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The Napoli team wants a good result in this confrontation, for that fact they will have to impose themselves on the field and thus go head on. The visitors will try to score strong, but without giving up attacking, because they want to take a great result at home. We expect a game with good chances of goals, so we will bet that more than 2.5 goals will occur in the match.
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Preview
Napoli and Barcelona face at Stadio San Paolo, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals). In the last 3 years these teams met twice: the earliest head‑to‑head was played on 10‑08‑2019 and ended in a (0‑4) win by Barcelona, and the latest on 08‑08‑2019, which ended in a (2‑1) win by Barcelona. Napoli registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.

Analysis Napoli

The home team got access to this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group E, with 12 points won. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the Serie A, they got an away win against Brescia by (1‑2). In the last 10 home matches Napoli has won 4, tied 1 and lost 5.

They haven’t lost any of the last 6 matches for this competition. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 8 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 2.

Napoli comes from a streak of three games without losing, being the last match. a victory by the score of 2 to 1 against Brescia. However, it will now face one of the great European powers. Therefore, they know that they will need to play with extreme efficiency, to leave at least with a positive result. Therefore, taking the decision to their opponent's home. For this match, coach Gennaro Gattuso will be without Kévin Malcuit, Kalidou and Fernando Llorente, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: David Ospina, Nikola Maksimović, Konstantinos Manolas, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Mário Rui, Dries Mertens, Fabián Ruiz, Diego Demme, Piotr Zieliński, Lorenzo Insigne, José Callejón.
Coach: W. Mazzarri.

Analysis Barcelona

The away team comes to this stage of the UEFA Champions League (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 1st position of Group F, with 14 points won. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 44 goals scored and 12 conceded. In their last match, for the Primera División, they got a home win against Eibar by (5‑0). Their last away match was for the Primera División and ended in a win by (2‑3) against Real Betis. In the last 10 away matches Barcelona has won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 12 of their 32 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Barcelona arrive for this motivated confrontation after a victory by the score of 5 to 0 against Eibar. Now turning their attention to the Champions League, they knows that they will need to maintain their performance to aim for a spot in the next stage. Despite being a difficult match, the Barcelona team has shown a good performance in direct matches. Considering that there are three wins and one defeat, all of them being friendly. For this match, coach Quique will be without Luis Suáres, Dembélé and Jordi Alba, all due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Marc-André ter Stegen, Junior Firpo, Nélson Semedo, Samuel Umtiti, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Ivan Rakitić, Arturo Vidal, Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann.
Coach: X. Hernández.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Napoli vs Barcelona match, on 25 February 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy US, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Napoli vs Barcelona on 25 February 2020 will be played at Napoli, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy US, for the Napoli Barcelona match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Barcelona at with 67% of the tips.

 

UEFA Champions League - 2019/2020

  • 100% 210 / 210 Games

  • Home team wins 43.33%
  • Draws 21.43%
  • Away team wins 35.24%
  • Over 1.5 81.9%
  • Over 2.5 58.57%
  • Over 3.5 32.38%
  • Goals 620
  • Goals /match 2.95
  • Goals /match home 1.59
  • Goals /match away 1.37
  • Both teams score 53.81%
  • Goals after 80' 19.35%
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