Napoli vs Fiorentina prediction 31.01.2026 | Serie A

Napoli are not on the previous season's level when they won the Serie A title. In the current campaign, Antonio Conte's team is nine points behind league leader Inter Milan, and it seems finishing in the top four is a much more realistic goal. Also, January was disappointing for Napoli with only one victory in seven matches across all competitions. In the most recent outing, Napoli lost 3-2 at home against Chelsea. That was the second game in a row in which Conte's team has conceded three goals, a worrying trend that could derail their ambitions if not addressed quickly.

After defeat by Chelsea, Napoli are eliminated from the Champions League. After the game, Antonio Conte commented, "We feel great pride and satisfaction, because despite missing more than half the squad, we played, if not on the same level, then even better than Chelsea. I am so proud of our lads because we pressed them, created chances, and fought them for every ball. It's a pity, we deserved to at least get into the play-offs."

Napoli are in big injury problems. They will be without Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Amir Rrahmani, Matteo Politano, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Billy Gilmour, Kevin De Bruyne, David Neres, and Franck Anguissa on Saturday against Fiorentina.

After more than twenty consecutive years in Serie A, Fiorentina are in danger of relegation. They are first team below the line, with one point fewer than safety. Fiorentina were solid in January. They started with four games without defeat, but Viola returned to reality with two defeats in the previous two games. In the last match, Fiorentina lost 3-1 at home in the cup against Como. The hosts ended with xG of 0.53, while the guests had 1.92, so Fiorentina wasn't even clear of progressing to the next phase. Now, Paolo Vanoli's team will travel to another struggling side, Napoli, and maybe that will be a good opportunity for points.

After Coppa Italia defeat against Como, Fiorentina's head coach, Paoli Vanoli, repeated that the priority is to avoid relegation. He said, "Ever since I arrived here, I've told the team that our goal is to avoid relegation. I think that we got overconfident after our win against Bologna. We must understand that this type of mindset is risky. We must realize that our number one priority is avoiding relegation."

Tariq Lamptey and Fabiano Parisi are injured and will not travel to Naples, while Moise Kean and Roberto are questionable and their status will be clearer closer to Saturday.