Napoli vs Arsenal Champions League Tips & Prediction - Arsenal set for away win in UCL opener
Arsenal are heavily favored to secure a win against Napoli in their Champions League opener. The Gunners enter the fixture with perfect domestic and Champions League records from last season, with a defence that conceded fewest goals. Napoli, meanwhile, have had a disappointing start to the season, recently suffering back-to-back league defeats and struggling in Europe. Key players for both teams are sidelined, but Arsenal, led by Kai Havertz in strong form, are predicted to win to nil.
- Napoli vs Arsenal predictions for Wednesday's Champions League game
- Arsenal have won four games from four to start the season, conceding just one goal
- Napoli coming off back-to-back defeats & finished 30th in the UCL last term
- The game is scheduled for kick off at 5.00am AEST on Thursday September 10
Napoli vs Arsenal Champions League Tips & Prediction
Arsenal won all eight of their league phase games in the UCL last season and are backed for an opening win to nil against a Napoli side down on confidence when the two teams do battle on Wednesday night.
You can't go past Arsenal here.
Napoli have endured a tough start to the season domestically, coming into this clash following back-to-back Serie A defeats to Como and Inter - the latter of which after blowing a 2-0 lead.
Additionally, Napoli were dreadful in this competition last season, finishing in 30th spot on the table. All up, they've won just two of their last 10 Champions League outings.
By contrast, Arsenal won all of their league phase games last term, while they also had the best defence, conceding the fewest goals on their way to the final, where they eventually lost out to PSG on penalties.
The Gunners have made the perfect start to the Premier League season, winning all three of their games and only conceding one goal - a rather fortuitous volley from Morgan Rogers outside the box in the first couple of minutes.
Arsenal's defence is so tough to penetrate, so the visitors are backed for an away win to nil, while Kai Havertz has locked down the starting striker role and looks the most likely up front.
Napoli vs Arsenal Stats & Trends
- Arsenal have won all four games this season in all comps
- Arsenal won all eight UCL league phase games last season
- Arsenal have won 24 of their last 30 UCL games
- Arsenal kept the most clean sheets (9) in the UCL last season
- Napoli have lost their last two games
- Napoli finished 30th in the UCL last season
- Napoli have won just two of their last 10 UCL games
- Kai Havertz has scored three goals in four games this season
Napoli vs Arsenal Head To Head
Arsenal have won three of the last four H2H meetings to nil. This will be the first UCL clash since 2013.
Napoli Form Analysis
It's been a disappointing start to the season for Napoli.
After opening the campaign with a 2-0 victory over Genoa, the Partenopei suffered a 2-1 defeat to Como before last weekend's almighty collapse against Inter.
Goals in quick succession from Matteo Politano and Rasmus Hojlund gave Napoli a 2-0 advantage to open the second half, but they couldn't hold on, ultimately conceding a stoppage time goal to Lautaro Martinez to go down 3-2.
Massimiliano Allegri's team are now trying to avoid a fourth straight loss to an English team in this competition.
Napoli Team News
Star midfielder Scott McTominay is set to be sidelined for another few weeks after undergoing a minor heart operation.
Kevin de Bryune is yet to start for Napoli this season, despite scoring and providing an assist off the bench in the win over Genoa.
David Neres is in doubt with a knee problem, while Giovane (hernia) and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa are also out injured.
Arsenal Form Analysis
Flawless start to the season for Arsenal, who will be hoping to go one step further in this competition after last term's heartbreaking loss on penalties to PSG in the final.
Kai Havertz equalised for the Gunners following Morgan Rogers' early strike before Martin Odegaard struck what was ultimately the winner five minutes into the second half.
Mikel Arteta's side started the season by crushing title rivals Man City 3-0 in the Community Shield before dispatching Coventry in the EPL opener by the same scoreline.
Arsenal then registered a 1-0 victory away to Aston Villa before stepping it up with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over London rivals Chelsea this past weekend.
Kai Havertz equalised for the Gunners following Morgan Rogers' early strike before Martin Odegaard struck what was ultimately the winner five minutes into the second half.
Arsenal Team News
Cristhian Mosquera and William Saliba are still sidelined for Arsenal, while Jurrien Timber is also likely to miss out.
Bruno Guimaraes was an unused substitute against Chelsea and could come off the bench in this one.
Arsenal Possible Starting XI (4-2-3-1): David Raya; Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori; Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly; Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Christos Tzolis; Kai Havertz
Verdict
Arsenal are backed for a win to nil, with Havertz adding to his three goals for the season.
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