Barcelona vs Napoli Prediction - Champions League Betting Tips
Barcelona vs Napoli Recent Form
Barcelona fixtures feature somewhat solid form in the group stage. The Catalans won four and lost two games in Group H. In the last four games, Barca had an equal win-loss ratio (2-2). They beat Shakhtar once by 2:1 but lost to them as well by 1:0.
Also, the Catalans won over Porto by 2:1 but couldn’t take a single point facing Antwerp (3:2). Lastly, Barcelona tied the first game with Napoli in Italy. Both teams scored one goal.
Napoli had some very tough opponents in Group C. The Blues won two games against Braga (2:1 and 2:0), and they defeated Union Berlin by 1:0. However, this club also lost twice to Real Madrid by 3:2 and 4:2.
In addition to this, Napoli drew one game with Union Berlin in the rematch (1:1). They made it to the 1/8 finals as they ranked second in the group with 9 points. The last match the Blues played was the aforementioned first leg with Barca.
Barcelona vs Napoli Head to Head
Barcelona fixtures with Napoli include various encounters. As far as the most recent ones are concerned, we see three ties and two Barca victories. It’s a bit odd, but all three matches that ended in a draw had the exact same final score (1:1).
In the meantime, the Catalans triumphed over the Blues twice. In one game, Barca scored three, and Napoli scored one goal. The second match involved Barcelona hitting the net four times and allowing two goals.
Barcelona vs Napoli Betting Tips
This game will begin with higher winning expectations set for Barca. The odds for them to gain victory lie at 1.89. Bookies are less inclined towards Napoli’s win and provide odds of 5.10 for them to be victorious. The tie market implies odds of 4.10.
Being that Barcelona are the favourites, football fans may as well check the market, predicting that they will advance to the next round at 1.44 odds. Plus, if football admirers wish to bet on stats, our Barcelona vs Napoli prediction suggests betting on the total number of cards to go over 3.5, with odds of 1.32.
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Barcelona vs Napoli Lineups
We won’t see a few players on the pitch in both squads due to injuries and suspensions. This, of course, doesn’t mean that top player lineups won’t appear.
- Barcelona: (GK) Marc-Andre ter Stegen; (DEF) Joao Cancelo, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Jules Kounde; (MID) Ilkay Gundogan, Andreas Christensen, Sergi Roberto; (ATC) Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Joao Felix.
- Napoli: (GK) Alex Meret (DEF) Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Amir Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mathias Olivera; (MID) Frank Anguissa, Hamed Junior Traore, Stanislav Lobotka; (ATC) Matteo Politano, Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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