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Europa League | Qualifying Playoffs | 2nd Leg
Feb 24, 2022 at 8pm UK
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Napoli
2 - 4
Barcelona

Insigne (23' pen.), Politano (87')
Zielinski (56'), Fabian (62')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Alba (8'), de Jong (13'), Pique (45'), Aubameyang (59')
Gavi (90+3')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash between Napoli and Barcelona.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Napoli and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Thursday's Europa League playoff second leg with Napoli.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League playoff second leg with Napoli.

We said: Napoli 1-2 Barcelona (Barcelona win 3-2 on aggregate)

 Even with their ongoing injury issues in the final third, Napoli can trouble and breach this shaky Barcelona backline on their own turf, but any hopes of advancing to the last-16 may be a little far-fetched. Another European departure would be nothing short of disastrous for Barcelona, but Xavi's bountiful options in attack should help their side get the job done in the second leg. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Napoli win with a probability of 39.4%. A win for Barcelona had a probability of 34.51% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.53%) and 2-0 (6.72%). The likeliest Barcelona win was 0-1 (9.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.4%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.

Result
NapoliDrawBarcelona
39.4%26.09%34.51%
Both teams to score 53.72%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.26%50.74%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.36%72.64%
Napoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.71%25.29%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.94%60.06%
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.9%28.1%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.23%63.77%
Score Analysis
    Napoli 39.4%
    Barcelona 34.51%
    Draw 26.09%
NapoliDrawBarcelona
1-0 @ 9.77%
2-1 @ 8.53%
2-0 @ 6.72%
3-1 @ 3.91%
3-0 @ 3.08%
3-2 @ 2.48%
4-1 @ 1.34%
4-0 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 39.4%
1-1 @ 12.4%
0-0 @ 7.11%
2-2 @ 5.41%
3-3 @ 1.05%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.09%
0-1 @ 9.02%
1-2 @ 7.87%
0-2 @ 5.73%
1-3 @ 3.33%
0-3 @ 2.42%
2-3 @ 2.29%
1-4 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 34.51%

How you voted: Napoli vs Barcelona

Napoli
23.7%
Draw
14.0%
Barcelona
62.4%
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