Sunday , 16 August 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

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
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Scott McTominay 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. SSC Napoli kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Scott Arfield has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 9' Ben Davies was booked on 9.
  • 11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giovanni Simeone makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 16' Giovanni Simeone with the second goal in the match!
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for John Lundstram.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Fashion Sakala. He replaces Scott Wright on 46 minute.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Sands made 286 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luciano Spalletti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Scott Arfield. He replaces Malik Tillman on 67 minute.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Rangers FC — Antonio-Mirko Colak on, Alfredo Morelos off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Hirving Lozano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matteo Politano on 73 minute.
  • 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' Leo Ostigard does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 83' SSC Napoli make a change. Stanislav Lobotka trudges off to be replaced by Piotr Zielinski on 83 minutes.
  • 86' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is withdrawn and Alessandro Zanoli gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Min-Jae Kim. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rangers FC.

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.