Napoli and Leicester City get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. That game, against Aston Villa, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Leicester City.
These teams have little in common geographically as Leicester City have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Napoli form and stats
Napoli was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League. Granada was too strong.19 points is a decent return from 8 Serie A games here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for Napoli. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Napoli has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Napoli's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Atalanta. The talented striker Dries Mertens outshone all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 7.44 out of 10. Mertens scored one goal and hit two key passes.
2-2 away at Sassuolo before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Napoli have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Empoli in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. From these home matches, Napoli have conceded only 5 goals.
Leicester City form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals against Slavia Praha.The visitors are W2-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
Leicester City play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Aston Villa. Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42.
A 2-2 draw at Southampton's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Leicester have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were three victories, zero draws and zero defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Leicester City are hosting Newcastle United in the Premier League only three days away.
Leicester has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. As for defending, Leicester rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded history featuring both these contenders is the Leicester City - Napoli 2-2 played previously this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 9 goals |   F. Ruiz Peña 5 goals |  D. Mertens 5 goals |
Napoli missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Napoli | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 55 | 29 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.6 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Inter | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 37 |
| 3 | Napoli | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Juventus | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Roma | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Lazio | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Bologna | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Empoli | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Torino | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 | Udinese | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 | Venezia | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 15 |
| 17 | Spezia | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -19 | 12 |
| 18 | Genoa | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 10 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 8 |
| 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 City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -23 | 10 |