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Manchester City v Napoli : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 18th Sep, 20:00 BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Manchester City are in Champions League action on Thursday night, as Pep Guardiola attempts to outsmart Antonio Conte and his Napoli side at the Etihad Stadium. We have custom-designed stats for every major market, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Man City and Napoli will score a minimum of two between them during 90 minutes. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 80%. The bookies have it at 1.22.

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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
57%
13/20
3%
4/6
1%
Draw
22%
3/13/1
5%
Napoli
21%
4/1
5%
18/5
Draw 1-1
10%
13/213/2
6%
Man City 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Man City 1-0
10%
7/113/2
6%
Man City 2-0
9%
15/215/2
Man City 3-1
6%
12/111/1
9%
Man City 3-0
6%
12/111/1
Napoli 2-1
5%
14/112/1
Napoli 1-0
5%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/111/1
8%
Man City 3-2
3%
22/118/1
12%
Man City 4-1
3%
22/118/1
Man City 4-0
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Napoli 2-0
3%
25/120/1
Napoli 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
8/114/6
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
11/1021/20
5%
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/158/15
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/5
4%
17/10
No 1st Goal
3%
12/110/1
8%
BTTS - Yes
56%
3/4
3%
8/11
2%
BTTS - No
44%
1/1
2%
21/20
BTTS - Home Win
28%
9/4
4%
11/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/2
6%
13/2
7%
Home/draw
79%
1/6
1%
2/11
Away/draw
43%
6/5
5%
23/20
2%
Home/away
78%
2/92/9
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/92/9
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
10/329/10
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
7/413/8
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/94/9
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/118/5
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/62/13
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/18/1
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/161/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/110/1
8%
Home DNB
73%
1/4
3%
2/7
Away DNB
36%
11/4
7%
12/5
Man City win to nil
30%
2/1-
Napoli win to nil
10%
9/1
11%
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Man City / Man City
32%
6/4
4%
6/4
2%
Man City / Napoli
3%
33/128/1
12%
Man City / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Man City
18%
7/2
5%
7/2
Draw / Napoli
8%
9/117/2
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
8%
19/4
4%
Napoli / Man City
4%
20/116/1
Napoli / Napoli
11%
7/16/1
Napoli / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Champions League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Man City
Napoli
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Man City000000 
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-
-
Sep 18
2
Real Madrid000000 
-
Dec 10
-
-
3
Bayern000000 
-
-
-
-
4
Liverpool000000 
-
-
-
-
5
PSG000000 
-
-
-
-
6
Chelsea000000 
-
-
Jan 28
-
7
Inter000000 
-
-
-
-
8
Dortmund000000 
Nov 5
-
-
-
9
Leverkusen000000 
Nov 25
-
-
-
10
Barcelona000000 
-
-
-
-
11
A.Madrid000000 
-
-
-
-
12
Benfica000000 
-
-
-
Dec 10
13
Villarreal000000 
-
Oct 21
-
-
14
Arsenal000000 
-
-
-
-
15
Atalanta000000 
-
-
-
-
16
Juventus000000 
-
-
-
-
17
Brugge000000 
-
-
-
-
18
PSV000000 
-
-
-
Oct 21
19
E.Frankfurt000000 
-
-
Nov 4
-
20
Ajax000000 
-
-
-
-
21
Napoli000000 
Sep 18
-
-
-
22
S. Lisbon000000 
-
-
Oct 1
-
23
Slavia000000 
-
-
-
-
24
Spurs000000 
-
-
-
-
25
Marseille000000 
-
-
-
-
26
Olympiakos000000 
-
-
-
-
27
Kobenhavn000000 
-
-
-
Jan 20
28
Monaco000000 
-
Oct 1
-
-
29
Bodø000000 
-
Jan 20
-
-
30
Galatasaray000000 
Jan 28
-
-
-
31
Union SG000000 
-
-
-
-
32
Qarabag000000 
-
-
Nov 25
-
33
Newcastle000000 
-
-
-
-
34
A.Bilbao000000 
-
-
-
-
35
Paphos000000 
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-
-
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36
Kairat Almaty000000 
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-
-
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Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Man City
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
56
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
4
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Man City2 - 3Real Madrid
Man City3 - 1Brugge
Man City3 - 3Feyenoord
Man City5 - 0Sparta
Man City0 - 0Inter
Man City1 - 1Real Madrid
Man City3 - 1Kobenhavn
Man City3 - 2RB Leipzig
Man City3 - 0Young Boys
Man City3 - 1Red Star Bel.
