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Napoli logo
Europa League | Group Stage
Dec 9, 2021 at 5.45pm UK
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Leicester logo

Napoli
3 - 2
Leicester

Ounas (4'), Elmas (24', 53')
Petagna (33'), Demme (77')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Evans (27'), Dewsbury-Hall (33')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Napoli 2-2 Leicester City

While Napoli's need is greater, that may play into the hands of Leicester, who can afford to strike on the counter using their abundant guile and pace. The sheer volume of key men missing for the Partenopei may not be surmountable, and taking just a point from a potentially wide-open encounter would see them slide into the Conference League knockout round for finishing third. 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 42.9%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 33.09% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.88%) and 2-0 (6.4%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 1-2 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Napoli would win this match.

Result
NapoliDrawLeicester City
42.9%24.01%33.09%
Both teams to score 60.55%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.29%41.7%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.89%64.1%
Napoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.33%19.67%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.34%51.66%
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.38%24.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.87%59.13%
Score Analysis
    Napoli 42.9%
    Leicester City 33.09%
    Draw 24%
NapoliDrawLeicester City
2-1 @ 8.97%
1-0 @ 7.88%
2-0 @ 6.4%
3-1 @ 4.86%
3-0 @ 3.47%
3-2 @ 3.41%
4-1 @ 1.98%
4-0 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.39%
Other @ 3.13%
Total : 42.9%
1-1 @ 11.03%
2-2 @ 6.29%
0-0 @ 4.84%
3-3 @ 1.59%
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 24%
1-2 @ 7.74%
0-1 @ 6.79%
0-2 @ 4.76%
1-3 @ 3.61%
2-3 @ 2.94%
0-3 @ 2.22%
1-4 @ 1.27%
2-4 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 33.09%

How you voted: Napoli vs Leicester

Napoli
62.0%
Draw
21.0%
Leicester City
17.1%
334
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2021 8pm
Group Stage
Leicester
2-2
Napoli
Perez (9'), Barnes (64')
Ndidi (21'), Soumare (32'), Vestergaard (53'), Soyuncu (76')
Ndidi (90+3')
Osimhen (69', 87')
Di Lorenzo (34'), Rrahmani (90+5')
rhs 2.0
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