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FK Crvena Zvezda vs SSC Napoli, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tue 18 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Allan
Y 57' Albiol
Y 90' Mario Rui

Overview

Match Preview

FK Crvena Zvezda vs SSC Napoli — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tomasz Musial
  • Referee Radoslaw Siejka
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Pawel Raczkowski

Head-to-Head

1
1
FK Crvena Zvezda 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals SSC Napoli

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep SSC Napoli H 0–0 D
29 Aug FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–2 D
21 Aug FC Red Bull Salzburg H 0–0 D
14 Aug FC Spartak Trnava A 2–1 W
07 Aug FC Spartak Trnava H 1–1 D
01 Aug FK Suduva Marijampole A 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–0 D
15 Sep ACF Fiorentina H 1–0 W
02 Sep UC Sampdoria A 0–3 L
25 Aug AC Milan H 3–2 W
18 Aug SS Lazio A 2–1 W
05 May Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FK Crvena Zvezda kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Kalidou Koulibaly has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 508 appearances.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Crvena Zvezda in their trying to find a way past SSC Napoli's compact .
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Allan on 17.
  • 22' David Ospina has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' That is a Yellow card for FK Crvena Zvezda. Nenad Krsticic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' Albiol is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Arkadiusz Milik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Milos Degenek. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' FK Crvena Zvezda ring the changes. Branko Jovicic has done his job and it is now time for Dusan Jovancic to step up.
  • 57' Albiol was booked on 57.
  • 61' Dries Mertens has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allan on 61 minute.
  • 66' It looks surprising FK Crvena Zvezda does not make any changes. Milos Degenek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' Branko Jovicic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 75' A tactical swap from SSC NapoliMarek Hamsik on, Piotr Zielinski off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FK Crvena ZvezdaMilan Pavkov on, Richmond Boakye Yiadom off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' FK Crvena Zvezda 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.
  • 87' Veljko Simic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marko Marin on 87 minute.
  • 90' Arkadiusz Milik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — FK Crvena Zvezda 0-0 SSC Napoli. Honours even.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87 FK Crvena Zvezda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + FK Crvena Zvezda or Draw 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Crvena Zvezda40% Draw36% SSC Napoli24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FK Crvena Zvezda or Draw
76%
Draw or SSC Napoli
60%
FK Crvena Zvezda or SSC Napoli
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Crvena Zvezda23% Draw62% SSC Napoli15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.9%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
3 – 1
1.6%
0 – 3
0.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Crvena Zvezda

Handicap FK Crvena Zvezda covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% 87%
-1 13% 24% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 77% 23%
+1 77% 17% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Crvena Zvezda keeps clean sheet
54%
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
42%

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