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Napoli vs Liverpool: result 1-0 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on October 3, 2018 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli

Napoli
1-0
Liverpool

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What was the result of Napoli vs Liverpool?

Napoli won 1-0 on October 3, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 90′L. InsigneNapoli

Official lineup for Napoli vs Liverpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Napoli

4-4-2
  1. 99A. Milik
  2. 24L. Insigne
  1. 7José Callejón
  2. 8Fabián Ruiz
  3. 5Allan
  4. 17M. Hamšík
  1. 26K. Koulibaly
  2. 6Mário Rui
  3. 19N. Maksimović
  4. 33Raúl Albiol
  1. 25D. Ospina

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 10S. Mané
  2. 11Mohamed Salah
  3. 9Roberto Firmino
  1. 8N. Keïta
  2. 5G. Wijnaldum
  3. 7J. Milner
  1. 66T. Alexander-Arnold
  2. 12J. Gomez
  3. 26A. Robertson
  4. 4V. van Dijk
  1. 13Alisson Becker
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Napoli have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Liverpool have 10, 1 and 4.

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

Napoli
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2018Juventus(away)1-3Serie A
Sep 26, 2018Parma(home)3-0Serie A
Sep 23, 2018Torino(away)3-1Serie A
Sep 18, 2018FK Crvena Zvezda(away)0-0UEFA Champions League
Sep 15, 2018Fiorentina(home)1-0Serie A
Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2018Chelsea(away)1-1Premier League
Sep 26, 2018Chelsea(home)1-2League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Southampton(home)3-0Premier League
Sep 18, 2018Paris Saint Germain(home)3-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 15, 2018Tottenham(away)2-1Premier League

How many goals should we expect?

Napoli score 1.6 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 2.1 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Napoli1.61.267/1510/15
Liverpool2.11.159/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Napoli sit 32nd in UEFA Champions League (0 points from 2 matches) and Liverpool sit 5th (6 points from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
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5Liverpool2200846
32Napoli2002140

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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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