Napoli vs Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA Champions League
Date: Tuesday, 21st November 2017
Kick-off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Stadio San Paolo (Naples).

Napoli are in a tight spot and it is do or die in the remaining two fixtures of the Champions League if they are to qualify for the knockout phase, starting with the home tie against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.

The 2-4 loss to Manchester City in the previous round set Napoli 9 points adrift of the Premier League side and 6 behind their Tuesday’s visitors Shakhtar Donetsk. Now, the Serie A club need to win their remaining two fixtures and Shakhtar must not take a point from their remaining two.

Napoli started their group stage campaign with a 2-1 defeat at Ukraine before getting back to winning ways against Feyenoord. They lost both home and away leg against Manchester City. The Italians travel to Rotterdam for their final group fixture on 6th December.

Donetsk’s lone defeat in the competition came in their trip to Manchester on matchday 2. Meantime, they defeated Feyenoord in both home and away legs.

Napoli vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Head-to-head

The matchday 1 fixture is the lone meeting between the two sides.

Napoli can boast of a strong home record against club from Ukraine as they are unbeaten in three with 2 wins and 1 draw.

Shakhtar Donetsk have a poor record against Italian clubs after losing in 12 of the 19 fixtures, 5 wins and 2 draws. The away record is again underwhelming with 1 win coming from their 9 visits to Italy, drawn 2 and lost 6.

Napoli vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Predictions

Napoli have a slight advantage here as they have got the pair of fixture against Man City out of their way, while Shakhtar’s final game is against the Premier League side. Therefore, the Ukrainians will be looking to avoid a defeat here. But Napoli’s home form in all competitions suggest that they will be quite confident to get the positive result here.

Napoli vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Bet Tips

Napoli to win and Under 2.5 goals @ 2.60 odd.

Correct FT Score: 2-0 Napoli @ 8.00 odd.

Match Odds Courtesy of Betway.

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