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Liverpool FC vs SSC Napoli, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Liverpool FC
1 – 0
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Tue 11 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Virgil van Dijk 13' Y
Y 40' Kalidou Koulibaly
Mohamed Salah 83' Y
Andrew Robertson 90' Y
Sadio Mane 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs SSC Napoli — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Slavko Vincic
  • Referee Tomaz Klancnik
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan

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
2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli 2018-10-03 SSC Napoli 1–0 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–0 W
08 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 4–0 W
05 Dec Burnley FC A 3–1 W
02 Dec Everton FC H 1–0 W
28 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–2 L
24 Nov Watford FC A 3–0 W
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Frosinone Calcio H 4–0 W
03 Dec Atalanta BC A 2–1 W
28 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda H 3–1 W
25 Nov AC Chievo Verona H 0–0 D
10 Nov Genoa CFC A 2–1 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
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Alexis Mac Allister 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Liverpool FC and SSC Napoli.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlo Ancelotti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Virgil van Dijk is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
  • 13' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Virgil van Dijk gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Mohamed Salah makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Liverpool FC are in front.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and SSC Napoli are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and SSC Napoli are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and SSC Napoli are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 62' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Piotr Zielinski is hanging Fabian Ruiz on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Dries Mertens departs to be replaced by Arkadiusz Milik.
  • 70' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Mario Rui departs to be replaced by Faouzi Ghoulam.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' Naby Keita gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Roberto Firmino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mohamed Salah.
  • 85' Liverpool FC make a change. James Milner trudges off to be replaced by Fabinho on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Andrew Robertson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Dejan Lovren is ready to make an impact after coming on for Trent Alexander-Arnold at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Liverpool FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli 2018-10-03 SSC Napoli 1–0 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli W 2018-12-08 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Liverpool FC W 2018-12-05 Burnley FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2018-12-02 Liverpool FC 1–0 Everton FC W 2018-11-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Liverpool FC L 2018-11-24 Watford FC 0–3 Liverpool FC W

SSC Napoli Form

2018-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 SSC Napoli L 2018-12-08 SSC Napoli 4–0 Frosinone Calcio W 2018-12-03 Atalanta BC 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2018-11-28 SSC Napoli 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2018-11-25 SSC Napoli 0–0 AC Chievo Verona D 2018-11-10 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.02 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC65% Draw22% SSC Napoli13%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
87%
Draw or SSC Napoli
35%
Liverpool FC or SSC Napoli
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC48% Draw43% SSC Napoli9%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 22% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 25% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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