Leicester City and Napoli get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
These teams have little in common geographically as Napoli have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Leicester City form and stats
Leicester City participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Slavia Praha.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Leicester City's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at King Power Stadium.
The Leicester crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Manchester City here at King Power Stadium in a Premier League match. The goalie Kasper Schmeichel was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.14 out of ten. Schmeichel stopped the opponent with seven saves. Leicester City's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was extremely busy against Manchester City, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Norwich City.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Leicester City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost two.
Leicester are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Brighton & Hove Albion awaits in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Leicester City's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.
Napoli form and stats
Napoli was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season, when Granada turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Napoli have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Serie A this season. Things are running smoothly for Napoli who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Juventus.
Impressive finishing from Matteo Politano and Kalidou Koulibaly secured the home win 2-1 against Juventus in their previous game. Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.82. Lorenzo hit two key passes and won 10 of 11 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Venezia.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Napoli in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Napoli, zero draws and one defeat.
The schedule is very tough for Napoli now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Udinese is waiting in only four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Napoli has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 2 goals |  M. Albrighton 1 goals |  Y. Tielemans 1 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Napoli missing players
| Leicester City | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Scored | S | 24 | 58 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 15.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 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 | Spartak Moskva | 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 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 18 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 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 | Roma | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Milan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Napoli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Inter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Udinese | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Lazio | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Bologna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Torino | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Empoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Genoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 | Venezia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Juventus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Spezia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Hellas Verona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 0 |