Paris Saint-Germain FC vs SSC Napoli, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2018-19

Paris Saint-Germain FC

2 – 2

Full Time

SSC Napoli

Wed 24 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Marquinhos 5' Y

Y 9' Dries Mertens

Y 33' Mario Rui

Y 81' Jose Callejon

Y 86' Nikola Maksimovic

Y 90' David Ospina

Julian Draxler 90' Y

Overview

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Paris Saint-Germain FC vs SSC Napoli — Champions League .

Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Marco Achmuller
Referee Felix Zwayer
Referee Thorsten Schiffner
Referee Sascha Stegemann
Referee Eduard Beitinger

10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

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

Paris Saint-Germain FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals SSC Napoli

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-24 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–2 SSC Napoli 2018-04-07 SSC Napoli 5–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2017-08-05 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2016-02-27 SSC Napoli 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2015-11-02 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–0 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

Paris Saint-Germain FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	SSC Napoli	H	2–2	D
20 Oct	Amiens SC	H	5–0	W
07 Oct	Olympique Lyonnais	H	5–0	W
03 Oct	FK Crvena Zvezda	H	6–1	W
29 Sep	OGC Nice	A	3–0	W
26 Sep	Stade de Reims	H	4–1	W

SSC Napoli

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	2–2	D
20 Oct	Udinese Calcio	A	3–0	W
07 Oct	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–0	W
03 Oct	Liverpool FC	H	1–0	W
29 Sep	Juventus FC	A	1–3	L
26 Sep	Parma Calcio 1913	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Paris Saint-Germain FC		SSC Napoli
#11	Position	#30
14	Points	8
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
21	Scored	9
11	Conceded	15
+10	GD	-6
1.75	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Paris Saint-Germain FC are 11th (14 pts). SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Paris Saint-Germain FC

0-15

5/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/1

76+

4/1

■ 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)

Paris Saint-Germain FC

Fabian Ruiz	4 G	1 A
Ousmane Dembele	3 G	3 A
Desire Doue	3 G	2 A
Ferran Torres	3 G
Vitinha	2 G	1 A

SSC Napoli

Scott McTominay

3 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Paris Saint-Germain FC is hosting SSC Napoli for another epic battle.
5' The referee shows Paris Saint-Germain FC player a Yellow card on 5.
9' The referee has no hesitation. Dries Mertens is booked for SSC Napoli — Yellow card on 9.
14' 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.
19' SSC Napoli fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' 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.
29' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lorenzo Insigne makes no mistake. 0-1!
33' That is a Yellow card for SSC Napoli. Mario Rui will be fuming at that decision.
38' Paris Saint-Germain FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SSC Napoli backline.
43' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' The whistle greets Juan Bernat as he departs to be replaced by Thilo Kehrer.
51' Jose Callejon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
53' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Piotr Zielinski comes on to replace Lorenzo Insigne.
58' Fabian Ruiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Magnificent from Mario Rui! That is 2 goals in 520 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
66' The 32-year-old Piotr Zielinski has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
71' Paris Saint-Germain FC have won 874 goals from 531 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
76' Fresh legs for Paris Saint-Germain FC! Julian Draxler comes on to replace Edinson Cavani.
77' What a moment for Dries Mertens! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jose Callejon.
83' It is a substitution in Paris Saint-Germain FC team. Marco Verratti is replaced by Moussa Diaby on 83 minute.
84' Arkadiusz Milik is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dries Mertens at the 84 minute mark.
86' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Nikola Maksimovic gets a Yellow card.
86' Jose Callejon makes way for Marko Rog at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
90' GOAL! Angel di Maria scores on 90. Assisted by Julian Draxler
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Ospina.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

8
Fabian Ruiz
33
Albiol
26
Kalidou Koulibaly
6
Mario Rui
24
Lorenzo Insigne ↓ Piotr Zielinski 53'
17
Marek Hamsik C
5
Allan
14
Dries Mertens ↓ Arkadiusz Milik 84'
7
Jose Callejon ↓ Marko Rog 86'
19
Nikola Maksimovic
25
David Ospina

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lorenzo Insigne	3
Dries Mertens	1
Juan Bernat	1
Angel di Maria	1
Mario Rui	1

Head to Head

Paris Saint-Germain FC Form

2018-10-24 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2018-10-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–0 Amiens SC W 2018-10-07 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2018-10-03 Paris Saint-Germain FC 6–1 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2018-09-29 OGC Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2018-09-26 Paris Saint-Germain FC 4–1 Stade de Reims W

SSC Napoli Form

2018-10-24 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2018-10-20 Udinese Calcio 0–3 SSC Napoli W 2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2018-10-03 SSC Napoli 1–0 Liverpool FC W 2018-09-29 Juventus FC 3–1 SSC Napoli L 2018-09-26 SSC Napoli 3–0 Parma Calcio 1913 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.84 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.23 SSC Napoli xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Paris Saint-Germain FC64% Draw19% SSC Napoli17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw

83%

Draw or SSC Napoli

36%

Paris Saint-Germain FC or SSC Napoli

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Paris Saint-Germain FC52% Draw34% SSC Napoli14%

Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.4%

4 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.7%

4 – 0

4.5%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC

Handicap	Paris Saint-Germain FC covers	Push	SSC Napoli covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	19%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	20%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	8%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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