UEFA Champions League · Matchweek 5

Manchester City FC vs SSC Napoli Prediction

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK)
Tue 24 Nov, 20:00 (GMT)
Competition
UEFA Champions League
Round
Matchweek 5
Venue
Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England

United Matchday prediction

Manchester City FC win76%
Draw12%
SSC Napoli win12%
Predicted score
3–1
Over 2.5 goals
89%
Under 2.5 goals
11%
BTTS yes
77%
Over 1.5 goals
97%
Over 3.5 goals
77%
BTTS no
23%
Expected goals
3.71 – 1.55

Low confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

Home scoring numbers favour Manchester City FC, who have created goals at an above-average rate in front of their own crowd. Away defensive numbers work against SSC Napoli, who have shipped goals above the UEFA Champions League average on the road. Combined attacking and defensive numbers point toward a higher-scoring game than average. Recent results also favour Manchester City FC, whose points-per-match rate over the last five games is above average.

Most likely scorelines

  • 3–17.0%
  • 4–16.4%
  • 2–15.6%
  • 3–25.4%
  • 4–25.0%
  • 5–14.8%
  • 3–04.5%
  • 2–24.4%

Team comparison

StatisticManchester City FCSSC Napoli
Matches played44
Points per match2.250.75
Goals per match3.001.50
Goals conceded per match1.752.75
Home / away goals scored72
Home / away goals conceded57
Last 5 points93
Last 5 goals scored126
Last 5 goals conceded711
Win percentage75%25%

Manchester City FC recent form

WLWW

SSC Napoli recent form

LLWL

Recent form

Manchester City FC

2W 0D 3L in the last 5 · 10 scored, 9 conceded

  • Lat Nottingham Forest FC1–3
  • Wat RB Leipzig3–2
  • Lvs Brighton & Hove Albion FC0–1
  • Lat Aston Villa FC1–2
  • Wvs PAE AEK5–1

SSC Napoli

1W 2D 2L in the last 5 · 9 scored, 11 conceded

  • Dvs SS Lazio1–1
  • Lat FC Porto1–4
  • Lat Juventus0–2
  • Wat AC Monza4–1
  • Dvs AS Roma3–3

Team news

Where to watch (UK)

UEFA Champions League matches are typically shown in the UK by TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video (selected Tuesday tie). Kick-off is Tue 24 Nov, 20:00 UK time. Always check the official listing for this fixture, as rights and selections change round by round.

Model transparency

Model: UM Prediction Model v1.0
Generated: 3 November 2026
Last updated: 13 November 2026
Status: Live

How predictions work

Prediction record

Matches predicted
1000
1X2 accuracy
49.4%
BTTS accuracy
55.9%
Over 2.5 accuracy
58.6%
Exact score
10.3%

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