Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rangers FC vs SSC Napoli, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Rangers FC
0 – 3
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Wed 14 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Alfredo Morelos 22' Y
John Lundstram 35' Y
Y 42' Matteo Politano
James Sands 54' Y
James Sands 55' R
James Sands 56' R
Borna Barisic 67' Y
James Tavernier 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rangers FC vs SSC Napoli — Champions League at Ibrox Stadium.

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 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

2
Rangers FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-14 Rangers FC 0–3 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Rangers FC welcome SSC Napoli for this crunch clash at Ibrox Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Luciano Spalletti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Georgia international Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Ryan Jack has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 24 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alfredo Morelos.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 409 games and scored 794 goals.
  • 32' 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.
  • 35' Poor challenge from John Lundstram. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Matteo Politano is booked for SSC Napoli — Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' James Sands is a natural defensive midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rangers FC tonight.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' James Sands has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 55' James Sands catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 55.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Rangers FC player. James Sands gets a Red card.
  • 57' Matteo Politano does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Another substitution for Rangers FC to replace Ryan Jack by Leon King on 63 minute.
  • 67' Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 68' A goal from the Italy international Matteo Politano! He fires home on 68 to make it 0-2!
  • 72' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Alfredo Morelos is replaced by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 74' A moment of madness from James Tavernier on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rangers FC will be frustrated.
  • 77' Giacomo Raspadori has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giovanni Simeone on 77 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Glen Kamara. He replaces James Tavernier on 82 minute.
  • 85' Goal! Giacomo Raspadori scores his 41 goal in 389 matches.
  • 90' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is replaced by Eljif Elmas on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. SSC Napoli beats Rangers FC

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rangers FC23% Draw27% SSC Napoli50%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Rangers FC16% Draw46% SSC Napoli38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 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.