Napoli’s Slovak midfielder Marek Hamšík (pictured) dropped 15 points in the goalless draw against Genoa but still retained the top spot in the FTBL absolute ranking of Slovak players.
Hamšík is closely followed by Bochum forward Stanislav Sestak, who is just 1.19 points behind. Who of the two is best positioned in the fight for the top spot?
A forward is always better positioned in terms of the potential to pick up points, but Napoli are more successful in the Serie A than are Bochum in the Bundesliga at the moment. In addition, Bochum will be taking on current leaders Bayer Leverkusen in their next game. Napoli likewise have a difficult trip to Udinese, where they seldom win. Then, there will be the game against current leaders Inter Milan.
We risks betting on Sestak; his combined plank to beat in the next 2 games is 10.86 points, while Hamšík has to clear a bar of 24.70 points. Sestak also scored 2 goals in his last 2 games. We believe Sestak will take the lead in the ranking after the game against TSG Hoffenheim.
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