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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
FC Red Bull Salzburg
2 – 3
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Wed 23 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Hirving Lozano
Y 39' Kevin Malcuit
Erling Haaland 45' Y
Y 89' Llorente

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Franck Schneider
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
2
2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-23 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 SSC Napoli 2019-03-14 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 SSC Napoli 2019-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2016-01-26 SSC Napoli 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2015-08-21 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct SSC Napoli H 2–3 L
02 Oct Liverpool FC A 3–4 L
17 Sep KRC Genk H 6–2 W
14 Mar SSC Napoli H 3–1 W
07 Mar SSC Napoli A 0–3 L
21 Feb Club Brugge KV H 4–0 W
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct FC Red Bull Salzburg A 3–2 W
19 Oct Hellas Verona FC H 2–0 W
06 Oct Torino FC A 0–0 D
02 Oct KRC Genk A 0–0 D
29 Sep Brescia Calcio H 2–1 W
25 Sep Cagliari Calcio H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Red Bull Salzburg have kicked off against SSC Napoli. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Llorente is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastiano Luperto, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' SSC Napoli is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' Dries Mertens puts SSC Napoli on the lead.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takumi Minamino made 222 appearances and scored 35 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Carlos Miguel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cican Stankovic on 33 minute.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hirving Lozano.
  • 39' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Malcuit argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erling Haaland makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erling Haaland.
  • 50' Zlatko Junuzovic, a Austria , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' SSC Napoli fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' A stunning finish from Dries Mertens — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' Hirving Lozano makes way for Lorenzo Insigne at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 68' Majeed Ashimeru gets the nod from FC Red Bull Salzburg. He replaces Patson Daka and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' What a moment for Erling Haaland! That strike on 72 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' Lorenzo Insigne has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Llorente. He replaces Dries Mertens on 76 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Eljif Elmas. He replaces Jose Callejon on 80 minute.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Enock Mwepu as he leaves the pitch. Sekou Koita steps in for FC Red Bull Salzburg.
  • 89' Llorente has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • SSC Napoli celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 3
Arkadiusz Milik 2
Dries Mertens 2
Munas Dabbur 1
Christoph Leitgeb 1
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 1
Lorenzo Insigne 1
Hirving Lozano 1

Head to Head

2019-10-23 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 SSC Napoli 2019-03-14 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 SSC Napoli 2019-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2016-01-26 SSC Napoli 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2015-08-21 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 SSC Napoli

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2019-10-23 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 SSC Napoli L 2019-10-02 Liverpool FC 4–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2019-09-17 FC Red Bull Salzburg 6–2 KRC Genk W 2019-03-14 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 SSC Napoli W 2019-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2019-02-21 FC Red Bull Salzburg 4–0 Club Brugge KV W

SSC Napoli Form

2019-10-23 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 SSC Napoli W 2019-10-19 SSC Napoli 2–0 Hellas Verona FC W 2019-10-06 Torino FC 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2019-10-02 KRC Genk 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2019-09-29 SSC Napoli 2–1 Brescia Calcio W 2019-09-25 SSC Napoli 0–1 Cagliari Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: FC Red Bull Salzburg or SSC Napoli 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Red Bull Salzburg41% Draw28% SSC Napoli31%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
69%
Draw or SSC Napoli
59%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or SSC Napoli
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg32% Draw45% SSC Napoli23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg

Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.