Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli Prediction & Tips
Frankfurt and Napoli meet in a UEFA Champions League Round of 16 encounter. According to our data, there are no recent match records between these two teams. In this match, home advantage could play an important role, as Frankfurt have significant differences in home and away results.
This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when playing in front of its fans, since in the last 30 matches it registers 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as an away team, with 24 goals scored and 26 conceded, against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at home, with 36 goals scored and 14 conceded. The team comes into this meeting after a home win against Werder Bremen by (2-0). Frankfurt have won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches played at home for all competitions.
Frankfurt enter this first match of the Champions League Round of 16 motivated after a 2-0 home win against Werder Bremen: Marco Friedl (own) and Kolo Muani scored the winning goals. Frankfurt is a team that likes aerial duels a lot, and it is in this aspect that they can get some advantage over their “enemy”. When they invest in the offensive sector, they usually do it through the left wing, taking advantage of the depth offered by the left side Philipp Max. The home team usually plays in a 5-2-3 formation, with Mario Gotze, Randal Kolo Muani, and Jesper Lindstrom as the three forwards. Coach Oliver Glasner will not be able to count on Nacho Ferri and Junior Dina Ebimbe as they are currently recovering from injury.
The visiting team got their way at this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Round of 16) after their 1st place finish in Group A with a total of 15 points. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it registered 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 32 goals scored and 10 conceded. At home, on the other hand, they have 13 wins, 1 draw, and 1 defeat, with a total of 44 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last game they played, for Serie A TIM, they beat Sassuolo away by (0-2). In the last 10 games as a visitor Napoli has won 8 and lost 2. Their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 games for this competition. In 15 games, it has managed to turn the score around in 2 of the 5 games in which it has conceded the first goal. In their last 20 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 16 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Napoli enter this first match of the Champions League Round of 16 motivated after a 0-2 away win on the visit of Sassuolo: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen scored the goals in this nice triumph. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-3-3, favoring a faster style of play, with the three most advanced pieces being Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Victor Osimhen, and Matteo Politano. The man responsible for defining and leading his team’s onslaughts is the Cameroonian Frank Anguissa, a player with an enviable capacity for game vision. Coach Luciano Spalletti will not be able to count on striker Giacomo Raspadori because he is currently recovering from a thigh injury.
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OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
