The fifth day of the Champions League group stage will see Napoli and Rangers compete against each other. The match will be played on October 26 at 21:00 pm at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples.
This is a match that will see a Napoli already qualified for the round of XNUMX fight to keep first place in the group, while Rangers will have to give their all to have any chance of finish at least in the Europa League.
Here is our pre-match analysis with which we will try to understand how the teams will present themselves on the pitch.
State of form of Napoli
Napoli has just returned from one very physical match against Roma. The Capitoline team, even if it has never been really dangerous, has tired the Napoli players a lot. Precisely because of this it is likely that Spalletti will have to resort to a rather massive turnover.
Napoli arrives at the match with Rangers with qualification for the round of XNUMX already in your pocket. If he were to win this match, however, he would also secure first place in the group.
In addition, Napoli will aim for victory to ring the thirteenth victory in a row. Furthermore, a defeat against the Scottish team could negatively affect morale and, therefore, it is necessary to avoid it at all costs.
The Neapolitan team arrives in Naples - Rangers with only one injured, Rrahmani (muscle problems), and with one player in doubt, goalkeeper Sirigu.
State of form of the Rangers
Rangers are second, four points behind first place, in the Scottish league. In their last match, they have drew against Livingston, a mid-ranking team in the same league.
The Scottish team, during this Champions League, he failed to take home a single point. The team, in fact, occupies the last position in the group and a win would be the only way to stay behind Ajax (currently in third place with 3 points) and hope for a repechage in the Europa League.
Rangers will arrive at the match against Napoli with many injured: Goldson, Hagi, Lawrence, Ofoborh and Souttar. If that's not enough, they are in doubt also Helander, Kamara and Lowry.
Napoli - Rangers: who is the favorite team
Based on what has been said and the results of the two teams up to this point of the season, it is clear that the Napoli turns out to be the favorite team.
Despite this, considering Napoli - Rangers a match with a predictable outcome could prove risky. The hopes of the Scots, in fact, all lie in this match.
