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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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 5 G 4 A
Mohamed Salah 3 G 1 A
SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Anfield. Liverpool FC are looking to make home advantage count against SSC Napoli.
  • 5' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Anfield. SSC Napoli seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Liverpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SSC Napoli backline.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ibrahima Konate.
  • 41' Trent Alexander-Arnold is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. James Milner is replaced by Harvey Elliott.
  • 53' The Norway Leo Ostigard breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 0-1!
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' It’s high time Luciano Spalletti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' 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.
  • 70' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Matteo Politano is withdrawn and Hirving Lozano gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Trent Alexander-Arnold. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Curtis Jones has done his job and it is now time for Darwin Nunez to step up.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Eljif Elmas comes on to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 84' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Trent Alexander-Arnold departs to be replaced by Calvin Ramsay.
  • 85' The Egypt Mohamed Salah breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 1-1!
  • 87' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Roberto Firmino is withdrawn and Fabio Carvalho gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Victor Osimhen is replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
  • 89' Victor Osimhen makes way for Giovanni Simeone at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 90' Darwin Nunez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 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
Dries Mertens 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Giovanni Simeone 2
Mohamed Salah 2
Dejan Lovren 1
Luis Diaz 1
Andre Zambo Anguissa 1
Darwin Nunez 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.