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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs SSC Napoli, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Red Bull Salzburg
3 – 1
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Thu 14 Mar 2019 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jerome Onguene 42' Y
Y 44' Arkadiusz Milik
Diadie Samassekou 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs SSC Napoli — Europe .

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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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

2
2
2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
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
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
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Red Bull Salzburg and SSC Napoli.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' It’s high time Marco Rose made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' Arkadiusz Milik is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Munas Dabbur made 222 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' What composure from Munas Dabbur! The Israel international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 30' Guinea international Amadou Diawara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' SSC Napoli seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' The 35-year-old Allan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' The referee shows FC Red Bull Salzburg player a Yellow card on 42.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Arkadiusz Milik argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 49' SSC Napoli have won 640 goals from 508 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' Diadie Samassekou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
  • 57' Diadie Samassekou was booked on 57.
  • 59' Fredrik Gulbrandsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Enock Mwepu on 59 minute.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 508 games and scored 640 goals.
  • 65' Fredrik Gulbrandsen puts FC Red Bull Salzburg on the lead.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 74 minute. Piotr Zielinski leaves to be changed by Amadou Diawara.
  • 78' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Vlad Chiriches by Kevin Malcuit on 78 minute.
  • 83' FC Red Bull Salzburg is showing some good football. However, FC Red Bull Salzburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' The whistle greets Takumi Minamino as he departs to be replaced by Erling Haland.
  • 88' Amin Younes gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Dries Mertens and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christoph Leitgeb makes it 3-1.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erling Haaland 3
Arkadiusz Milik 2
Dries Mertens 2
Jerome Onguene 1
Fabian Ruiz 1
Munas Dabbur 1
Christoph Leitgeb 1
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 1

Head to Head

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

2019-03-14 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

SSC Napoli Form

2019-03-14 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 SSC Napoli L 2019-03-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2019-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2019-03-03 SSC Napoli 1–2 Juventus FC L 2019-02-24 Parma Calcio 1913 0–4 SSC Napoli W 2019-02-21 SSC Napoli 2–0 FC Zurich 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

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg50% Draw26% SSC Napoli24%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
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

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg35% Draw46% SSC Napoli19%
Actual: 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.