Saturday , 14 November 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)

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)

SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Alessio Zerbin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' It’s high time Luciano Spalletti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rangers FC and SSC Napoli are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' 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.
  • 35' John Lundstram is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 40' Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Matteo Politano. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for James Sands.
  • 56' Poor challenge from James Sands. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Matteo Politano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' SSC Napoli have won 654 goals from 518 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Leon King. He replaces Ryan Jack on 63 minute.
  • 67' Borna Barisic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Against the run of play, Matteo Politano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 72' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Alfredo Morelos departs to be replaced by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 74' James Tavernier was booked on 74.
  • 77' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 77 minute. Giovanni Simeone leaves to be changed by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Rangers FC! Glen Kamara comes on to replace James Tavernier.
  • 85' Assisted by Mathias Olivera with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giacomo Raspadori makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 90' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Eljif Elmas comes on to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • Another three points for SSC Napoli.

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.