Saturday , 14 November 2026

Liverpool FC vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Liverpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Tue 1 Nov 2022 · 20:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Ibrahima Konate 36' Y
Trent Alexander-Arnold 73' Y
Darwin Nunez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Fedayi San
  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Christian Gittelmann
  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Martin Petersen

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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/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 København 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
1
3
Liverpool FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli 2022-09-07 SSC Napoli 4–1 Liverpool FC 2019-11-27 Liverpool FC 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-17 SSC Napoli 2–0 Liverpool FC 2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov SSC Napoli H 2–0 W
29 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
26 Oct AFC Ajax A 3–0 W
22 Oct Nottingham Forest FC A 0–1 L
19 Oct West Ham United FC H 1–0 W
16 Oct Manchester City FC H 1–0 W
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
29 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio H 4–0 W
26 Oct Rangers FC H 3–0 W
23 Oct AS Roma A 1–0 W
16 Oct Bologna FC 1909 H 3–2 W
12 Oct AFC Ajax H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC SSC Napoli
#3 Position #30
18 Points 8
8 Played 8
6 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 4
20 Scored 9
8 Conceded 15
+12 GD -6
2.25 PPG 1.00
75% Win % 25%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts). SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SSC Napoli
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/3
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexis Mac Allister 3 G
Bradley Barcola 3 G
Ronald Araujo 2 G 1 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Liverpool FC have kicked off against SSC Napoli. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Fabinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 43 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 520 games and scored 661 goals.
  • 15' Liverpool FC 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.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Piotr Zielinski, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Liverpool FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' Ibrahima Konate is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' Liverpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Liverpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SSC Napoli's shape.
  • 48' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Harvey Elliott on, James Milner off on 48 minutes.
  • 53' What a strike from Leo Ostigard! The score is 0-1.
  • 58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' The whistle greets Matteo Politano as he departs to be replaced by Hirving Lozano.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Trent Alexander-Arnold on 73.
  • 73' Darwin Nunez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Curtis Jones at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luciano Spalletti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Eljif Elmas is replacing Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 84' Calvin Ramsay is replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold for the Liverpool FC side.
  • 85' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 213 goal in 420 matches.
  • 87' The whistle greets Roberto Firmino as he departs to be replaced by Fabio Carvalho.
  • 88' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Victor Osimhen departs to be replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
  • 89' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Giovanni Simeone on, Victor Osimhen off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Liverpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Liverpool FC take all three points.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Giovanni Simeone 2
Mohamed Salah 2
Dries Mertens 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Darwin Nunez 1
Lorenzo Insigne 1
Leo Ostigard 1
Lorenzo Insigne 1

Head to Head

2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli 2022-09-07 SSC Napoli 4–1 Liverpool FC 2019-11-27 Liverpool FC 1–1 SSC Napoli 2019-09-17 SSC Napoli 2–0 Liverpool FC 2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli

Liverpool FC Form

2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli W 2022-10-29 Liverpool FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2022-10-26 AFC Ajax 0–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-10-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Liverpool FC L 2022-10-19 Liverpool FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2022-10-16 Liverpool FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W

SSC Napoli Form

2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli L 2022-10-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-10-26 SSC Napoli 3–0 Rangers FC W 2022-10-23 AS Roma 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2022-10-16 SSC Napoli 3–2 Bologna FC 1909 W 2022-10-12 SSC Napoli 4–2 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.21 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC63% Draw22% SSC Napoli15%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
85%
Draw or SSC Napoli
37%
Liverpool FC or SSC Napoli
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC49% Draw40% SSC Napoli11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11%
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.8%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 1
3.2%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 23% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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