Match Information
Match Overview
Monza host Napoli in a Serie A Regular Season - 9 fixture on October 28, with kickoff set for 19:45 UTC. Matchday 9 is the point where the season starts to take shape, and the two sides arrive in different positions: Monza are 15th and Napoli are 9th.
The most telling factor is how each side has fared in the league. Monza lost 3-2 away to Torino on October 23, a result that followed a 4-0 home win over Cagliari on October 19 and a 3-1 defeat at Lazio on October 11. That is a volatile run, with one emphatic home victory between two away defeats in which they conceded three goals each time. Napoli drew 3-3 at home with AS Roma on October 24, lost 1-0 away to Venezia on October 17 and beat Frosinone 3-0 at home on October 10. Their league results have been uneven, but they have scored in most of their recent games.
The schedule also matters. Napoli played a UEFA Champions League match on October 20, beating Bodo/Glimt 4-3 at home, and had played at Villarreal on October 13, losing 3-1. This is mentioned purely as workload context, since they have been balancing league and European fixtures. Monza's recent form includes only league games and friendlies, so their schedule has been lighter.
Head-to-head history leans toward the visitors. Napoli won five of the last six meetings, including 1-0 at Monza on April 19, 2025. Monza's only win in that span was 2-0 on May 14, 2023, and the sides also drew 0-0 on December 29, 2023.
Neither side has any reported unavailable players, so both managers, Monza's I. Juric and Napoli's M. Allegri, should have their full squads to choose from. Both teams have also shown a tendency to concede goals, which makes defensive organization a central question on the night.
Predicted Lineups
Monza
N. Törnqvist; S. Goglichidze, L. Lucchesi, A. Carboni; S. Birindelli, M. Ondoa, E. Akinsanmiro, Ricardo Mangas; Dany Mota, Jay Robinson; Gustavo Varela
Napoli
A. Meret; G. Di Lorenzo, Rafa Marín, B. Badiashile, M. Olivera; K. De Bruyne, A. Zambo Anguissa, S. McTominay; M. Politano, R. Højlund, N. Lang
Team Form Analysis
Monza
League Position: 15Monza Form Analysis
Monza's recent results show an inconsistent trajectory. In Serie A they lost 3-1 at Lazio on October 11, beat Cagliari 4-0 at home on October 19, and lost 3-2 at Torino on October 23. That is one win and two defeats from three league matches.
The attack has produced goals in every one of those games, scoring seven across the three. The 4-0 win over Cagliari was the standout performance. Defensively, the record is more concerning: Monza conceded three goals at both Lazio and Torino, and the Cagliari clean sheet is the only league match in this stretch without a goal against.
Their two friendlies also fit this pattern. They drew 2-2 away to Stade Brestois 29 on October 3 and lost 2-3 at home to Cremonese on September 26. Those games carry less weight than league results, but they again show a side that scores and concedes in the same match. Both league defeats came away from home, while the one win came at home, so the venue could be a factor. Monza sit 15th, and keeping the defense tighter is the clearest area for improvement.
Napoli
League Position: 9Napoli Form Analysis
Napoli's form is mixed across competitions. In Serie A they beat Frosinone 3-0 at home on October 10, lost 1-0 away to Venezia on October 17, and drew 3-3 at home with AS Roma on October 24. That is one win, one draw and one defeat, and they sit 9th.
In the UEFA Champions League they lost 3-1 at Villarreal on October 13 and beat Bodo/Glimt 4-3 at home on October 20. Those fixtures add to the schedule, and the October 20 match came four days before the Roma game.
The attacking output is considerable. Napoli scored 14 goals across these five matches, including three in each of the matches against Roma and Frosinone and four against Bodo/Glimt. The defense has been less secure, conceding three against Roma, three against Bodo/Glimt and three at Villarreal. The shutout against Frosinone is the only clean sheet in the stretch, though they were also held to a single goal against at Venezia, where they failed to score. The set of opponents includes European and domestic sides of varying quality, and the results have been high-scoring and open.
Head-to-Head
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Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-19 | Monza | 0 - 1 | Napoli |
| 2024-09-29 | Napoli | 2 - 0 | Monza |
| 2024-04-07 | Monza | 2 - 4 | Napoli |
| 2023-12-29 | Napoli | 0 - 0 | Monza |
| 2023-05-14 | Monza | 2 - 0 | Napoli |
| 2022-08-21 | Napoli | 4 - 0 | Monza |
Memorable Matches
The most recent meeting, on April 19, 2025, finished Monza 0-1 Napoli, a narrow result in a series that has otherwise featured several wider margins.
One of the most entertaining games was the 4-2 Napoli win at Monza on April 7, 2024, which produced six goals. Napoli have also won 4-0 at home (August 21, 2022) and 2-0 at home (September 29, 2024) against Monza.
Monza's best result in this run came on May 14, 2023, when they won 2-0 against Napoli. It is the only victory for the home side in the six listed meetings. The December 29, 2023 match ended 0-0 at Napoli, the only goalless draw of the group. Overall, Napoli have won five of the six, and Monza have scored in only two of them.
Venue Factor
The venue for this fixture has not been confirmed in the available data, so no stadium-specific analysis is possible. Monza are the designated home side, and the kickoff is set for 19:45 UTC on October 28.
Monza's most recent home league result was a 4-0 win over Cagliari on October 19, their only league game at home in the recent sample.
Injury Concerns
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