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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
2
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
35% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season
25% 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
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Paris Saint-Germain FC to score. At the same time, SSC Napoli does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Paris Saint-Germain FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 9' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' Paris Saint-Germain 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.
  • 24' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Lorenzo Insigne puts SSC Napoli on the lead.
  • 33' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Piotr Zielinski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Paris Saint-Germain FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thilo Kehrer is hanging Juan Bernat on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marko Rog made 508 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' The whistle greets Lorenzo Insigne as he departs to be replaced by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 58' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' What a strike from Mario Rui! The score is 0-2.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 76' Julian Draxler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edinson Cavani on 76 minute.
  • 77' Goal! Dries Mertens scores his 64 goal in 508 matches.
  • 81' Jose Callejon is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 83' The whistle greets Marco Verratti as he departs to be replaced by Moussa Diaby.
  • 84' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arkadiusz Milik is hanging Dries Mertens on the field on 84 minute.
  • 86' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Nikola Maksimovic gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Jose Callejon by Marko Rog on 86 minute.
  • 90' Goal! Angel di Maria scores his 85 goal in 520 matches.
  • 90' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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.