International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Napoli and Liverpool are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for Liverpool when visiting Napoli as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Napoli and Liverpool.
Napoli form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the knockout round play-offs against FC Barcelona.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Napoli's two home games in the Serie A so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli are returning here after visiting Lazio and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Kim and Kvaratskhelia scored the goal(s). Kim, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Kim scored one goal and won 4 of 7 duels.
In the match before that, Napoli hosted Lecce and drew the Serie A game 1-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Spezia are coming to town in three days.
Napoli has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Liverpool form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the semi-finals.The Premier League season is young and Liverpool have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Liverpool are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Everton. Liverpool coach Klopp could be heard cursing the gods after the 0-0 draw against Everton, as the team hit the posts three times. Defender van Dijk was the best team player with a rating of 7.75. Dijk won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Newcastle United in the Premier League.After this away game Liverpool return home for a Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Liverpool have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Napoli-Liverpool H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Napoli three wins, Liverpool three wins, two draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kvaratskhelia 4 goals |   R. Firmino 3 goals |  L. Díaz 3 goals |
Napoli missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Napoli | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 62 | 41 | Scored | S | 19 | 51 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.3 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.4 | 18.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 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 | Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Roma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Inter | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Torino | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Udinese | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Salernitana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Spezia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Empoli | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Lecce | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Bologna | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Hellas Verona | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Monza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -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 | Arsenal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
