As part of one of the matches of the Europa League group stage, the players of Napoli and Leicester will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in the upcoming duel? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Napoli
The Italian team in its group is on the third line after five matches played. In them, the Azzurri were able to score seven points. Contrary to all expectations, the group stage turned out to be not the easiest for the Italian team. In case of loss of points in the upcoming match, Luciano Spaletti's team will most likely not be able to reach the playoffs of the tournament. Oddly enough, the games against Spartak Moscow, to which one of the leaders of Serie A lost twice, became problematic for the Neapolitans.
"Leicester"
Leicester, meanwhile, managed to score 8 points. With such an indicator, the team is in first place in the group, but even the foxes are not guaranteed entry into the Europa League playoffs. The easiest thing is to win this game, although it is unlikely to be simple. After five matches of the group stage LE "Leicester got 2 wins. Rogers' team barely overcame Spartak from the Russian capital, and also dealt with Legia in their native walls. At the same time, Leicester lost points in the home game against Spartak and lost to Legia in the away meeting.
Statistics and figures:
- The hosts are the favorites of the meeting;
- "Napoli" has only 1 win in 5 previous meetings;
- Leicester have won twice in 5 meetings;
- The teams ' winless streak is 2 matches;
- The last and only face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended in a draw – 2:2.
Forecast
Even with a huge number of injured, Napoli will still be able to defeat their opponent at home. In the struggle, but still the success will go to the "azzurri".
