14th Aug. International Club Friendly - Napoli VS Olympiakos Piraeus Prediction
International Club Friendly - Napoli VS Olympiakos Piraeus
Match Time:15-08-2025 00:00 Friday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Napoli
Napoli, coached by Antonio Conte, is finalizing their pre-season for the 2025-26 Serie A season after finishing 1st in 2024-25. Their pre-season record is strong, with four wins in five friendlies, including a 4-0 victory over Sorrento and a 3-2 win against Girona on August 9 and 10, 2025, averaging 2.2 goals scored and 0.8 goals conceded. Key players include Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, and Scott McTominay, with a probable 4-2-3-1 lineup: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka; Politano, De Bruyne, McTominay; Lukaku. Napoli’s strengths are their attacking quality and home support at the neutral Stadio Teofilo Patini, but their reliance on new signings integrating quickly is a concern. They aim to fine-tune their squad before their Serie A opener against Verona.
Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos, led by José Luis Mendilibar, is preparing for the 2025-26 Greek Super League after winning the 2024-25 title. Their pre-season is impressive, with four wins and one draw in five friendlies, including a 1-0 win over Union Berlin and a 2-1 victory against Al-Taawoun on August 8 and 9, 2025, averaging 1.8 goals scored and 0.8 goals conceded. Key players include Ayoub El Kaabi, Remy Cabella, and new signing Mathieu Valbuena, with a probable 4-2-3-1 lineup: Tzolakis; Costinha, Retsos, Kalogeropoulos, Ortega; Hezze, Mouzakitis; Strefezza, Cabella, Yazici; El Kaabi. Olympiacos’s strengths are their defensive solidity and attacking flair, but their demanding pre-season schedule, including a match against Inter Milan on August 16, may cause fatigue. They aim to test their squad depth against a top Serie A side.
Head-to-Head
Napoli and Olympiacos met once previously, with Napoli winning 3-0 in a 2012 friendly. Matches between Italian and Greek clubs in friendlies average 2.8 goals, with 60% over 2.5 goals and 50% both teams scoring (BTTS). Napoli’s historical edge and current form give them a slight advantage.
Predicted Score: Napoli 2-1 Olympiacos Piraeus
Napoli’s Lukaku and De Bruyne face Olympiacos’s El Kaabi and Cabella, with Napoli’s attacking prowess tested by Olympiacos’s defensive resilience. Napoli are favorites (+110 odds) over Olympiacos (+220), with a draw at +230. Trends (Napoli: 60% over 2.5 goals; Olympiacos: 40%) and H2H suggest a competitive match, with betting tips favoring over 2.5 goals (+105) and BTTS (-167). Cards may be issued in the 22°C evening if Olympiacos’s physicality escalates, with both teams averaging 2-3 yellows in recent friendlies. This match serves as Napoli’s final pre-season test, while Olympiacos seeks to maintain momentum. Napoli is likely to score through Lukaku, with El Kaabi possibly netting for Olympiacos. Napoli’s attacking quality and home-like support should secure a narrow win, but Olympiacos’s form and counter-attacking threat keep it close, aligning with pre-season trends.
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