Match preview
Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli square off in a crucial match on Wednesday at the Stadio San Paolo as the UEFA Champions League resumes play with a new slate of games this week.
The Scudetto favourites are in control of their last-16 match after a 2-0 victory in Germany, but their opponents can take motivation from their triumph in the previous season’s Europa League.
Napoli are currently at the top of the Serie A standings and have been in fantastic form so far this season. In their most recent match, the hosts easily overcame Atalanta 2-0 and will want to repeat that performance this week.
On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt has struggled so far this season and is currently ranked sixth in the Bundesliga rankings. After last week’s 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart, the visiting team will try to elevate their game this time around.
Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt Head to Head
Frankfurt | 0 – 2 |
Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt form guide
Napoli’s last 5 games – WWWLW
Napoli | 2 – 0 | Atalanta |
Napoli | 0 – 1 | Lazio |
Empoli | 0 – 2 | |
Frankfurt | 0 – 2 | |
Saussolo | 0 – 2 |
Frankfurt’s last 5 games – WLLDD
Frankfurt | 1 – 1 | Stuttgart |
Wolfsburg | 2 – 2 | |
Leipzig | 2 – 1 | |
Frankfurt | 0 – 2 | Napoli |
Frankfurt | 2 – 0 | Werder Bremen |
Key stats
- In the three encounters between the two teams, Eintracht Frankfurt has a slight advantage due to its two victories to Napoli’s one.
- In their most recent two European tournament games against German opponents, Napoli had won twice as many games as they did in the previous 12 matches combined.
- In the UEFA Cup in December 1994, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Napoli on the road by a score of 1-0.
- Napoli easily won the first leg by a score of 2-0 and is on the verge of becoming the first team in the club’s history to advance to a UEFA Champions League quarterfinal.
- Eintracht Frankfurt have found the back of the net in all three of their UEFA Champions League away games so far, scoring five goals
Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction
While Eintracht Frankfurt has a strong road record, they will have to put in a lot of effort to win this match. Napoli should be able to win this game because they are currently the superior team. Hence we go with the following pickings in this fixture:
- NAPOLI TO WIN@ 2.81
- OVER 3.5@ 2.75
- HALFTIME/FULLTIME – SSC NAPOLI/SSC NAPOLI @ 1.99
*DISCLAIMER: Odds are subject to change
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