Manchester City vs Napoli: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on October 17, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Full time
What was the result of Manchester City vs Napoli?
Manchester City won 2-1 on October 17, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 9′R. SterlingManchester City
- 13′Gabriel JesusManchester City
- 73′A. DiawaraNapoli (pen.)
Official lineup for Manchester City vs Napoli
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester City
4-3-3- 33Gabriel Jesus
- 19L. Sané
- 7R. Sterling
- 17K. De Bruyne
- 18F. Delph
- 25Fernandinho
- 21David Silva
- 5J. Stones
- 2K. Walker
- 30N. Otamendi
- 31Ederson
Napoli
4-3-3- 24L. Insigne
- 7José Callejón
- 14D. Mertens
- 42A. Diawara
- 20P. Zieliński
- 17M. Hamšík
- 31F. Ghoulam
- 23E. Hysaj
- 26K. Koulibaly
- 33Raúl Albiol
- 25Pepe Reina
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Napoli have 14, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2017 | Stoke City(home) | 7-2 | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2017 | Chelsea(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Shakhtar Donetsk(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Crystal Palace(home) | 5-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 20, 2017 | West Brom(away) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2017 | AS Roma(away) | 1-0 | Serie A |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Cagliari(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| Sep 26, 2017 | Feyenoord(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 23, 2017 | Spal(away) | 3-2 | Serie A |
| Sep 20, 2017 | Lazio(away) | 4-1 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Manchester City wins, 1 draw, 1 Napoli win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2011 | Napoli 2-1 Manchester City | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 14, 2011 | Manchester City 1-1 Napoli | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Napoli vs Manchester City on Nov 22, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester City score 3.3 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Napoli score 3.1 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 3.3 | 0.5 | 9 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
| Napoli | 3.1 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Manchester City sit 7th in UEFA Champions League (9 points from 4 matches) and Napoli sit 27th (3 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| 27 | Napoli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
A question about Manchester City vs Napoli?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
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