International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Napoli and Ajax are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Ajax have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Napoli nor Ajax as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Napoli form and stats
Napoli participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the knockout round play-offs and lost against FC Barcelona.The Serie A results playing at home this season for Napoli are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Napoli are returning here after visiting Cremonese and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Simeone, Lozano, Politano and Olivera scored the goal(s). Defender Lorenzo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Lorenzo served one assist, hit four key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
Before that game, a nice away victory at Ajax. A Champions League match.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Napoli, as the Serie A home game vs Bologna is only four days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Napoli's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Napoli have conceded only 2 goals.
Ajax form and stats
Ajax's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 8th finals against Benfica.Playing away, Ajax have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Eredivisie this season. Total Champions League statistics for Ajax: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Ajax play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting FC Volendam. As you can tell from the result, the match against FC Volendam was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? The attacker Berghuis got a match rating of 8.24 in that game. Berghuis hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 53 successful passes (of 62 total).
The fixture before that was the Champions League-battle against Napoli, a home loss (1-6).
A new game in only four days for Ajax, the Eredivisie home match versus Excelsior. Busy days.
Ajax have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. As opposed to that, Ajax have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H game ended Ajax - Napoli 1-6, played this season. One of the stars has been Raspadori with 2 goals scored against Ajax in these 1 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bergwijn 6 goals |   K. Kvaratskhelia 5 goals |  M. Kudus 4 goals |
Napoli missing players
Ajax missing players
| Napoli | Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 73 | 45 | Scored | S | 21 | 65 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 15.5 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 10.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ajax | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 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 | Napoli | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Udinese | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Milan | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Roma | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Lazio | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| 7 | Inter | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Juventus | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Torino | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 11 | Salernitana | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Monza | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Empoli | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Spezia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Lecce | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 17 | Bologna | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 3 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Ajax | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | PSV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 20 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | NEC | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | Vitesse | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -14 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 5 |
