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Manchester City vs Napoli

Manchester City
2 - 0
Napoli
🕒 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Felix Zwayer 🔁 League Stage - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 1
League Stage Table
Manchester City 7 · Napoli 30
Referee Stats
Felix Zwayer
6 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.67
Penalties avg 1.17
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 67%
Draws 0%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (23-1).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (74%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 3-0-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 5
Avg: 1.80 / 1.00

Points

9
Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Napoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

3 / 11
Avg: 0.75 / 2.75

Points

1
Avg: 0.25

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80
PPG
0.25
1.80
GF
0.75
1.00
GA
2.75
25%
O2.5
25%
25%
BTTS
50%
75%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Manchester City rank7th
Napoli rank30th
Manchester City points16
Napoli points8
Manchester City: #7 · 16 pts · GD +6
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Napoli: #30 · 8 pts · GD -6
13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W L W W
Points9/12
Weighted index70
Goals8-3
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Napoli last 5 away

D L L L
Points1/12
Weighted index13
Goals3-11
Record0-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Napoli trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home75%
Manchester City clean sheet at home50%
Napoli score away50%
Napoli clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first75%
Manchester City win after scoring first100%
Napoli score first50%
Napoli win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 0% · Napoli 0%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 29.7' · Napoli 35.0'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home1.80 vs 1.93
Manchester City concede at home1.00 vs 1.45
Napoli score away0.75 vs 1.45
Napoli concede away2.75 vs 1.93
Manchester City score 7% below league average, while Napoli score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 31% below league average at home, and Napoli are 42% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals3.67
BTTS67%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Napoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
1
Total Shots
23
1
Shots off Goal
9
0
Blocked Shots
6
0
Shots Inside Box
14
1
Shots Outside Box
9
0
Ball Possession
74%
26%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
805
281
Passes Accurate
742
222
Passes %
92%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
20'
20' 📺 VAR
G. Di Lorenzo
Card upgrade
21'
21' G. Di Lorenzo
26' ↑↓
↑↓
26' ⇄ K. De Bruyne
1st substitution · For: M. Olivera
52'
52' M. Politano
55' ↑↓
↑↓
55' ⇄ M. Politano
2nd substitution · For: Juan Jesus
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
E. Haaland
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Foden
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ Rodri
1st substitution · For: Nico González
65' ⚽
⚽
65' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
J. Doku
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Reijnders
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ J. Doku
2nd substitution · For: Sávio
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ S. Lobotka
3rd substitution · For: B. Gilmour
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ R. Højlund
4th substitution · For: David Neres
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ A. Zambo Anguissa
5th substitution · For: E. Elmas
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ J. Gvardiol
3rd substitution · For: N. Aké
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ E. Haaland
4th substitution · For: Oscar Bobb
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ T. Reijnders
5th substitution · For: R. Lewis

Manchester City vs Napoli 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Napoli 2-0 on Thursday, 18 September 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Felix Zwayer. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. VAR intervened at 20' for Napoli (Card upgrade). G. Di Lorenzo received a red card for Napoli at 21'. Napoli made their 1st substitution at 26', with K. De Bruyne replacing M. Olivera.

Second half: M. Politano received a yellow card for Napoli at 52'. Napoli made their 2nd substitution at 55', with M. Politano replacing Juan Jesus. Manchester City took the lead at 56' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to P. Foden, making the score 1-0. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 60', with Rodri replacing Nico González. Manchester City extended the lead at 65' when J. Doku scored, with the assist credited to T. Reijnders, making the score 2-0. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Doku replacing Sávio. Napoli made their 3rd substitution at 71', with S. Lobotka replacing B. Gilmour. Napoli made their 4th substitution at 71', with R. Højlund replacing David Neres. Napoli made their 5th substitution at 71', with A. Zambo Anguissa replacing E. Elmas. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Gvardiol replacing N. Aké. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 80', with E. Haaland replacing Oscar Bobb. Manchester City made their 5th substitution at 80', with T. Reijnders replacing R. Lewis.

Manchester City used 5 substitutions while Napoli used 5 substitutions. Napoli got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (23-1).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (74%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Manchester City vs Napoli Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
18 Sep 2025 Manchester City vs Napoli 2 - 0
2017-2018 Season
01 Nov 2017 Napoli vs Manchester City 2 - 4 17 Oct 2017 Manchester City vs Napoli 2 - 1