Champions League: PSV Eindhoven vs SSC Napoli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between PSV Eindhoven and SSC Napoli who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

PSV Eindhoven hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites this coming Tuesday when they welcome SSC Napoli over to the Philips Stadion for a round 3 match.

Form: PSV Eindhoven vs SSC Napoli

PSV Eindhoven Form

PSV Eindhoven recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen. Next up was a 0-4 win against PEC Zwolle, before Go Ahead Eagles were defeated in 2-1 win. PSV Eindhoven managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 15 goals and conceded 15 times.

SSC Napoli Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for SSC Napoli. They first took out Sporting CP by 2-1 before downing Genoa by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Torino, who ran out 1-0 winners. SSC Napoli claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for PSV Eindhoven and SSC Napoli

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between PSV Eindhoven and SSC Napoli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: PSV Eindhoven vs SSC Napoli

With another Champions League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both PSV Eindhoven and SSC Napoli. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular markets: PSV Eindhoven vs SSC Napoli

Full-time result

PSV Eindhoven claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. SSC Napoli won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. PSV Eindhoven didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. SSC Napoli conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

PSV Eindhoven scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. SSC Napoli got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. SSC Napoli managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

PSV Eindhoven saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for SSC Napoli, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. SSC Napoli conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.