Napoli vs Borussia Dortmund preview

September 17, 2013
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Napoli vs DortmundWith current Serie A and Bundesliga leaders set to square off at Stadio San Paolo in Naples, chances are we will see a cracking game of football.

Napoli did really well to close the gap behind giants Juventus last season, finishing the league campaign mere nine point behind their rivals, but they aim to go one step further this time out.

The Azzurri may have stayed without Walter Mazzarri and Edinson Cavani, but new boss Rafael Benitez managed to attract a number of high-profile players, so no doubts the squad are even stronger than last term.

Comfortable victories over Bologna, Chievo and Atalanta are the perfect proof, although the game against Borussia Dortmind will be the first real test for Napoli.

However, with the team doing so well at the moment, there is a lot of value in betting on home win, at odds of 3.00 (2/1) offered at Unibet.

Summer signings Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon have all been notching goals for fun in the opening exchanges, but team’s top scorer Marek Hamsik looks a good bet to extend his amazing run at odds of 3.50 (5/2) at Ladbrokes.

Rafael Benitez has absolutely no selection problems ahead of the Borussia Dortmund clash, although Marek Hamsik, Jose Callejon, Miguel Britos, Valon Behrami, Christian Maggio and Camilo Zuniga will be recalled after they were rested at the weekend.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Reina – Maggio, Albiol, Britos, Zuniga – Inler, Behrami – Callejon, Hamsik, Pandev – Higuain.

Borussia Dortmund largely impressed last season to reach the Champions League final, but despite producing a good performance at Wembley they were eventually defeated by arch rivals Bayern Munich.

The playing squad have since undergone some major changes, with Mario Gotze and Felipe Santana leaving, but they in turn signed some amazing players in Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang and Papastathopoulos.

Master tactician Jurgen Klopp had absolutely no problems integrating the new signings in his side, with Borussia absolutely impressive in the opening exchanges.

While beating Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup, the Millionaires won their DFB Pokal tie against Wilhelmshaven, while recording five straight victories at the start of Bundesliga.

Having also scored 15 goals in the process, Dortmund are 2.62 (13/8) with Ladbrokes to extend the winning run at Stadio San Paolo.

Ilkay Gundogan, Sebastian Kehl and Lukasz Piszczek are all out injured, whereas Jakub Blaszczykowski is a major doubt.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Weidenfeller – Grosskreutz, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer – Bender, Sahin – Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, Reus – Lewandowski.

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