Europa League: Napoli - AIK Stockholm

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Europa League: Napoli - AIK Stockholm Europa League Uefa, International	20/09/2012 19:00	full time result	Napoli	1.38	Bet at Betfair
Betting prediction was written by Ronny

NAPOLI - AIK STOCKHOLM PREDICTIONS STATS

Napoli has opened with three straight wins in the Serie A. All three games were over 2.5 goals, and two out of three were won with two goals or more. AIK is fourth after twenty two games, but only two points off the league leaders. This, in the domestic Swedish top league. They have won their last three away games in the domestic league and four in total. Three of those four games went under 2.5 goals.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Napoli is one of few teams that perhaps can stand up to Juventus in the Serie A this season. They lost their dynamic attacking genius Lavezzi to PSG in the summer, but has brought in plenty of flair as well. They play a very attacking style of football, and their defense is perhaps not exactly a strength, but when you got Cavani, Pandev, Vargas (newcommer from Chile), Inler, Behrami and Hamsik to provide the penetration and forward motion you know you are well off. Napoli will field a strong side.

AIK Stockholm shocked everyone when they took the scalp of CSKA Moscow and actually qualified for the tournament. They got a very young and talented squad that should be pumped up to the max. Ghanesian Karikari is an example of such a player. He has grabbed four goals in five entries in the Allsvenskan. 18 year old Quaison and Lundberg (21) are young up and coming players among many. They obviously lack experience, and here they are going up against truly world class opposition, that after the CSKA game surely won't underestimate the opposition. AIK reports of no new team news.

1X2 BET NAPOLI vs AIK STOCKHOLM PREDICTIONS

I think the young Swedish side will need a lot of luck to get away from this game with anything besides a healthy dosage of experience. 1.38 offered at Betfair is very good odds given the setting I think. Click here to take this nice odds.

ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTIONS

I will go with Napoli -1.5 here. They have plowed through the opposition in Italy, and will fire on all world class cylinders here against a side high on spirit but low on experience. That usually equals a big win. I find the Bet Victor/VC Bet odds on offer 2.12 very good. I take it without hesitation. CLICK HERE to take the odds before it goes down.

TOTAL GOALS PREDICTIONS

AIK will try to be compact, they will try to deny the Italian team space. They will fail at that enough times to give the home side a few goals. They also have enough belief in themselves to snatch a goal or two against a forward thinking Napoli side on the break. 1.746 at Pinnacle Sports is very good odds. Click here to take it.