SSC Napoli vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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SSC Napoli vs Liverpool FC — Champions League .
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Martin Petersen
5 games this season
🟨 5.0/game
⚽ 31.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | Liverpool FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Sep | UC Sampdoria | H | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Aug | Juventus FC | A | 3–4 | L |
| 24 Aug | ACF Fiorentina | A | 4–3 | W |
| 25 May | Bologna FC 1909 | A | 2–3 | L |
| 19 May | FC Internazionale Milano | H | 4–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | SSC Napoli | A | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Sep | Newcastle United FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 31 Aug | Burnley FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | Arsenal FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Aug | Southampton FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Aug | Norwich City FC | H | 4–1 | W |
Season Stats
| SSC Napoli | Liverpool FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #3 |
| 8 | Points | 18 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 6 / 0 / 2 |
| 9 | Scored | 20 |
| 15 | Conceded | 8 |
| -6 | GD | +12 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 2.25 |
| 25% | Win % | 75% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
SSC Napoli this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).
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
Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SSC Napoli
| Scott McTominay | 3 G |
Liverpool FC
| Alexis Mac Allister | 3 G | |
| Bradley Barcola | 3 G | |
| Ronald Araujo | 2 G | 1 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
- 5' Kalidou Koulibaly has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their trying to find a way past Liverpool FC's compact .
- 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 20' SSC Napoli is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' SSC Napoli have won 662 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Dries Mertens has been relatively quiet despite scoring 64 goals in his last 523 appearances.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' The 31-year-old Hirving Lozano has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 57' Andrew Robertson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
- 61' James Milner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 66' Georginio Wijnaldum is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Milner at the 66 minute mark.
- 69' Llorente is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hirving Lozano at the 69 minute mark.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' Eljif Elmas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allan on 75 minute.
- 80' 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.
- 82' GOAL! Dries Mertens scores on 82.
- 87' Xherdan Shaqiri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Henderson at the 87 minute mark.
- 90' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Llorente gets a Yellow card.
- Full Time. SSC Napoli beats Liverpool FC
Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Hirving Lozano ↓ Llorente 69'
- 8
- 26
- 6
- 24
-
5
Allan ↓ Eljif Elmas 75'
- 14
- 7
- 1
- 44
- 22
Bench
-
12
Eljif Elmas ↑ 75'
-
9
Llorente ↑ 69'
- 31
-
20
Piotr Zielinski ↑ 66'
- 99
- 19
- 25
Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 14
- 10
- 11
- 7
- 32
- 66
- 26
- 4
- 3
- 13
Bench
- 20
- 15
- 6
- 12
-
5
Georginio Wijnaldum ↑ 66'
-
23
Xherdan Shaqiri ↑ 87'
- 62
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Piotr Zielinski | 2 |
| Giovanni Simeone | 2 |
| Mohamed Salah | 2 |
| Dries Mertens | 2 |
| Dejan Lovren | 1 |
| Luis Diaz | 1 |
| Andre Zambo Anguissa | 1 |
| Darwin Nunez | 1 |
Head to Head
SSC Napoli Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.15
SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66
Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for:
SSC Napoli or Liverpool FC 74% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet
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
59%
Draw or Liverpool FC
67%
SSC Napoli or Liverpool FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
| Handicap | SSC Napoli covers | Push | Liverpool FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 15% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 22% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 15% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
20%
✗
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.