SSC Napoli vs Arsenal FC, Europe 2018-19 QUARTER FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
SSC Napoli vs Arsenal FC — Europe .
- SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jose Luis Munuera
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Javier Estrada
- Referee Alberto Undiano
- Referee Raul Cabanero
- Referee Inigo Prieto
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Arsenal FC H 2–0 W 07 Apr Genoa CFC H 1–1 D 03 Apr Empoli FC A 1–2 L 31 Mar AS Roma A 4–1 W 17 Mar Udinese Calcio H 4–2 W 14 Mar FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr SSC Napoli A 0–2 L 07 Apr Everton FC A 0–1 L 01 Apr Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W 14 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 3–0 W 10 Mar Manchester United FC H 2–0 W 07 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–3 L Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SSC Napoli is hosting Arsenal FC for another epic battle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 396 games and scored 600 goals.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Aaron Ramsey puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' GOAL! Kalidou Koulibaly scores on 25.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Laurent Koscielny, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' 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 Sead Kolasinac suffering a number of foals already.
- 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elseid Hysaj on 47.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' 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.
- 66' Arkadiusz Milik is replacing Dries Mertens for the SSC Napoli side.
- 67' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Alexandre Lacazette is replaced by Alex Iwobi on 67 minute.
- 72' Ainsley Maitland-Niles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Mohamed El Neny. He replaces Lucas Torreira on 77 minute.
- 82' 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.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Amin Younes. He replaces Lorenzo Insigne on 83 minute.
- 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
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Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
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Fabian Ruiz ↓ Amin Younes 83'
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Lorenzo Insigne C ↓ Adam Ounas 83'
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- 20
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Dries Mertens ↓ Arkadiusz Milik 66'
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- 19
Bench
- 31
- 21
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Adam Ounas ↑ 83'
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Arkadiusz Milik ↑ 66'
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Amin Younes ↑ 83'
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Coach Carlo AncelottiArsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
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Mesut Ozil ↓ Henrikh Mkhitaryan 67'
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- 31
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- 15
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- 14
Bench
- 29
- 19
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Alex Iwobi ↑ 67'
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Mohamed El Neny ↑ 77'
- 20
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan ↑ 67'
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Coach Unai Emery -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aaron Ramsey 1 Kalidou Koulibaly 1 Alexandre Lacazette 1 Head to Head
SSC Napoli Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.68 SSC Napoli xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.69 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 59% + SSC Napoli to win 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
SSC Napoli or Draw 84%Draw or Arsenal FC 42%SSC Napoli or Arsenal FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.9%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.6%0 – 0 11.4%2 – 1 8.8%3 – 0 7%0 – 1 5.5%3 – 1 5%1 – 2 3.6%2 – 2 3.1%4 – 0 3%4 – 1 2.2%Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 19% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 26% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.