Champions League betting and spectator preview: FC Union Berlin and Napoli meet at Olympiastadion Berlin to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
These teams have little in common geographically as Napoli have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FC Union Berlin form and stats
FC Union Berlin have played 4 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Berlin followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Olympiastadion Berlin: A 0-3 defeat against Stuttgart. Defender Doekhi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.11/10. Doekhi won 10 of 12 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Borussia Dortmund (2-4).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for FC Union Berlin as they are travelling to their away game against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. That match is four days after this one.
Berlin have conceded 9 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Napoli form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Napoli playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Napoli, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Hellas Verona last time out. Goalkeeper Meret was absolutely vital in the Napoli victory against Hellas Verona, making eight saves. Attacker Politano got a player rating of 9.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Politano scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 33 successful passes (of 35 total).
The game before that, in the Serie A, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Fiorentina.Napoli have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 12 goals from 5 away matches. Napoli are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  V. Osimhen 6 goals |   K. Behrens 4 goals |  R. Gosens 4 goals |
FC Union Berlin missing players
Napoli missing players
| FC Union Berlin | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 47 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 17 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 36% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| 11.3 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Napoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Union Berlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | FC Union Berlin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 16 | Bochum | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
| 18 | Köln | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | Milan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Napoli | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Juventus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Lazio | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Monza | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Frosinone | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Lecce | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Roma | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Bologna | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Torino | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Genoa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Hellas Verona | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Udinese | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Empoli | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -15 | 4 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 3 |
| 20 | Cagliari | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 2 |
