LiontipsBarcelona vs Napoli. Predictions and Betting Tips for UEFA Europa League
Command Analysis
Current season is surely not the easiest one for Barcelona - during the summer Lionel Messi left the team and after the start of the season team also changed the head coach. Under the management of Ronald Koeman, team failed to earn a play-off spot in the Champions League, losing first two positions to Bayern and Benfica. However, team managed to leave Dynamo Kyiv behind, now Barcelona will start their way in the Europa League playoffs.
After the arrival of Xavi, Barcelona started to play better, but there is still room for an improvement. The Blaugrana are 4th in La Liga standings with 39 points in the asset. In the latest match Barcelona barely snatched a point from Espanyol (2:2) in Catalan derby, but club managed to extend the unbeaten run to eight league matches.
Napoli failed to earn a Champions League spot at the end of the previous season, but managed to get a spot in the group stage of Europa League. Luciano Spalletti's men found themselves in a solid group with Leicester, Legia and Spartak. Neapolitans managed to get a play-off spot after a victory in the ultimate match of the group stage, a 3:2 win over Leicester guaranteed a 2nd spot in the group, behind Spartak.
Napoli got off to a brilliant start in Serie A, but eventually team lost form for some time. However, The Parthenopeans managed to improve the situation pretty quickly, team is currently fighting for the title, Napoli are 3rd in the standings, only two points adrift from leading Milan.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 3:2
Two out of five most recent matches of Barcelona finished with that score
СтавкаBarcelona to score in each of the halves
This bet played in each of two most recent home matches of Barcelona
СтавкаNapoli to score in the second half
In each of two most recent away matches Napoli managed to score in the second half
Tip and bets
Under Xavi's management, Barcelona started to play better and also started to get more points, so their managed to rise higher in the La Liga standings. All of key players are available for the Blaugrana and overall team is in a wonderful form, so they should be able to get a victory in a home match. Napoli have many problems with their defense.
Our prediction - Barcelona to win the match
Barcelona started to score more goals - only in one out of five most recent matches they scored less than two goals. Napoli's defensive line is far from perfect, so hosts will surely have more goal opportunities. But The Blaugrana also have many problems with defense, so we are not expecting a dominant victory.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by one goal
