Europa League – Napoli vs Leicester: Betting Preview

Thursday night will see Leicester City take on Napoli in the final act of the group stage in the Europa League. Teams in Group C have been pretty competitive so far with the Foxes leading with eight points. The Italian side and Spartak Moscow are both tied down with seven points each, but tonight’s episodes will decide who goes through to the knockout phase.

Brenden Rodgers side will hope to join West Ham who have already qualified, but they need to beat their opponents this evening. However, considering a home advantage, Partenopei will be a hard team to beat for the Premier League side. Moreover, Spartak’s match against Legia Warsaw will also have an effect on who qualifies for the next round.

Stats and facts for SSC Napoli and Leicester.

Facts are calculated for Europa League

• SSC Napoli scored in the last 11 of 13 matches;
• SSC Napoli conceded in the last 9 of 11 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in SSC Napoli’s last 6 of 8 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in SSC Napoli’s last 6 matches in the row.

• Leicester unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row;
• Leicester conceded in the last 8 of 10 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 3.5 in Leicester’s last 3 of 5 matches;
• Leicester conceded the last 6 matches in a row.

Lineup SSC Napoli vs Leicester

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Current form — SSC Napoli v. Leicester

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

SSC Napoli hope to stop the rot

SSC Napoli go into this encounter hoping to turn a page, as performances in recent matches have been pretty scrappy. Judging by their last 3 matches, we can expect a bit of everything from SSC Napoli at the moment. Against Lazio, they came out on top in a 4-0 win, before drawing 2-2 against Sassuolo. Most recently they were left reeling in a 3-2 defeat win against Atalanta.

Leicester hope to stay on top of the table

Results have been pretty tough lately for Leicester as they have managed to get just four points in their last three fixtures. A massive 4-2 victory against Watford was followed by a 2-2 draw at Southampton. However, they lost by 2-1 to Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa in their last fixture in the Premier League.

Whether your preferred betting strategy includes an accumulator or singles, there are good prices to be had. In a match between two sides performing almost identical in recent weeks, we still favour SSC Napoli to first make a breakthrough. The bookmakers currently settle the price for a home win at 2.05. A win for the visitors is 3.50, whilst a draw gets you 3.75.

SSC Napoli v. Leicester — fixture history

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before making your predictions and bets on the upcoming game.

The last time SSC Napoli played Leicester at King Power Stadium, the game finished with a 2-2 scoreline. The bookmakers have the two sides more or less evenly matched in the betting market. The bookmakers naturally have prices available on the upcoming encounter. Betting on Leicester will get you odds 3.50, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 29% chance of beating SSC Napoli. You can get a price of 2.05, should you wish to add SSC Napoli to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy. SSC Napoli have been able to win 0% of their last 1 encounter against upcoming The Foxes in the Europa League. In other words, they have a 0-1-0 recent record, with the latter winning 0% of the matches.

Full Time Betting

It doesn’t matter whether your betting strategy involves accumulators or singles, the bookmakers will offer odds on this game. SSC Napoli are currently priced at 2.05 to win, while the draw is 3.75. The away win for Leicester at 3.50 could also rack up an accumulator. SSC Napoli claimed all three points 5 times in their last 10 home league matches, while also drawing 1 game along the way. They had to endure 4 defeats in this run of games. Leicester won 2 of their last 10 league games away while drawing 2 times. They had to endure 3 defeats in this series of matches.

SSC Napoli managed to open the scoring no less than 8 times in their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Leicester performed a similar feat 1 time in their last 10 away games.

BTTS

The chance of both teams to score (BTTS) in this match is as high as 65%, judging by the odds on offer with the bookmakers. This equals a decent payout of odds 1.53 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Accordingly betting on a “NO” in the BTTS market pays out at odds 2.45. The last 10 home league games for SSC Napoli averaged 2.6 goals per game with BTTS paying out 4 of these last 10 matches. In the previous 7 away league games for Leicester, the average total goals were 3.1 with 4 of these 7 matches seeing BTTS.

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Over/Under Betting

The chance of this match going over 2.5 goals is as high as 63% judging by the odds on offer with the bookmakers. This amounts to a payout of odds 1.60 if you wish to place a bet on OVER 2.5 goals. Accordingly, betting on under 2.5 goals pays out at odds 2.30. SSC Napoli’s last 10 home league games saw an average of 2.6 goals per match. 7 of SSC Napoli’s last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals. Leicester’s last 7 away league games averaged 3.1 goals per game. 7 of Leicester’s last 10 away matches went over 2.5 goals.

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