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SSC Napoli vs FC Zurich, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 32

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Zurich
Thu 21 Feb 2019 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Vlad Chiriches 35' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs FC Zurich — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Polychronis Kostaras
  • Referee Lazaros Dimitriadis
  • Referee Damianos Efthimiadis
  • Referee Anastasios Papapetrou
  • Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos

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

2
SSC Napoli 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Zurich
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-21 SSC Napoli 2–0 FC Zurich 2019-02-14 FC Zurich 1–3 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb FC Zurich H 2–0 W
17 Feb Torino FC H 0–0 D
14 Feb FC Zurich A 3–1 W
09 Feb ACF Fiorentina A 0–0 D
02 Feb UC Sampdoria H 3–0 W
26 Jan AC Milan A 0–0 D
FC Zurich
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
14 Feb SSC Napoli H 1–3 L
13 Dec PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 1–1 D
29 Nov AEK Larnaka H 1–2 L
08 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
25 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' SSC Napoli have kicked off against FC Zurich. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and FC Zurich are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The travelling FC Zurich supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' FC Zurich started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' FC Zurich is showing some good football. However, FC Zurich are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' FC Zurich come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Vlad Chiriches on 35 minutes.
  • 40' It’s high time Ludovic Magnin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Simone Verdi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' 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 Benjamin Kololli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 56 minute. Vlad Chiriches leaves to be changed by Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 60' FC Zurich manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lavdim Zumberi is hanging Stephen Odey on the field on 60 minute.
  • 64' The FC Zurich bench stirs into life. Marco Schonbachler is withdrawn and Bledian Krasniqi gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Piotr Zielinski as he leaves the pitch. Allan steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Umaru Bangura, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' What a moment for Adam Ounas! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 77' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Adam Ounas by Arkadiusz Milik on 77 minute.
  • 82' FC Zurich ring the changes. Benjamin Kololli has done his job and it is now time for Levan Kharabadze to step up.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Zurich that had 20 games and scored 27 goals.
  • 2-0 the final result. FC Zurich will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

FC Zurich Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ludovic Magnin

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 FC Zurich xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 61% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli61% Draw25% FC Zurich14%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Zurich
39%
SSC Napoli or FC Zurich
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli40% Draw49% FC Zurich11%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push FC Zurich covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 26% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+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% ✓
FC Zurich keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.