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Rangers vs Napoli: prediction for the Champions League fixture
Rangers welcome Napoli to the Ibrox Stadium for the Champions League match on Wednesday, September 14. What to expect from the teams? Look out for our prediction below.
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Rangers
ScotlandRangers couldn't win the Scottish Premiership last season, but had an impressive European campaign. The Scottish giants defeated Borussia and Braga in the Europa League playoffs and reached the final. In the decisive game, the Old Firm lost to Eintracht on penalties.
In the summer, Ben Davies moved to Glasgow from Liverpool (4.7 million). The club also paid 4 million for Ridvan Yilmaz from Besiktas. Rangers were off to a great start in the new edition of the Premiership - they won four games in a row before a 2:2 draw against Hibernian. After that, Rangers got crushed by their bitter rivals Celtic in the Glasgow derby (0:4).
Rangers reached the main draw of the Champions League by defeating PSV and Union Saint-Gilloise in the qualifying matches. Today the hosts will be without Lawrence, Ofoborh, Souttar, Helander and Hagi.
SSC Napoli
ItalyNapoli secured a top-3 finish in Serie A last season, which allowed them to book a ticket to the Champions League. In 38 games, Luciano Spaletti's side chalked up 79 points from 24 wins and seven draws and finished seven points behind AC Milan.
In the offseason, the club bought Kim Min-Jae from Fenerbahce (18.5 million), loaned Zambo Anguissa from Fulham (15 million) and Giacomo Raspadori from Tottenham (5 million). Napoli are undefeated after the first six Serie A matches and top the standings with 14 points. In the last outing, the team defeated Spezia (2:0).
Demme and Zedadka have been ruled out of this match.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:0
Rangers didn't lose at home in 4 of the last 5 games.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 of the last 4 head-to-head games, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
In 2 of the last 4 games of Napoli, this bet won.
СтавкаYellow cards: total over 3
In 3 of the last 5 games of the hosts, this bet won.
Tip and bets
Rangers will enjoy the support of the home crowd, but Napoli proved in their last match that they are a real force and won't back down. We expect many sharp attacks and converted chances on both ends of the field.
Our prediction — both to score
It is very hard to predict the outcome of this game. Both sides are extremely motivated to earn points tonight and strengthen their standings, but in a way, a draw could satisfy both opponents.
Second bet — draw
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