Benfica vs Napoli prediction 10.12.2025 | Champions League
Benfica
Kick off:
Date:
Napoli
1
2.45
X
3.36
2
3.23
Contents
- Competition: Champions League
- Date: Wednesday, 10th December, 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
- Venue: Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)
Benfica welcomes Napoli for a promising and high-stakes Champions League duel that could decide both clubs' European future. Benfica enters the game sitting 30th in the standings with just three points, while Napoli are in 20th place with seven points after five rounds. Despite both sides arriving in good (overall) form, their Champions League campaigns have been far from impressive, and each needs points to stay in the hunt for the next stage of the competition.
Benfica vs Napoli Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Benfica
1 : 2
Napoli
Champions League
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Napoli
4 : 2
Benfica
Champions League
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Benfica
2 : 0
Napoli
Europa League
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Napoli
3 : 2
Benfica
Europa League
The last time these teams met was in 2016, in the Champions League Group stage. That time, Napoli secured a 4:2 win at home and a 2:1 win on the road at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. In total, they've met five times, with Napoli securing four wins and Benfica only one.
Regarding the number of goals, four out of the last five ended with three or more goals, while both teams scored in the same number of games (four).
Benfica team overview
Last year, Benfica finished their season trophyless, even though they came really close to winning the double. Unfortunately, they lost the Taça de Portugal final to Sporting and also finished second to Sporting by two points in Liga Portugal. This season, the popular Eagles have been inconsistent by their standards and are sitting in third place in the domestic league, already trailing first-placed FC Porto by eight points.
In the Champions League, they opened the season with four straight losses before finally winning their last match vs Ajax. After the Napoli game, the Eagles will have two more challenging games vs Juventus and Real Madrid, and it is really hard to expect them to qualify for the next stage without a positive result in this match.
After a 1:1 draw with Sporting in the previous game, coach Jose Mourinho spoke to the media. He said they started the match badly but completely dominated the second half, and eventually said they deserved to win. The famous coach emphasized they remained in the title race despite being eight points away from the top.
Last matches of Benfica
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Benfica
1 : 1
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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CD Nacional
1 : 2
Benfica
Liga Portugal
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Ajax
0 : 2
Benfica
Champions League
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Atlético CP
0 : 2
Benfica
Taça De Portugal
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Benfica
2 : 2
Casa Pia
Liga Portugal
Benfica lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Anatoliy Trubin
Defenders
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17
Amar Dedić
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30
Nicolás Otamendi
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4
António Silva
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26
Samuel Dahl
Midfielders
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20
Richard Ríos
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18
Leandro Barreiro
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5
Enzo Barrenechea
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8
Fredrik Aursnes
Forwards
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14
Vangelis Pavlidis
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10
Georgiy Sudakov
Napoli team overview
Napoli came to this season after winning their fourth Scudetto, their second in the past three years. This year, despite being ravaged by injuries, they are doing well in Serie A, currently sitting in first place with 31 points in 14 rounds.However, their CL performance could have been better, but are still in a much better position than Benfica to secure the next phase. After the Benfica game, Napoli will face FC Copenhagen, a match they are expected to win.
For the Benfica game, the team could miss up to six important players due to injuries: Frank Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Billy Gilmour, Miguel Gutierrez, Alex Meret, and the newest name on the injury list - Stanislav Lobotka
Last matches of Napoli
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Napoli
2 : 1
Juventus
Serie A
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Napoli
9 : 8
Cagliari
Coppa Italia
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AS Roma
0 : 1
Napoli
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 0
Qarabag FK
Champions League
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Napoli
3 : 1
Atalanta
Serie A
Napoli lineup
Goalkeeper
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32
Vanja Milinković-Savić
Defenders
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31
Sam Beukema
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4
Alessandro Buongiorno
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13
Amir Rrahmani
Midfielders
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22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
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8
Scott McTominay
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20
Eljif Elmas
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17
Mathías Olivera
Forwards
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7
David Neres
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19
Rasmus Højlund
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70
Noa Lang
Prediction
Benfica have been excellent for this type of bet, with three out of the past four games finishing with fewer than three goals. In the Champions League, they have had massive problems scoring goals. They have only scored four in five rounds - 0.8 per game.
Napoli went under 2.5 goals in seven out of the past nine games across the competitions. They have also been pretty bad on the road in recent games, winning only two games in the last seven and scoring only five goals - 0.71 per game. So, offering a great offensive performance against Mourinho's Benfica seems unreal.
Considering all the above, an under 2.5 goals bet seems like the best possible bet for this Champions League tie.
3 Reasons why we should see fewer than three goals
- Benfica went under 2.5 goals in three out of the last four games
- Benfica scored four goals in five CL rounds
- Napoli went under 2.5 goals in the last three road games
Main prediction Benfica - Napoli
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22bet
1.83
Benfica vs Napoli standings in Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 - 1 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 - 8 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 - 6 | +9 | 12 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 3 | +9 | 12 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 - 11 | +6 | 10 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 6 | +6 | 10 |
| 8 | Sporting CP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 5 | +5 | 10 |
| 10 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 - 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 - 10 | +2 | 9 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 14 | Galatasaray | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 - 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 15 | PSV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 - 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 - 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | FC Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 - 10 | +2 | 7 |
| 19 | Qarabağ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 - 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 20 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 - 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 22 | Juventus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 - 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 - 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 24 | Pafos FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 - 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 25 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 - 12 | -7 | 6 |
| 26 | Club Brugge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 - 13 | -5 | 4 |
| 27 | Athletic Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 28 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 - 14 | -7 | 4 |
| 29 | FC København | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 - 14 | -7 | 4 |
| 30 | Benfica | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 - 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 31 | Slavia Praha | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 - 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 32 | Bodø / Glimt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 - 11 | -4 | 2 |
| 33 | Olympiacos F.C. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 - 13 | -8 | 2 |
| 34 | Villarreal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 - 10 | -8 | 1 |
| 35 | Kairat | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 - 14 | -10 | 1 |
| 36 | Ajax | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 - 16 | -15 | 0 |