SSC Napoli vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
SSC Napoli vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.
- SSC Napoli 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
- Real Madrid CF 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
- Assistant 2
16 games this season
🟨 1.7/game
⚽ 5.4 goals/game
🟥 2 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 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 | Qarabağ Ağdam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct | Real Madrid CF | H | 2–3 | L |
| 30 Sep | US Lecce | A | 4–0 | W |
| 27 Sep | Udinese Calcio | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Sep | Bologna FC 1909 | A | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Sep | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 2–1 | W |
| 16 Sep | Genoa CFC | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct | SSC Napoli | A | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Sep | Girona FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 27 Sep | UD Las Palmas | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Sep | Club Atletico de Madrid | A | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Sep | 1. FC Union Berlin | H | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Sep | Real Sociedad de Fútbol | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| SSC Napoli | Real Madrid CF | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #9 |
| 8 | Points | 15 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 2 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 5 / 0 / 3 |
| 9 | Scored | 21 |
| 15 | Conceded | 12 |
| -6 | GD | +9 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.88 |
| 25% | Win % | 63% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
SSC Napoli this season
29%
Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season
Real Madrid CF this season
SSC Napoli are 30th (8 pts). Real Madrid CF are 9th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SSC Napoli
| Scott McTominay | 4 G |
Real Madrid CF
| Kylian Mbappe | 15 G | 1 A |
| Vinicius Junior | 5 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Diego Armando Maradona. SSC Napoli are looking to make home advantage count against Real Madrid CF.
- 5' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 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' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 19' Leo Ostigard puts SSC Napoli on the lead.
- 24' Federico Valverde has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 545 appearances.
- 27' What composure from Vinicius Junior! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 29' Eduardo Camavinga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 34' Jude Bellingham puts Real Madrid CF on the lead.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 508 games and scored 640 goals.
- 44' Alex Meret is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Madrid CF tonight.
- 45' Natan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 54' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski scores on 54.
- 59' The travelling Real Madrid CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 64' The Real Madrid CF bench stirs into life. Eduardo Camavinga is withdrawn and Ferland Mendy gets his opportunity.
- 65' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Toni Kroos is replaced by Luka Modric on 65 minute.
- 70' SSC Napoli make a change. Matteo Politano trudges off to be replaced by Eljif Elmas on 70 minutes.
- 70' Real Madrid CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
- 75' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Piotr Zielinski is replaced by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 78' GOAL! Federico Valverde scores on 78.
- 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 84' The whistle greets Vinicius Junior as he departs to be replaced by Dani Ceballos.
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Giovanni Simeone. He replaces Andre Zambo Anguissa on 88 minute.
- 89' Kepa Arrizabalaga was booked on 89.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 99
- 68
- 20
- 1
-
21
Matteo Politano ↓ Eljif Elmas 70'
- 22
-
17
Mathias Olivera ↓ Mario Rui 88'
- 9
- 55
- 77
- 3
Bench
-
7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 70'
-
6
Mario Rui ↑ 88'
-
18
Giovanni Simeone ↑ 88'
-
24
Jens Cajuste ↑ 88'
- 29
- 70
-
81
Giacomo Raspadori ↑ 75'
- 14
- 16
- 59
- 23
- 50
Coach
Rudi Garcia
Real Madrid CF Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 22
- 25
- 18
-
8
Toni Kroos ↓ Luka Modric 65'
- 6
- 15
-
7
Vinicius Junior ↓ Dani Ceballos 84'
- 2
- 11
- 12
- 5
Bench
- 21
-
14
Joselu ↑ 75'
-
23
Ferland Mendy ↑ 64'
- 13
-
10
Luka Modric ↑ 65'
- 17
-
19
Dani Ceballos ↑ 84'
- 31
- 20
- 34
Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jude Bellingham | 2 |
| Vinicius Junior | 1 |
| Andre Zambo Anguissa | 1 |
| Giovanni Simeone | 1 |
| Joselu | 1 |
| Rodrygo | 1 |
| Nico Paz | 1 |
| Piotr Zielinski | 1 |
Head to Head
SSC Napoli Form
Real Madrid CF Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.52
SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.54
Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.06
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 3.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 4.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
Double Chance
SSC Napoli or Draw
49%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
74%
SSC Napoli or Real Madrid CF
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Madrid CF win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 1
7.5%
1 – 3
6.9%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 4
4.4%
0 – 1
4.1%
2 – 4
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
| Handicap | SSC Napoli covers | Push | Real Madrid CF covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 6% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 12% | 78% |
| -0.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| +0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +1 | 42% | 20% | 39% |
| +1.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +2 | 61% | 17% | 22% |
| +2.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.