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Benfica vs Napoli: result 1-2 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on December 6, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
1-2
Napoli

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What was the result of Benfica vs Napoli?

Napoli won 1-2 on December 6, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 60′José CallejónNapoli
  • 79′D. MertensNapoli
  • 87′R. JiménezBenfica

Official lineup for Benfica vs Napoli

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-4-2
  1. 22F. Cervi
  2. 20Gonçalo Guedes
  1. 9R. Jiménez
  2. 18E. Salvio
  3. 21Pizzi
  4. 5L. Fejsa
  1. 50Nélson Semedo
  2. 14V. Lindelöf
  3. 34André Almeida
  4. 4Luisão
  1. 1Ederson

Napoli

4-3-3
  1. 23M. Gabbiadini
  2. 24L. Insigne
  3. 7José Callejón
  1. 42A. Diawara
  2. 5Allan
  3. 17M. Hamšík
  1. 31F. Ghoulam
  2. 2E. Hysaj
  3. 26K. Koulibaly
  4. 33Raúl Albiol
  1. 25Pepe Reina
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Napoli have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2016Maritimo(away)1-2Primeira Liga
Nov 27, 2016Moreirense(home)3-0Primeira Liga
Nov 23, 2016Beşiktaş(away)3-3UEFA Champions League
Nov 19, 2016Maritimo(home)6-0Taça de Portugal
Nov 6, 2016FC Porto(away)1-1Primeira Liga
Napoli
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2016Inter(home)3-0Serie A
Nov 28, 2016Sassuolo(home)1-1Serie A
Nov 23, 2016Dynamo Kyiv(home)0-0UEFA Champions League
Nov 19, 2016Udinese(away)2-1Serie A
Nov 5, 2016Lazio(home)1-1Serie A

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Napoli win.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 28, 2016Napoli 4-2 BenficaUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Napoli vs Benfica on Sep 28, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 2.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Napoli score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica2.40.987/159/15
Napoli1.51.159/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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32Napoli2002140

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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