Napoli vs Barcelona prediction for Thursday’s second leg Europa League clash at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples. This tie is the most anticipated one in the Europa League playoff round as Napoli host Barcelona in the battle for a place in the final 16. Read on for our free prediction betting tips and review.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Draw or Barcelona Win and Over 1.5 Goals – 1.89
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Anytime Correct Score 1-1 – 2.37
Bookmaker Ratings prediction three: Napoli 0 Goals Handicap – 1.88
Draw or Barcelona Win and Over 1.5 Goals
Napoli are not in a good home form having lost three of their last six games in Naples. Meanwhile, Barcelona won four of their last seven games on the road. In the goals market, Napoli’s three of their last five games and Barcelona’s four of their last five games produced over 1.5 goals.
Anytime Correct Score 1-1
Two of the last three h2h meetings ended in a 1-1 draw. Moreover, Napoli’s and Barcelona’s two of their last three games in all competitions saw the scoreline 1-1. We predict this scoreline to be present anytime in this match.
Napoli 0 Goals Handicap
Napoli’s home form is not very satisfying for their fans as they lost two of their last four games in Naples. However, Splaetti’s team were able to cover the 0 handicap in seven of their last ten home games. In addition, the Blues drew or won five of their seven Europa League games.
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— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli)
Preliminary review and match prediction for Napoli vs Barcelona
Luciano Spaletti will be content with his team’s performance in the first leg. In fact, the Blues took the lead against the run of play as we can see from the ball possession percentage which was in favor of Barca with 65%. However, Napoli must find a better way to stop Barca’s attack who had 21 shots on target at the Camp Nou.
Napoli are unbeaten in five games and must maintain that form if they want to progress to the next round. Surely, Spaletti’s first target will be to prevent Barca from scoring. Nevertheless, the Blues have one clean sheet in their last five home games and have an average of 1.6 goals conceded at the Maradona stadium.
With five players recruited during the January transfer market, Xavi was able to transform his team into a better one. To illustrate, Barca brought Aubameyang, Traore, Torres, Aguero, and Dani Alves.
Consequently, the results are getting better and the Blaugrana are undefeated in nine games. Moreover, Barca prepared well for this match by beating Valencia on the road in their last La Liga fixture 4-1.
Napoli vs Barcelona Prediction
It is crucial for both teams to stay in Europe as it will be a complete failure for both teams to leave so early. As a result, Spaletti and Xavi will be very cautious in their approach but we see a slight advantage in Barcelona and will back a double chance of draw or away win. Also, we will combine it with over 1.5 goals since there are too many hungry goalscorers on both teams.
Safe Bet
According to the statistics, there is a 65% chance that both teams will score in this match. That feat happened in their previous three meetings and in Barcelona’s five of six last away games. With odds of 1.68, we consider this market to be our safe bet for this game.
Quick Rich
This match will be like a final, very tactical and both teams will play and their priority is not to lose. Therefore we predict to see a slow start to the match and as a result, there may not be any goals in the first half. Thus with odds of 3.00, we predict to see a goalless first half on Thursday.
Napoli vs Barcelona First Goalscorer
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first hattrick in his third game for his new club Barcelona. Moreover, the Ghanaian will increase in confidence and most probably open the scoring again in Naples. Thus we will back Aubameyang to be the first goalscorer in this match.
Hard fought win! Vamos equipo! ❤️? @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/uXI2vFbT3N
— Sergiño Dest (@sergino_dest)
Napoli vs Barcelona Team News
Spaletti has some injuries to important players which occurred during the last week. Defensive midfielder Anguissa has a torn abductor muscle and is out for this game. In addition, wingers Politano and Lozano are also nursing calf and shoulder injuries. Not to forget Lobotka who is suffering from a Bicep femoris muscle injury.
As for Barcelona, Xavi in his turn will be without some key players. To start with, defenders Umtiti and Lenglet are out due to broken toe and hamstring injuries. Additionally, Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay who both play in attack have hamstring issues and Achilles tendon problems.
Napoli vs Barcelona Predicted Lineups
Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Koulibaly, Rrahmani, Jesus, Malcuit, Ruiz, Insigne, Zielinski, Elmas, Osimhen.
Barcelona: ter Stegen, Alba, Araujo, Pique, Dest, de Jong, Busquets, Gavi, Dembele, Torres, Aubameyang.
Most Popular FAQ for Napoli vs Barcelona
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Barcelona and Napoli drew 1-1 on 17 February 2022 in Barcelona.
Where will this match be played?
Thursday’s match will be played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples.
Which Bookmaker has the best odds for this match?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for Napoli vs Barcelona.