Napoli vs Qarabag prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-24 20:00.
[p]Napoli take on Qarabağ with both sides still having plenty to do if they’re to secure progression from this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Napoli have found it tough going in the UCL lately, having won just one of their league phase matches this campaign (D1, L2), and only one of their last six overall in the competition proper (W1, D2, L3). That means the Blues start matchday five in the nervy position of 24th in the standings, but having their home fans behind them heavily swings the odds in their favour, since they’re unbeaten in their last 19 home games in all competitions (W14, D5) after Saturday’s 3-1 win over Atalanta, and have lost just once in their last 19 UCL games at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (W11, D7).[/p]
[p]QarabaÄź started their league phase campaign like a house on fire by winning their first two games 3-2 and 2-0 against Benfica and Copenhagen respectively, before their progress stalled with a 3-1 defeat to Athletic Club and a 2-2 draw with Chelsea. The Horsemen’s confidence should still be high regardless, as they’ve lost just two of their ten European games this season (W7, D1), scoring in all ten, and hitting the road shouldn’t be a problem either since they’re unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 road trips across all competitions (W10, D1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Napoli have never faced a side from Azerbaijan, while this will be Qarabağ’s seventh attempt at beating an Italian side having failed in the previous six (D1, L5).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Eight of Napoli’s last 11 games produced under 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Six of Napoli’s last seven home games saw the same half-time result replicated at full-time.[/p]
[p]QarabaÄź have scored in the first half in each of their four league phase games this season.[/p]
[p]Four of Qarabağ’s last five away games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Napoli’s David Neres will be full of confidence after netting a brace at the weekend, contributing to eight of his last nine goals coming at home. Equally confident will be Qarabağ’s Leandro Andrade who has scored six goals in Europe already this season, with five of those coming before half-time.[/p]
[p]Napoli will be without Frank Anguissa who missed their weekend fixture against Atalanta, a game in which they worryingly saw Amir Rrahmani and Rasmus Højlund limp off with injuries. The visitors seem to have a mostly fit squad to choose from.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Napoli should have enough to get past Qarabağ but it won’t be made easy by their visitors, hence backing Napoli to win with both teams to score seems a logical play.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]