Napoli vs Chelsea

2 - 3
🕒 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 🧑‍⚖️ Clement Turpin 🔁 League Stage - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 8
League Stage Table
Napoli 30 · Chelsea 6
Referee Stats
9 matches · 3.89 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.89
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 1.11
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 33%
Draws 11%
Away wins 56%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Napoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 4
Avg: 1.50 / 1.00

Points

7
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Chelsea (Away stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 1-1-3

Goals For / Against

9 / 14
Avg: 1.80 / 2.80

Points

4
Avg: 0.80

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.75
PPG
0.80
1.50
GF
1.80
1.00
GA
2.80
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
100%
50%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

Napoli rank30th
Chelsea rank6th
Napoli points8
Chelsea points16
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.
Chelsea: #6 · 16 pts · GD +7
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Napoli last 5 home

L W D W
Points7/12
Weighted index47
Goals6-4
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Chelsea last 5 away

W L D L
Points4/12
Weighted index47
Goals7-9
Record1-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Napoli trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Chelsea trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 75%

Scoring reliability

Napoli score at home75%
Napoli clean sheet at home50%
Chelsea score away100%
Chelsea clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Napoli score first50%
Napoli win after scoring first100%
Chelsea score first100%
Chelsea win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Napoli 0% · Chelsea 0%
Avg first goal minute: Napoli 50.5' · Chelsea 20.0'

Vs league average

Napoli score at home1.50 vs 1.93
Napoli concede at home1.00 vs 1.45
Chelsea score away1.80 vs 1.45
Chelsea concede away2.80 vs 1.93
Napoli score 22% below league average, while Chelsea score 24% above league average.
Defensive side: Napoli are 31% below league average at home, and Chelsea are 45% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals5.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Napoli goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0

Chelsea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
16-30 2
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
8
11
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
6
6
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
15
15
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
528
636
Passes Accurate
456
568
Passes %
86%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
17'
17' Juan Jesus
19' ⚽
⚽
19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
E. Fernández
Penalty
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Vergara
Normal Goal
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
R. Højlund
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Olivera
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Pedro Neto
1st substitution · For: C. Palmer
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ Andrey Santos
2nd substitution · For: J. Bynoe-Gittens
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ M. Gusto
3rd substitution · For: T. Chalobah
61' ⚽
⚽
61' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
João Pedro
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Palmer
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Juan Jesus
1st substitution · For: Miguel Gutiérrez
74'
74' E. Elmas
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ Estêvão
4th substitution · For: A. Garnacho
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ E. Elmas
2nd substitution · For: R. Lukaku
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ L. Spinazzola
3rd substitution · For: S. Beukema
82' ⚽
⚽
82' ⚽ Goal · 2-3
João Pedro
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Palmer
88'
88' W. Fofana

Napoli vs Chelsea 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Chelsea beat Napoli 3-2 on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Clement Turpin. It was played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

First half: Juan Jesus received a yellow card for Napoli at 17'. Chelsea took the lead at 19' when E. Fernández scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Napoli leveled the score at 33' when A. Vergara scored, making the score 1-1. Napoli took the lead at 43' when R. Højlund scored, with the assist credited to M. Olivera, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Chelsea made their 1st substitution at 46', with Pedro Neto replacing C. Palmer. Chelsea made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Andrey Santos replacing J. Bynoe-Gittens. Chelsea made their 3rd substitution at 59', with M. Gusto replacing T. Chalobah. Chelsea leveled the score at 61' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to C. Palmer, making the score 2-2. Napoli made their 1st substitution at 67', with Juan Jesus replacing Miguel Gutiérrez. E. Elmas received a yellow card for Napoli at 74'. Chelsea made their 4th substitution at 74', with Estêvão replacing A. Garnacho. Napoli made their 2nd substitution at 82', with E. Elmas replacing R. Lukaku. Napoli made their 3rd substitution at 82', with L. Spinazzola replacing S. Beukema. Chelsea took the lead at 82' when João Pedro scored, with the assist credited to C. Palmer, making the score 2-3. W. Fofana received a yellow card for Chelsea at 88'.

Napoli used 3 substitutions while Chelsea used 4 substitutions. Napoli got 2 yellow cards, while Chelsea got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

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