Liverpool vs Napoli: result 1-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on December 11, 2018 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool
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What was the result of Liverpool vs Napoli?
Liverpool won 1-0 on December 11, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 34′Mohamed SalahLiverpool
Official lineup for Liverpool vs Napoli
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Liverpool
4-3-3- 10S. Mané
- 11Mohamed Salah
- 9Roberto Firmino
- 14J. Henderson
- 5G. Wijnaldum
- 7J. Milner
- 66T. Alexander-Arnold
- 26A. Robertson
- 4V. van Dijk
- 32J. Matip
- 13Alisson Becker
Napoli
4-4-2- 24L. Insigne
- 7José Callejón
- 14D. Mertens
- 8Fabián Ruiz
- 5Allan
- 17M. Hamšík
- 26K. Koulibaly
- 6Mário Rui
- 19N. Maksimović
- 33Raúl Albiol
- 25D. Ospina
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Napoli have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | Bournemouth(away) | 4-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Burnley(away) | 3-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 2, 2018 | Everton(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 28, 2018 | Paris Saint Germain(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Watford(away) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | Frosinone(home) | 4-0 | Serie A |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Atalanta(away) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Nov 28, 2018 | FK Crvena Zvezda(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 25, 2018 | Chievo(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Nov 10, 2018 | Genoa(away) | 2-1 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Liverpool wins, 0 draws, 1 Napoli win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2018 | Napoli 1-0 Liverpool | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Liverpool score 1.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Napoli score 2.2 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1.7 | 0.7 | 7 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Napoli | 2.2 | 0.8 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Liverpool sit 5th in UEFA Champions League (6 points from 2 matches) and Napoli sit 32nd (0 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | Napoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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