Champions League: SSC Napoli vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between SSC Napoli and Arsenal and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Champions League winner Arsenal travel to Diego Armando Maradona to face SSC Napoli for the first match of their title defence. No doubt the home team will be motivated by the possibility of knocking over the reigning champions.

Team form: SSC Napoli vs Arsenal

SSC Napoli Form

In their last three matches, SSC Napoli won 0-2 against Genoa, before losing 1-2 against Como and 3-2 to Inter. SSC Napoli won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Coventry got left behind in a 3-0 win, before Aston Villa got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Chelsea was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Arsenal. Arsenal won half their previous six away matches in the Champions League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats for SSC Napoli and Arsenal

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

Players on top: SSC Napoli vs Arsenal

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 SSC Napoli and Arsenal. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular markets: SSC Napoli vs Arsenal

Full-time result

SSC Napoli claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Arsenal won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. Arsenal won their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

SSC Napoli scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Arsenal scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games SSC Napoli played. SSC Napoli have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Arsenal scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of SSC Napoli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Arsenal, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. SSC Napoli scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches. Arsenal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 17 matches.