Napoli’s tartan talisman averaged some huge numbers in Serie A last season. He hit 101 shots in the ‘26/26 campaign, an average of 3.26 per 90 minutes.

34 of those hit the target, averaging out to 1.10 per 90 minutes. That put him top of the team charts for both shots and shots on target, by a considerable distance.

McTominay plays very high for Napoli and is tasked with arriving late and scoring goals, which he’s done to serious effect since his move from Man United.

Another big factor is McTominay’s size. At 6”4 he is a focus of indirect free-kicks and corners.

He had seven shots, two on target and scored across his two meetings with Genoa last season.

Not to be confused with the PSG playmaker, Vitinha is a chaotic Portuguese forward plying his trade at Genoa.

Vitinha draws fouls at an exceptional rate, he was impeded an average of 2.75 times per 90 last season.

At odds of 1.53, there’s a small bit of value here. The implied odds suggest a 65% chance of this landing, however the stats suggest that the real chance is a little higher at around 76%.

Vitinha drew four fouls across his two meetings with Napoli last season, landing this selection in the home match, where he was fouled three times.

The chaos with Vitinha also relates to him committing fouls. He averaged 1.34 per 90 minutes in last season’s Serie A campaign and also started this season off by committing two fouls against Serie B side Ascoli - a far weaker opponent than the ones they’ll face in this fixture.

Numerous Napoli defenders average close to one foul drawn per game and their top performers in that stat are largely central midfielders. Vitinha does like to drop in behind the striker sometimes and when out of possession, he will chase players down deeper in the field.

He may clash with someone like Lobotka, who drew an average of 1.67 fouls per 90 minutes last season for the visitors.

Following on from the above, Vitnha’s eagerness to press and get stuck in will see him chasing down Napoli’s centre-halves, one of which is Kosovan international Rrahmani.

The big defender drew an average of 0.80 fouls per 90 last season which is pretty solid for someone playing his position.

He only played one of the two fixtures against Genoa last season and it was the away game, this selection landed in that match.

Serie B opponents Ascoli saw their centre-halves fouled three times in the Coppa Italia against Genoa, with each centre-half being fouled.

Napoli will see more of the ball than Ascoli did, especially in defence.