SSC Napoli vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
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SSC Napoli vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at Stadio San Paolo.
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Musial
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
- Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
- Referee Pawel Gil
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | FC Red Bull Salzburg | H | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Nov | AS Roma | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Oct | Atalanta BC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 27 Oct | SPAL 2013 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Oct | FC Red Bull Salzburg | A | 3–2 | W |
| 19 Oct | Hellas Verona FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov | SSC Napoli | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Oct | SSC Napoli | H | 2–3 | L |
| 02 Oct | Liverpool FC | A | 3–4 | L |
| 17 Sep | KRC Genk | H | 6–2 | W |
| 14 Mar | SSC Napoli | H | 3–1 | W |
| 07 Mar | SSC Napoli | A | 0–3 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
SSC Napoli this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Red Bull Salzburg kicks off things out of here…
- 4' FC Red Bull Salzburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 4.
- 9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jerome Onguene made 223 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 11' What composure from Erling Haaland! The Norway international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and FC Red Bull Salzburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 27' That is a Yellow card for SSC Napoli. Piotr Zielinski will be fuming at that decision.
- 32' Marin Pongracic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' A goal from the Mexico international Hirving Lozano! He fires home on 43 to make it 1-1!
- 46' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Mario Rui is withdrawn and Sebastiano Luperto gets his opportunity.
- 51' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlo Ancelotti might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 61' Time for substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Takumi Minamino is replaced by Majeed Ashimeru.
- 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 71' 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 Nikola Maksimovic suffering a number of foals already.
- 73' Dries Mertens makes way for Arkadiusz Milik at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
- 75' Another change for FC Red Bull Salzburg made on 75 minute. Erling Haaland leaves to be changed by Patson Daka.
- 80' Dries Mertens needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' Kalidou Koulibaly is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
- 86' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Hirving Lozano by Llorente on 86 minute.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Hirving Lozano ↓ Llorente 86'
- 8
- 26
-
6
Mario Rui ↓ Sebastiano Luperto 46'
- 24
- 20
-
14
Dries Mertens ↓ Arkadiusz Milik 73'
- 7
- 1
- 19
- 22
Bench
- 12
-
9
Llorente ↑ 86'
- 23
-
99
Arkadiusz Milik ↑ 73'
-
13
Sebastiano Luperto ↑ 46'
- 25
- 44
Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 43
- 39
- 9
- 18
- 16
- 17
-
34
Marin Pongracic ↓ Enock Mwepu 46'
- 31
- 6
- 14
-
30
Erling Haaland ↓ Patson Daka 75'
Bench
- 15
-
45
Enock Mwepu ↑ 46'
-
20
Patson Daka ↑ 75'
-
4
Majeed Ashimeru ↑ 61'
- 5
- 7
- 23
Coach
Jesse Marsch
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | 3 |
| Dries Mertens | 2 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 2 |
| Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 1 |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 1 |
| Hirving Lozano | 1 |
| Jerome Onguene | 1 |
| Fabian Ruiz | 1 |
Head to Head
SSC Napoli Form
FC Red Bull Salzburg Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6
SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18
FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
SSC Napoli or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg
52%
SSC Napoli or FC Red Bull Salzburg
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
| Handicap | SSC Napoli covers | Push | FC Red Bull Salzburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 22% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

