SSC Napoli vs Rangers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th October 2022

The spotlight is on SSC Napoli and Rangers when they go toe-to-toe at Diego Armando Maradona, for an exciting match on Wednesday. It is one of 16 matches in round five of the Champions League group stages, with teams fighting to secure qualification.

Entering the second to last round of games, SSC Napoli sit as number one on 12 points, and Rangers rank as number four on zero points. SSC Napoli go into their last home match in the group stages of the Champions League in red-hot form. With maximum points after their first four encounters, they are bound to see the next stage. Now, they are looking for a fifth straight win to secure top spot in the group.

It has been a miserable Champions League tournament so far for Rangers, who are still looking for even a single point. The question is, whether this has left them knocked out, or whether they will fight for their honour. We will get an answer here at Diego Armando Maradona.

SSC Napoli arrive at their next Champions League match, averaging a sensational 3.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 31 goals, while also conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Rangers travel to their next Champions League match, averaging a lowly 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of 15 goals, while also conceding 19 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

SSC Napoli vs Rangers Prediction

SSC Napoli form

In their last three outings, SSC Napoli won 4-2 against Ajax, beat Bologna by 3-2 and hammered Roma 0-1. SSC Napoli won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 16 goals and conceded five times.

Rangers Form

Rangers have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Liverpool, they came out empty-handed in a 1-7 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Motherwell. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Livingston. In their last six Champions League away matches, Rangers failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring three while also conceding 11 times.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we SSC Napoli back not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored, when they face Rangers.

SSC Napoli vs Rangers Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for SSC Napoli, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani are all absent from the SSC Napoli squad that faces Rangers at Diego Armando Maradona.

Rangers are looking at six players missing out on their match on Wednesday at Diego Armando Maradona.

Ryan Jack, Connor Goldson, Glen Kamara, John Souttar, Filip Helander and Nnamdi Ofoborh all face a spell on the sidelines for Rangers due to various injuries.

SSC Napoli vs Rangers H2H

The last time the pair played each other, SSC Napoli came out the other side as 0-3 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

SSC Napoli vs Rangers Results

SSC Napoli vs Rangers Betting Tips

Antonio-Mirko Colak shows decent form right now for Rangers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing SSC Napoli, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Giacomo Raspadori also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Champions League matches.

SSC Napoli won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Rangers won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and suffering defeat four times. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While SSC Napoli managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Diego Armando Maradona, Rangers kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of SSC Napoli’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 3.1 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.5 times in those matches.