Rangers FC vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Rangers FC vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Ibrox Stadium.
- Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Roberto Diaz
- Referee Jose Munuera
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Sep SSC Napoli H 0–3 L 07 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–4 L 03 Sep Celtic FC A 0–4 L 27 Aug Ross County FC H 4–0 W 24 Aug PSV A 1–0 W 20 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Sep Rangers FC A 3–0 W 10 Sep Spezia Calcio H 1–0 W 07 Sep Liverpool FC H 4–1 W 03 Sep SS Lazio A 2–1 W 31 Aug US Lecce H 1–1 D 28 Aug ACF Fiorentina A 0–0 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Ibrox Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Rangers FC and SSC Napoli.
- 5' 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 Alex Meret suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Borna Barisic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' Alfredo Morelos is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
- 27' 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.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Lundstram on 35.
- 40' 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.
- 42' Matteo Politano was booked on 42.
- 47' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 52' 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.
- 54' Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
- 55' Rangers FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
- 56' The referee calls foul for James Sands. He receives a Red card.
- 57' Matteo Politano puts SSC Napoli on the lead.
- 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Piotr Zielinski, as he is very good at scoring at Ibrox Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 63' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Ryan Jack is replaced by Leon King.
- 67' Borna Barisic was booked on 67.
- 68' Matteo Politano with the second goal in the match!
- 72' It is a substitution in Rangers FC team. Alfredo Morelos is replaced by Antonio-Mirko Colak on 72 minute.
- 74' The referee shows Rangers FC player a Yellow card on 74.
- 77' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Giovanni Simeone by Giacomo Raspadori on 77 minute.
- 82' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. James Tavernier is replaced by Glen Kamara.
- 85' GOAL! Giacomo Raspadori scores on 85. Assisted by Mathias Olivera
- 90' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 90 minute. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia leaves to be changed by Eljif Elmas.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SSC Napoli players.
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Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Steven Davis ↓ Malik Tillman 82'
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- 31
- 20
- 19
- 14
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37
Scott Arfield ↓ Rabbi Matondo 72'
- 6
- 1
- 8
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2
James Tavernier ↓ Glen Kamara 82'
Bench
- 26
- 23
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18
Glen Kamara ↑ 82'
- 28
- 30
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9
Antonio-Mirko Colak ↑ 72'
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17
Rabbi Matondo ↑ 72'
- 3
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71
Malik Tillman ↑ 82'
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38
Leon King ↑ 63'
- 44
Coach Giovanni van BronckhorstSSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
- 99
- 68
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Mario Rui ↓ Mathias Olivera 77'
- 20
- 1
- 21
- 18
- 22
- 13
- 77
- 3
Bench
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7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 90'
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91
Tanguy Ndombele ↑ 82'
- 30
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17
Mathias Olivera ↑ 77'
- 70
- 55
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81
Giacomo Raspadori ↑ 77'
- 16
- 5
- 59
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23
Alessio Zerbin ↑ 77'
Coach Luciano Spalletti -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matteo Politano 2 Giovanni Simeone 2 Tanguy Ndombele 1 Giacomo Raspadori 1 Leo Ostigard 1 Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.95 Rangers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.75 SSC Napoli xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.7Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Rangers FC or Draw 50%Draw or SSC Napoli 77%Rangers FC or SSC Napoli 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12%0 – 1 11%0 – 2 10.1%1 – 2 9.4%0 – 0 8.7%0 – 3 Actual1 – 3 5.5%1 – 0 5.5%2 – 1 5.1%2 – 2 4.5%2 – 0 3%2 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Rangers FC
Handicap Rangers FC covers Push SSC Napoli covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 12% 81% -0.5 19% — 81% +0.5 45% — 55% +1 45% 24% 31% +1.5 69% — 31% +2 69% 17% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