Man City1 - 0Inter
Man City4 - 0Real Madrid
Man City3 - 0Bayern
Man City7 - 0RB Leipzig
Man City3 - 1Sevilla
Man City5 - 0Kobenhavn
Man City2 - 1Dortmund
Man City4 - 3Real Madrid
Man City1 - 0A.Madrid
Man City0 - 0S. Lisbon
Goals: Scored
49
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMan City1 - 3Real Madrid
HMan City2 - 3Real Madrid
HMan City3 - 1Brugge
AMan City2 - 4PSG
AMan City0 - 2Juventus
HMan City3 - 3Feyenoord
AMan City1 - 4S. Lisbon
HMan City5 - 0Sparta
AMan City4 - 0S. Bratislava
HMan City0 - 0Inter
HMan City1 - 1Real Madrid
AMan City3 - 3Real Madrid
HMan City3 - 1Kobenhavn
AMan City3 - 1Kobenhavn
AMan City3 - 2Red Star Bel.
HMan City3 - 2RB Leipzig
HMan City3 - 0Young Boys
AMan City3 - 1Young Boys
AMan City3 - 1RB Leipzig
HMan City3 - 1Red Star Bel.
Napoli
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barcelona3 - 1Napoli
Real Madrid4 - 2Napoli
Union Berlin0 - 1Napoli
Braga1 - 2Napoli
Milan1 - 0Napoli
E.Frankfurt0 - 2Napoli
Liverpool0 - 0Napoli
Ajax1 - 6Napoli
Rangers0 - 3Napoli
Barcelona1 - 1Napoli
Spartak M2 - 1Napoli
L. Warsaw1 - 4Napoli
Leicester2 - 2Napoli
Granada2 - 0Napoli
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1Napoli
Rijeka1 - 2Napoli
R.Sociedad0 - 1Napoli
Barcelona3 - 1Napoli
Liverpool1 - 1Napoli
Salzburg2 - 3Napoli
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANapoli1 - 3Barcelona
HNapoli1 - 1Barcelona
HNapoli2 - 0Braga
ANapoli2 - 4Real Madrid
HNapoli1 - 1Union Berlin
ANapoli1 - 0Union Berlin
HNapoli2 - 3Real Madrid
ANapoli2 - 1Braga
HNapoli1 - 1Milan
ANapoli0 - 1Milan
HNapoli3 - 0E.Frankfurt
ANapoli2 - 0E.Frankfurt
ANapoli0 - 0Liverpool
HNapoli3 - 0Rangers
HNapoli4 - 2Ajax
ANapoli6 - 1Ajax
ANapoli3 - 0Rangers
HNapoli4 - 1Liverpool
HNapoli2 - 4Barcelona
ANapoli1 - 1Barcelona
Goal Statistics
Man City Napoli
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Man City will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Napoli will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Man City’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Napoli have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
2.8
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season
Man City
PG (predicted goals)
Napoli
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
MCI
NAP
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Games scored16
17
Failed to score4
2
Scored first14
12
Goals scored43
29
Avg. goals scored2.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for18
19
Avg. XG for2.1
1.5
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
3%
better
MCI
NAP
view stats
Games conceded10
11
Clean sheets10
8
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded16
15
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded6
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against1.1
0.8
KickOff rating
+3%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Man City v Napoli will show here when available.

Man City Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Trafford GLK
-
M Bettinelli GLK
-
G Donnarumma GLK
-
S Ortega GLK
-
J Wilson-Esbrand DEF
-
J Stones DEF
-
A. Khusanov DEF
-
R Lewis DEF
-
J Gvardiol DEF
-
R Nouri DEF
-
R Dias DEF
-
N Aké  DEF
-
O Bobb MID
-
M Kovacic MID
-
N González  MID
-
M Nunes MID
-
R Cherki MID
-
T Reijnders MID
-
P Foden MID
-
Rodri MID
-
B Silva MID
-
K Phillips MID
-
N. O'Reilly MID
-
S Sávio FWD
-
J Doku FWD
-
E Haaland FWD
-
O Marmoush FWD
-
Napoli Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Meret GLK
-
N Contini GLK
-
V Milinković-Savić GLK
-
L. Marianucci DEF
-
M Olivera DEF
-
A Rrahmani DEF
-
A Buongiorno DEF
-
P Mazzocchi  DEF
-
G Lorenzo DEF
-
L Spinazzola DEF
-
J Jesus DEF
-
M Gutiérrez DEF
-
S Beukema DEF
-
K Bruyne MID
-
S Lobotka MID
-
F Anguissa MID
-
S McTominay MID
-
A Vergara MID
-
B Gilmour MID
-
C. Saco MID
-
R Höjlund FWD
-
E Elmas FWD
-
D Neres  FWD
-
M Politano FWD
-
R Lukaku  FWD
-
G Ambrosino FWD
-
L Lucca FWD
-
N Lang FWD
-