PSV vs Napoli prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-20 19:00.
[p]There’s a clash of the champions on matchday three in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) as Eredivisie kings PSV host Serie A’s finest Napoli.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]PSV have enjoyed a bright start to the season domestically as they bid to win a third successive title, but their UCL campaign has so far proven underwhelming, with just one point taken from their first two games of the league phase. Peter Bosz’s side came from behind to earn that first point away against Bayer Leverkusen at the start of October though, and are now unbeaten in five across all competitions (W3, D2). They now target a second consecutive UCL win against an Italian side after February’s 3-1 victory over Juventus, but memories of a prior six-game winless streak against clubs from the nation in Europe’s elite competition prior will still cut deep (D1, L5).   [/p]
[p]Napoli head into this UCL clash on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Torino, and though they remain well-placed in Serie A, Antonio Conte’s side have developed an unwanted habit of failing to deliver away from home. The Blues’ last six games across all competitions have produced three defeats (W3), all of which came on their travels, including a loss in the UCL at Manchester City (2-0). That was Napoli’s third straight away defeat in the competition, although they have put three points on the board since with victory at home against Sporting Lisbon (2-1), but they will equal their longest losing away streak in UCL history if the result goes against them here.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The pair’s only previous H2Hs both came in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League back in the 2012/13 season, and were both won by PSV, who scored exactly three goals in each game.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Fourteen of PSV’s last 17 games across all competitions have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]PSV have recorded just one clean sheet in their last 18 UCL outings.[/p]
[p]Napoli have conceded first in each of their last 19 defeats across all competitions.[/p]
[p]Both of Napoli’s UCL games so far this season produced exactly 24 total throw-ins.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Eight of Ivan Perišić’s last ten goals for PSV arrived in the first half, including six within the opening half-an-hour. For Napoli, eight of Frank Anguissa’s last ten goals were scored in the second half, with five of those after the hour mark.[/p]
[p]Neither side have any fresh concerns, with Napoli boosted by the return of first-choice goalkeeper ​​Vanja Milinković-Savić from injury.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Napoli’s torrid away form and the Dutch side’s need to kickstart their UCL campaign, we recommend backing PSV in the Draw No Bet market.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]