Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs Rangers FC, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
SSC Napoli
3 – 0
Full Time
Rangers FC
Wed 26 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Ben Davies
Y 42' John Lundstram
Min-Jae Kim 88' Y
Mario Rui 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Rangers FC — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Arda Kardesler
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Cevdet Komurcuoglu
  • Referee Abdulkadir Bitigen
  • Referee Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
  • Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)

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

2
SSC Napoli 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-26 SSC Napoli 3–0 Rangers FC 2022-09-14 Rangers FC 0–3 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Rangers FC H 3–0 W
23 Oct AS Roma A 1–0 W
16 Oct Bologna FC 1909 H 3–2 W
12 Oct AFC Ajax H 4–2 W
09 Oct US Cremonese A 4–1 W
04 Oct AFC Ajax A 6–1 W
Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct SSC Napoli A 0–3 L
22 Oct Livingston FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
12 Oct Liverpool FC H 1–7 L
08 Oct St. Mirren FC H 4–0 W
04 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! SSC Napoli vs Rangers FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 9' Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 9.
  • 11' Magnificent from Giovanni Simeone! That is 65 goals in 461 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' What a strike from Giovanni Simeone! The score is 2-0.
  • 21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' Alessandro Zanoli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' Rangers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for John Lundstram. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Scott Wright as he departs to be replaced by Fashion Sakala.
  • 51' Fashion Sakala has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Ben Davies is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
  • 66' SSC Napoli is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 67' The whistle greets Malik Tillman as he departs to be replaced by Scott Arfield.
  • 68' Antonio-Mirko Colak is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfredo Morelos at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Matteo Politano departs to be replaced by Hirving Lozano.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Eljif Elmas as he leaves the pitch. Gianluca Gaetano steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 76' Borna Barisic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leon King on 76 minute.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Leo Ostigard has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 83' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Piotr Zielinski on, Stanislav Lobotka off on 83 minutes.
  • 86' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Giovanni Di Lorenzo has done his job and it is now time for Alessandro Zanoli to step up.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Min-Jae Kim.
  • 90' Mario Rui was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli66% Draw21% Rangers FC13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
87%
Draw or Rangers FC
34%
SSC Napoli or Rangers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli47% Draw42% Rangers FC11%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.7%
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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