie AAS Roma2–0SSC Napoli
29/1/23Serie ASSC Napoli2–1AS Roma
23/10/22Serie AAS Roma0–1SSC Napoli
18/4/22Serie ASSC Napoli1–1AS Roma
24/10/21Serie AAS Roma0–0SSC Napoli
21/3/21Serie AAS Roma0–2SSC Napoli
29/11/20Serie ASSC Napoli4–0AS Roma
5/7/20Serie ASSC Napoli2–1AS Roma
2/11/19Serie AAS Roma2–1SSC Napoli
2/11/19Serie AAS Roma2–1SSC Napoli

The historical balance shows SSC Napoli holding an advantage through four wins across eight meetings, keeping AS Roma without a victory in the last five encounters. This trend persists despite the visiting side reaching higher table placement.

Who scored in these meetings

MERTENS DRIES 3
Lorenzo Insigne 3
Dries Mertens 3
V. Osimhen 3
MILIK ARKADIUSZ 3
DZEKO EDIN 2

95 7 · in 18 meetings

Kevin De Bruyne and Donyell Malen shoulder the main scoring burden for their respective sides, while the disciplinary record across past meetings shows an average exceeding five yellow cards per match combined with regular red card interventions.