International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Spartak Moskva and Napoli are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's no vacation for neither Spartak Moskva nor Napoli 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Last season, Spartak's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs.The story so far in the Premier League for Spartak Moskva at their home stadium (Otkrytiye Arena) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition. Three draws in a row here at Otkrytiye Arena for Spartak Moskva, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Spartak Moskva faced defeat in their previous match, away at Krasnodar (1-2). Victor Moses (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Moses hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Before that, Spartak Moskva drew at home versus Lokomotiv Moskva.The Spartak Moskva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Napoli form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 16th finals against Granada.Napoli have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 5-1-1 from 7 games. Total Europa League statistics for Napoli: 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Napoli are travelling again after losing away to Inter in their previous match (2-3). Piotr Zieliński got a match rating of 7.13 in that game, top player of the team. Zieliński scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Hellas Verona in the Serie A.A quick return to home after this game, as Napoli are hosting Lazio in the Serie A only four days away.
The Napoli manager L. Spalletti has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. It's not easy to score on Napoli as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Napoli - Spartak 2-3.Top Goalscorers
  V. Osimhen 5 goals |   E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |  L. Insigne 4 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Napoli missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 28 | Scored | S | 28 | 53 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 13.8 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 15.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 33% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 10.4 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 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 | Zenit | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Sochi | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Rostov | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Ufa | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 14 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Arsenal Tula | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | Ural | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 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 | Napoli | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Milan | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Inter | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Roma | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Lazio | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Juventus | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Bologna | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Empoli | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Venezia | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Torino | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | Udinese | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Spezia | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 11 |
| 18 | Genoa | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -18 | 7 |