Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
SSC Napoli
2 – 3
Full Time
Real Madrid CF
Tue 3 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Leo Ostigard 19' 1–0
1–1 27' Vinicius Junior
1–2 34' Jude Bellingham
Piotr Zielinski pen 54' 2–2
2–3 78' Alex Meret og
Y 29' Eduardo Camavinga
Natan 45' Y
Y 70' Jude Bellingham
Y 89' Kepa Arrizabalaga

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 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

2
4
SSC Napoli 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Real Madrid CF
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-03 SSC Napoli 2–3 Real Madrid CF 2018-02-13 Real Madrid CF 0–2 SSC Napoli 2017-10-21 SSC Napoli 1–3 Real Madrid CF 2016-04-30 SSC Napoli 0–4 Real Madrid CF 2015-12-11 Real Madrid CF 0–1 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Atlético 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)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
0% Clean Sheets
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/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 1 G
Federico Valverde 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Diego Armando Maradona. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Rodrygo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Real Madrid CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 19' What composure from Leo Ostigard! The Norway international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' Brilliant from the ! Vinicius Junior makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 27.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Real Madrid CF. Eduardo Camavinga will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Jude Bellingham makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Natan on 45.
  • 50' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Piotr Zielinski makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 59' Natan, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Real Madrid CF team. Eduardo Camavinga is replaced by Ferland Mendy on 64 minute.
  • 65' Real Madrid CF ring the changes. Toni Kroos has done his job and it is now time for Luka Modric to step up.
  • 70' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Matteo Politano by Eljif Elmas on 70 minute.
  • 70' Real Madrid CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' Piotr Zielinski makes way for Giacomo Raspadori at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 78' Federico Valverde makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Real Madrid CF are in front.
  • 83' Real Madrid CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Vinicius Junior exits the field as Dani Ceballos enters on 84.
  • 88' The whistle greets Andre Zambo Anguissa as he departs to be replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
  • 89' Kepa Arrizabalaga catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • Another three points for Real Madrid CF.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jude Bellingham 2
Leo Ostigard 1
Vinicius Junior 1
Andre Zambo Anguissa 1
Giovanni Simeone 1
Joselu 1
Rodrygo 1
Nico Paz 1

Head to Head

2023-10-03 SSC Napoli 2–3 Real Madrid CF 2018-02-13 Real Madrid CF 0–2 SSC Napoli 2017-10-21 SSC Napoli 1–3 Real Madrid CF 2016-04-30 SSC Napoli 0–4 Real Madrid CF 2015-12-11 Real Madrid CF 0–1 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2023-10-03 SSC Napoli 2–3 Real Madrid CF L 2023-09-30 US Lecce 0–4 SSC Napoli W 2023-09-27 SSC Napoli 4–1 Udinese Calcio W 2023-09-24 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2023-09-20 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2023-09-16 Genoa CFC 2–2 SSC Napoli D

Real Madrid CF Form

2023-10-03 SSC Napoli 2–3 Real Madrid CF W 2023-09-30 Girona FC 0–3 Real Madrid CF W 2023-09-27 Real Madrid CF 2–0 UD Las Palmas W 2023-09-24 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–1 Real Madrid CF L 2023-09-20 Real Madrid CF 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-09-17 Real Madrid CF 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

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

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli26% Draw23% Real Madrid CF51%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
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

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli20% Draw36% Real Madrid CF44%
Actual: 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.