An opening night between the two best sides in the division, one of which defends with a line so high that even its wins tend to start with a goal conceded. Both to score is the market that describes this fixture most honestly.
Why both teams to score
Aurelia conceded first in four of their last five home matches and still won three of them, which is the profile of a side that gives up a chance early and outscores you afterwards. Partenope have scored in every away league match this calendar year, and with Lomu fit from the start they have a target man who has scored in three of his last four visits to Aurelia Park. Three of the last four meetings saw both sides score, and the exception was a 1–1 in which both scored anyway — the other exception, the 1–1 last March, was the same.
Form
For and against are goals per game across the last five league matches.
Head to head
Team news
Aurelia
- DoubtAncelli (thigh)Missed the final friendly
- InThurelFit after a pre-season knock
Partenope
- InLomuStarted every pre-season match
- OutAnguo (suspended)Carried over from May
Key numbers
Where it could go wrong
Anguo’s suspension removes the runner Partenope use to break lines, and without him they were held to a single shot on target at Turin in May. If the visitors sit in for a point on the opening night, the Aurelia goal comes and the Partenope one does not — the 1–0 home win is the scoreline that beats this bet, and Aurelia have produced it in this fixture before.
