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Barcelona logo
Europa League | Qualifying Playoffs | 1st Leg
Feb 17, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
Camp Nou
Napoli logo

Barcelona
1 - 1
Napoli

Torres (59' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-1)
Zielinski (29')
Zambo Anguissa (39'), Fabian (70'), Meret (90+1')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash between Barcelona and Napoli.

Preview

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

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in Thursday's Europa League clash with Napoli.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Europa League fixture against Napoli.

We said: Barcelona 2-2 Napoli

This should be a cracking game of football, as both sides will believe that they can hurt the other in the final third of the field. Goals must be expected at Camp Nou on Thursday, and we are backing an entertaining 2-2 draw, which would leave the tie delicately poised ahead of the return fixture in Italy. 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 38.86%. A win for Barcelona had a probability of 37.07% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.32%) and 0-2 (5.66%). The likeliest Barcelona win was 2-1 (8.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
BarcelonaDrawNapoli
37.07%24.06%38.86%
Both teams to score 61.21%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.81%41.19%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.41%63.59%
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.79%22.21%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.37%55.62%
Napoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.69%21.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.74%54.26%
Score Analysis
    Barcelona 37.07%
    Napoli 38.86%
    Draw 24.05%
BarcelonaDrawNapoli
2-1 @ 8.28%
1-0 @ 7.12%
2-0 @ 5.36%
3-1 @ 4.16%
3-2 @ 3.21%
3-0 @ 2.69%
4-1 @ 1.56%
4-2 @ 1.21%
4-0 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 37.07%
1-1 @ 11%
2-2 @ 6.4%
0-0 @ 4.73%
3-3 @ 1.66%
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 24.05%
1-2 @ 8.51%
0-1 @ 7.32%
0-2 @ 5.66%
1-3 @ 4.39%
2-3 @ 3.3%
0-3 @ 2.91%
1-4 @ 1.7%
2-4 @ 1.28%
0-4 @ 1.13%
Other @ 2.69%
Total : 38.86%

How you voted: Barcelona vs Napoli

Barcelona
58.9%
Draw
22.9%
Napoli
18.2%
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Head to Head
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3-1
Napoli
Lenglet (10'), Messi (23'), Suarez (45+1' pen.)
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Insigne (45+5' pen.)
Zielinski (60')
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4-0
Napoli
Aug 8, 2019 12.30am
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1-2
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