SSC Napoli vs Rangers FC, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
SSC Napoli vs Rangers FC — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
- Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 Munchen 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 Atletico 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 Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Diego Armando Maradona that hosts another battle between SSC Napoli and Rangers FC.
- 5' Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 9' The referee calls foul for Ben Davies. He receives a Yellow card.
- 11' SSC Napoli is taking the lead after the goal scored by Giovanni Simeone on 11.
- 16' GOAL! Giovanni Simeone scores on 16.
- 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alfredo Morelos, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 26' It’s high time Luciano Spalletti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 31' James Sands needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 398 games and scored 767 goals.
- 42' Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 46' The whistle greets Scott Wright as he departs to be replaced by Fashion Sakala.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Eljif Elmas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Arfield made 398 appearances and scored 37 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 67' Scott Arfield has so much to prove this time. He replaces Malik Tillman on 67 minute.
- 68' Antonio-Mirko Colak has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfredo Morelos on 68 minute.
- 73' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 73 minute. Matteo Politano leaves to be changed by Hirving Lozano.
- 74' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Eljif Elmas by Gianluca Gaetano on 74 minute.
- 76' The Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Leon King departs to be replaced by Borna Barisic.
- 80' What a strike from Leo Ostigard! The score is 3-0.
- 83' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Stanislav Lobotka departs to be replaced by Piotr Zielinski.
- 86' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Zanoli is hanging Giovanni Di Lorenzo on the field on 86 minute.
- 88' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
- 90' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 90.
- Full Time. SSC Napoli beats Rangers FC
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Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
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Eljif Elmas ↓ Gianluca Gaetano 74'
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- 68
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- 1
- 21
- 18
- 22
- 55
- 81
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Bench
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11
Hirving Lozano ↑ 73'
- 99
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Piotr Zielinski ↑ 83'
- 17
- 9
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70
Gianluca Gaetano ↑ 74'
- 77
- 16
- 5
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59
Alessandro Zanoli ↑ 86'
- 52
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23
Alessio Zerbin ↑ 83'
Coach Luciano SpallettiRangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 4
- 20
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Scott Wright ↓ Fashion Sakala 46'
- 19
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 3
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71
Malik Tillman ↓ Scott Arfield 67'
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38
Leon King ↓ Borna Barisic 76'
Bench
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- 33
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Borna Barisic ↑ 76'
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Scott Arfield ↑ 67'
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Fashion Sakala ↑ 46'
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Antonio-Mirko Colak ↑ 68'
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Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Matteo Politano 2 Giovanni Simeone 2 Giacomo Raspadori 1 Leo Ostigard 1 Tanguy Ndombele 1 SSC Napoli Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.11 SSC Napoli xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.82 Rangers FC xGI would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.93Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.7%1 – 0 10.7%1 – 1 10%2 – 1 9.4%3 – 0 Actual0 – 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.