Thursday , 2 July 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 Atletico 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
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Liverpool FC and SSC Napoli has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' It’s high time Luciano Spalletti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Alex Meret has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' Ibrahima Konate was booked on 36.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Leo Ostigard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
  • 48' The supporters are chanting for Harvey Elliott. He replaces James Milner on 48 minute.
  • 53' SSC Napoli is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leo Ostigard on 53.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Zambo Anguissa made 341 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Trent Alexander-Arnold, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
  • 70' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Matteo Politano is replaced by Hirving Lozano on 70 minute.
  • 73' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Trent Alexander-Arnold gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Curtis Jones is replaced by Darwin Nunez.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' Eljif Elmas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on 83 minute.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Trent Alexander-Arnold is replaced by Calvin Ramsay.
  • 85' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 213 goal in 409 matches.
  • 87' Fabio Carvalho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roberto Firmino on 87 minute.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Giovanni Simeone. He replaces Victor Osimhen on 88 minute.
  • 89' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Victor Osimhen by Giovanni Simeone on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Darwin Nunez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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.