Liverpool and Napoli face in Anfield, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3 and lost 2. Attention to the home factor, since Liverpool usually conquer different results at home and away.
Liverpool :
After 3 wins and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 9 points won. In the last match, he won by (2‑1) at home against Genk, after in the previous match, having won by (1‑4) away with Genk. This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses as a visitor, with 33 goals scored and 14 suffered; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 36 goals scored and 25 suffered. The team arrives at this match after a win out with Crystal Palace by (1-2). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Liverpool won 10. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered at least one goal in each of the last 4 games, but his attack has scored regularly , as he scored goals in 3 of the last 4 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 30 of the last 33 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals and 24 out of 33 have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 3.
The Jurgen Klopp team arrives at this match after a 1-2 victory, on the trip to the Crystal Palace stadium, by the English first division. We remember that the home team won 3 of its 4 games for the Champions League, being the last victory against Genk, 2-1. In this match against Napoli, the local coach must play in the usual 4-3-3, favoring possession of the ball and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks: Sadio Mané is one of the fastest players in the transition of defense-attack. Even so, it is important to point out the importance of Wijnaldum in the tactical scheme of the English, who is responsible for organizing the offensive process. Out of this game are Matip and Clyne, both with physical problems.
Napoli :
The visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins and 2 draws. In the penultimate match, he won out against Salzburg by (2‑3). In the last game, he tied at home against Salzburg by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 28 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in his stadium, with 27 goals scored and 18 suffered. In the last match he played, for Serie A, he tied with Milan away by (1‑1). In its last 10 away games, Napoli has 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 3 of the last 4 games for this competition.
Napoli comes to this game with a 1-1 draw with AC Milan, adding the sixth official match without tasting the taste of victory. In the last match for the group stage of the Champions League, the Neapolitan club drew 1-1 with Salzburg. In general, coach Carlo Ancelotti plays 4-4-2, with Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne as the team’s most offensive references: the first athlete mentioned is the best scorer of the team in this league, with 3 goals scored. It is important to point out the quality of the number 20 Zielinski: the midfielder has great competence in organizing the offensive process. For this game, the visiting coach must use an initial eleven very similar to the last game.
