As Rangers entertain Napoli in what’s possibly their most important match so far this season, they need to recover from back-to-back 4-0 defeats by Celtic and Ajax. Rangers have the advantage of having had longer to prepare for this tie as the PL was postponed over the weekend. Both sides have a few injury worry’s so the starting 11 will be interesting and could produce some unlikely goal scorers.
Rangers are thankful that this fixture was moved back a day, as they haven’t lost on a Wednesday at home since March 2020, Antonio Colak could be the danger as he has scored six times between the 35th and 65th minute over his last six home games. Their Ibrox record against Italian teams is impressive only losing once in the previous 9 encounters.
Napoli arrive here in tremendous form having not lost for 17 matches and sweeping aside last season’s finalists Liverpool in a devastating 4-1 victory in group stage round 1, they’ll come into this fixture with their tails high and an expectation of taking at least a point away. Based on league form, how the new signings have settled in and the overall buzz around the place that could be more than possible.
Key stats
- Rangers only 2 defeats in their last 10 matches
- Rangers 30%, Napoli 50% BTTS over previous 10 matches
- Rangers 80%, Napoli 60% Over 2.5 goals in last 10 games
