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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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SSC Napoli and FC Zurich.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simone Verdi made 508 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' FC Zurich 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.
  • 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' The travelling FC Zurich supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 43' SSC Napoli is taking the lead after the goal scored by Simone Verdi on 43.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Amadou Diawara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Vlad Chiriches is replaced by Sebastiano Luperto on 56 minute.
  • 60' Lavdim Zumberi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stephen Odey on 60 minute.
  • 64' FC Zurich manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bledian Krasniqi is hanging Marco Schonbachler on the field on 64 minute.
  • 66' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Piotr Zielinski departs to be replaced by Allan.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' What a strike from Adam Ounas! The score is 2-0.
  • 77' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Adam Ounas by Arkadiusz Milik on 77 minute.
  • 82' Levan Kharabadze is replacing Benjamin Kololli for the FC Zurich side.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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.