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Champions League: Union Berlin vs SSC Napoli – Betting preview

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Ace Football team previews the Champions League clash between Union Berlin and SSC Napoli and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Olympiastadion plays host to the round 3 match on Tuesday between Union Berlin and SSC Napoli in the Champions League.

Looking at the Group C standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and two places.

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Team form: Union Berlin vs SSC Napoli

Union Berlin Form

In their last three matches, Union Berlin lost 2-3 against Braga, 4-2 against B. Dortmund and 0-3 against VfB Stuttgart. In their last six Champions League home matches, Union Berlin didn’t claim a single win. Instead, they’ve drawn zero and lost one, while scoring two and conceding three goals.

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Real Madrid in a 2-3 defeat. Fiorentina also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-3, before SSC Napoli were able to strike back in a 1-3 win against Verona. SSC Napoli claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Champions League, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding five.

Betting facts for Union Berlin and SSC Napoli

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Union Berlin and SSC Napoli played across all competitions.

  • Union Berlin have lost the last 7 matches in a row
  • Union Berlin have not won the last 7 matches in a row
  • Union Berlin have conceded in the last 9 matches in a row
  • Union Berlin have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Union Berlin have lost 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • SSC Napoli have scored in 23 of the last 25 matches
  • In 7 of the last 8 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 SSC Napoli matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 matches SSC Napoli played, both teams scored
  • SSC Napoli have conceded in 6 of the last 8 matches

In-form players: Union Berlin vs SSC Napoli

The new Champions League season is still in its infancy, but Union Berlin and SSC Napoli have a few potential players that could lead their offensive lines. Here are some of their probable goalscorers for their upcoming match.

Full-time result

Union Berlin won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments while drawing zero and losing five as well. SSC Napoli won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost one in this run. Amazingly, Union Berlin managed to lose their last 8 matches. SSC Napoli did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Of the previous 10 outings, SSC Napoli scored the opening goal six times, whereas Union Berlin were first on target in three of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Union Berlin’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for SSC Napoli, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games. Union Berlin conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Union Berlin and SSC Napoli. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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