SSC Napoli vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st February 2024

Barcelona travel to Diego Armando Maradona to face SSC Napoli on Wednesday for the first of two meetings in the Champions League round of 16.

SSC Napoli had to sweat a little more over reaching the knockout stage than expected before settling on 10 points. Two defeats knocked the wind out of their sails a bit, and they need to show more to survive a tough assignment like Barcelona.

The group stages were not without its problems for Barcelona as they proved somewhat vulnerable. While winning four matches, they were also left sweating over two defeats, but managed to top the group nonetheless.

SSC Napoli did well to stave off their followers in their group, holding on to their second place despite a couple of setbacks. Losing twice already will have them warned of how focused to need to be at this stage to spring a surprise against Barcelona.

Having already suffered two defeats in the Champions League this season, Barcelona know they need to be fully focused to see the next round. Defeats at this stage have been known to be costly, and we should see a focused performance from Barcelona at Diego Armando Maradona.

When it comes to goal-scoring SSC Napoli could be more prolific, scoring 16 in their previous ten games in this tournament. That is an average of 1.6 per game in which, they conceded 11. This is an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet four times.

Barcelona head into their next match on Wednesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.9 in ten matches in this tournament. They scored a total of 19, whilst shipping 15 against. An average of 1.5 against a game. They hung on to a clean sheet twice in this streak.

SSC Napoli vs Barcelona Prediction

SSC Napoli Form

In the last three outings, SSC Napoli beat Verona by 2-1, lost 1-0 against AC Milan, before drawing 1-1 with Genoa. SSC Napoli won three of their previous six matches at Diego Armando Maradona in the Champions League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 12 goals to five against.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Deportivo Alaves by 1-3. This was followed by a 3-3 with Granada and a 1-2 win against Celta Vigo. Barcelona, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn zero and lost four in their last six away in the Champions League.

SSC Napoli and Barcelona are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at Diego Armando Maradona

SSC Napoli vs Barcelona Team News

SSC Napoli have an almost full squad available against Barcelona at Diego Armando Maradona with only one player possibly missing.

SSC Napoli are unable to field Victor Osimhen this coming Wednesday against Barcelona, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Barcelona have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Wednesday against SSC Napoli.

Ferran Torres, Joao Felix, Sergi Roberto, Alex Balde, Marcos Alonso and Gavi all face a spell on the sidelines for Barcelona due to various injuries.

SSC Napoli vs Barcelona H2H

The last time these two teams clashed, Barcelona emerged victorious by a 2-4 score. Are we in for a similar outcome this coming Wednesday? Barcelona are able to look back on a slightly better win percentage against SSC Napoli than the home side is capable of. The visitors hold a 5-2-1 advantage going into this match.

Both teams to find their way to the target looks like a very decent prospect, when Barcelona come visiting SSC Napoli. This paid out in their last 4 meetings and is best priced at 8/13 with the bookies to happen again.

SSC Napoli vs Barcelona Results

SSC Napoli vs Barcelona Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Robert Lewandowski who bagged one for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Barcelona.

SSC Napoli were able to win five of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Barcelona won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and suffered defeat in three of them. SSC Napoli managed to open the scoring no less than three of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Barcelona performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last eight encounters between these two teams. SSC Napoli managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Barcelona averaging 2.51 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. In SSC Napoli's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in four of them. They managed to average 0.8 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 2.4 times on average in these games.