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Friday Football Tips: On-fire Osimhen to keep on burning

  • Andy Schooler
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Luciano Spalletti, Napoli manager
Luciano Spalletti's Napoli are runaway leaders of Serie A

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has scored in 11 of his last 13 Serie A games and can continue that run against Sassuolo on Friday...

  • Serie A's top scorer has netted in 11 of last 13

  • In-form Sassuolo can find the target

  • Bet Builder double pays around 2/1


Strike while the iron is hot, the saying goes, and Victor Osimhen is certainly hot right now.

Napoli's Nigerian striker tops the Serie A goal charts with 17 so far this season. He has scored in 11 of his last 13 league games for the runaway leaders so I'm a little surprised he's not odds-on to find the net against 15th-placed Sassuolo on Friday night.

I guess the main worry is how much attention boss Luciano Spalletti is paying to next week's Champions League trip to Frankfurt, although the obvious replacement for Osimhen, Giacomo Raspadori, is out injured.

Huge lead

Napoli, who would go 18 points clear at the top with victory, have won 19 of 22 in Serie A so far so there will be many happy to add them into a Bet Builder.

However, preference is for both teams to score, the reason being Sassuolo have suddenly found form with eight points collected from their last four games.

They've scored in all four of those matches, smashing five past AC Milan in the San Siro.

For all of the praise heaped on Napoli's defence, away from home they've won more games with both teams scoring than they have by keeping a clean sheet. They have already conceded at Cremonese and Verona, two sides currently in the bottom three.

Throw in the potential for team tweaks, either from the start or during the game, and BTTS looks a worthy addition.

The Osimhen-BTTS double pays around 2/1 which looks fair but for those seeking something bigger it's also worth noting the contrast between the sides in the fair-play table.

Sassuolo have received 57 cards this season, almost double the number of Napoli (29).

If you add that in, the price increases to 9/2.

Back Osimhen to score & both teams to score @

2.93

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