FC Red Bull Salzburg vs SSC Napoli, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 16
Overview
Match Preview
FC Red Bull Salzburg vs SSC Napoli — Europe .
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Juan Martinez
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Carlos del Cerro
- Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
- Referee Roberto Alonso
- Referee Ricardo de Burgos
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | RC Celta de Vigo | 8 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille OSC | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe SK | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Panathinaikos AO | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic FC | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | SK Brann | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 7 |
| 27 | FCSB Bukarest | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 7 |
| 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 6 |
| 32 | Rangers FC | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | OGC Nice | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 Feb | Club Brugge KV | A | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Dec | Celtic FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Nov | RB Leipzig | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar | FC Red Bull Salzburg | A | 1–3 | L |
| 10 Mar | US Sassuolo Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Mar | FC Red Bull Salzburg | H | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | Juventus FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Feb | Parma Calcio 1913 | A | 4–0 | W |
| 21 Feb | FC Zurich | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Red Bull Salzburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Red Bull Salzburg
| Haris Tabakovic | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Red Bull Salzburg launch into their encounter with SSC Napoli.
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Red Bull Salzburg in their trying to find a way past SSC Napoli's compact .
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 14' What a strike from Arkadiusz Milik! The score is 0-1.
- 19' A quiet spell here at . SSC Napoli seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 24' Alex Meret, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' What composure from Munas Dabbur! The Israel international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 30' Diadie Samassekou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 35' Kevin Malcuit has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 523 appearances.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' The referee shows FC Red Bull Salzburg player a Yellow card on 42.
- 44' That is a Yellow card for SSC Napoli. Arkadiusz Milik will be fuming at that decision.
- 49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 54' SSC Napoli have won 662 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 57' Diadie Samassekou catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
- 59' The supporters are chanting for Fredrik Gulbrandsen. He replaces Enock Mwepu on 59 minute.
- 64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 65' Fredrik Gulbrandsen does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Red Bull Salzburg surge ahead!
- 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 74' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 74 minute. Piotr Zielinski leaves to be changed by Amadou Diawara.
- 78' Vlad Chiriches makes way for Kevin Malcuit at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
- 83' It looks surprising FC Red Bull Salzburg does not make any changes. Alexander Walke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 86' FC Red Bull Salzburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erling Haland is hanging Takumi Minamino on the field on 86 minute.
- 88' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 88 minute. Dries Mertens leaves to be changed by Amin Younes.
- 90' Christoph Leitgeb has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
Lineups
FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 17
- 33
- 9
- 8
- 13
- 22
- 6
- 15
- 45
- 14
Bench
-
24
Christoph Leitgeb ↑ 74'
- 1
-
21
Fredrik Gulbrandsen ↑ 59'
- 20
- 55
-
30
Erling Haaland ↑ 86'
- 5
Coach
Marco Rose
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
-
21
Vlad Chiriches ↓ Kevin Malcuit 78'
- 23
- 6
- 24
- 5
- 20
-
14
Dries Mertens ↓ Amin Younes 88'
- 7
- 99
- 1
- 13
Bench
- 9
- 31
-
42
Amadou Diawara ↑ 74'
- 25
-
34
Amin Younes ↑ 88'
-
2
Kevin Malcuit ↑ 78'
Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | 3 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 2 |
| Dries Mertens | 2 |
| Hirving Lozano | 1 |
| Jerome Onguene | 1 |
| Fabian Ruiz | 1 |
| Munas Dabbur | 1 |
| Christoph Leitgeb | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Red Bull Salzburg Form
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
2019-02-14
Club Brugge KV
2–1
FC Red Bull Salzburg
L
2018-12-13
Celtic FC
1–2
FC Red Bull Salzburg
W
2018-11-29
FC Red Bull Salzburg
1–0
RB Leipzig
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62
FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07
SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
76%
Draw or SSC Napoli
50%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or SSC Napoli
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg
| Handicap | FC Red Bull Salzburg covers | Push | SSC Napoli covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 15% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 23% | 51% |
| -0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 14% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.