Get ready for the return leg of the Champions League Round of 16 between Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither Napoli nor Eintracht Frankfurt 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 Barcelona.Napoli have been outstanding at home so far in the Serie A with 11 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. 6W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Napoli.
Napoli's last game was hosting Atalanta and winning 2-0. The forward Kvaratskhelia outperformed all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 8.11 out of 10. Kvaratskhelia scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 31 successful passes (of 33 total).
Preceding that match was a Serie A defeat to Lazio (0-1).There will be little rest for Napoli after this match as they are travelling to Torino for a Serie A game in only four days.
Goals are plentiful at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the league this season as Napoli has scored 33 goals here in 13 home games. Napoli are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Eintracht Frankfurt, as they won the Champions League.4-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Eintracht Frankfurt in their Bundesliga matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses both home and away.
Eintracht delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Stuttgart in their previous game. Midfield player Rode was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Rode scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 40 successful passes (of 45 total).
Ahead of that match was the Bundesliga away draw versus Wolfsburg that ended 2-2.The schedule is very tough for Eintracht Frankfurt now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Bundesliga game at Union Berlin is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Eintracht's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. Eintracht Frankfurt's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Eintracht Frankfurt - Napoli 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Osimhen 19 goals |  K. Kvaratskhelia 11 goals |   R. Kolo Muani 11 goals |
Napoli missing players
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
| Napoli | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 57 | 38 | Scored | S | 23 | 48 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Conceded | C | 23 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.4 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 41% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 45% | ||
| 9.5 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 44 | 68 |
| 2 | Inter | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Milan | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| 7 | Bologna | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 9 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Monza | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Empoli | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Lecce | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Spezia | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 24 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 12 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 52 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Köln | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 27 |
| 14 | Bochum | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 35 | -30 | 22 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 21 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 20 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
