Napoli - Bodo/Glimt
Napoli host Bodo/Glimt looking for first Champions League win
Napoli sit 32nd in the Champions League table with no points from two matches. Bodo/Glimt arrive at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday night with three points from two played, eight places higher.
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The table tells its own story
Napoli's start to the competition has been difficult. They have lost both matches so far and sit bottom of the 36-team table with a goal difference of minus three. A win on Tuesday would lift them to three points from three matches, though recent form offers little comfort: two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five matches across all competitions, including consecutive defeats in their last two outings.
Bodo/Glimt have made a steadier start. Three points from two matches leaves them 24th, and a win would take them to six points from three. Their recent record is sharper: four wins and one defeat from their last five matches, including four consecutive victories heading into this fixture. The market-implied probabilities give Napoli a 55.8 per cent chance of winning, with Bodo/Glimt at 20.8 per cent and a draw at 23.3 per cent.
What each side needs
Napoli need to arrest the slide. Zero points from two matches is recoverable in a 36-team league phase, but only if the correction starts soon. A defeat on Tuesday would leave them on zero points from three matches, a position that narrows the margin for error considerably. Bodo/Glimt, meanwhile, have the chance to build. Six points from three matches would be a solid platform, and their form suggests they will not arrive at the Maradona simply to defend what they already have.
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