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Napoli

ActiveITAPot 3UEFA Champions League 2026-27League phase

Fixtures, model forecasts and tournament paths in one place.

OFFICIAL results as of 11 Sept 2026, 16:31 UTCSIMULATION updated after Matchday 1

Season outlook

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons
Expected points
11.5
Expected league position
17.3
Top 8 (direct to round of 16)
10.8%
Top 24 (reaches the knockouts)
82.8%

Competition state

DERIVEDLeague phase
18 of 144 fixtures completed · next up: Matchday 2
OFFICIALThis club
1 of 8 played · 0 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost
OFFICIALLast result
MD1 · Napoli 0–1 Arsenal · Lost
Next fixture
MD2 · Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Villarreal v Napoli

Model inputs

MODEL INPUTwhat the match model is given
Strength rating
84 / 100
BapLab’s rating of the club’s current sporting strength, not an official UEFA ranking. The gap between two clubs’ ratings drives the expected goals in their match.
European pedigree
3.5 / 5
European history and experience. It nudges effective strength up above 3 and down below 3, a small adjustment next to the rating.
Home advantage
+0.31
Extra expected goal difference in the club’s favour in its home matches.

League-phase fixtures

8 matches · kickoff in Central European time
  • MD1Wed, 9 Sept 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Home

    Napoli 0–1 Arsenal

    OFFICIALFull time · Lost

    MODELPre-match forecastArchive time unavailable

    Home win
    21.7%
    Draw
    22.6%
    Away win
    55.7%

    xG 1.08 – 1.86

  • MD2Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Away

    Villarreal v Napoli

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    39.3%
    Draw
    25.8%
    Away win
    34.9%

    xG 1.40 – 1.30

  • MD3Tue, 20 Oct 2026 · 21:00 CEST · Home

    Napoli v Bodø/Glimt

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    62.0%
    Draw
    21.7%
    Away win
    16.3%

    xG 1.90 – 0.86

  • MD4Wed, 4 Nov 2026 · 21:00 CET · Away

    Porto v Napoli

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    46.2%
    Draw
    25.3%
    Away win
    28.5%

    xG 1.54 – 1.15

  • MD5Tue, 24 Nov 2026 · 21:00 CET · Away

    Manchester City v Napoli

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    70.1%
    Draw
    18.5%
    Away win
    11.4%

    xG 2.16 – 0.74

  • MD6Tue, 8 Dec 2026 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Napoli v Club Brugge

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    54.3%
    Draw
    23.9%
    Away win
    21.8%

    xG 1.71 – 0.99

  • MD7Wed, 20 Jan 2027 · 18:45 CET · Away

    Sabah v Napoli

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    13.7%
    Draw
    18.3%
    Away win
    68.0%

    xG 0.92 – 2.28

  • MD8Wed, 27 Jan 2027 · 21:00 CET · Home

    Napoli v Viking

    Scheduled

    MODELCurrent forecast

    Home win
    74.2%
    Draw
    16.7%
    Away win
    9.1%

    xG 2.29 – 0.66

Home side first. A current forecast can change before kickoff; a completed match keeps its archived pre-match forecast and is never recalculated.

League-phase expectation

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons
Expected points after 8 matches
11.51
−0.87 vs pre-season
Expected league position 1 is best
17.25
+1.85 vs pre-season

How far the club gets

reaches at least this stage
  • Top 8direct to the round of 16 10.8% −9.6 pp
  • Top 24reaches the knockout phase 82.8% −3.5 pp
  • Round of 16 47.0% −7.0 pp
  • Quarter-final 13.1% −4.1 pp
  • Semi-final 3.3% −1.0 pp
  • Final 0.7% −0.2 pp
  • Champion 0.2% −0.1 pp

Where the season ends

final outcome · sums to 100.0%
  • League phaseeliminated in the league phase 17.2% +3.5 pp
  • Knockout play-offeliminated in the play-off 35.8% +3.5 pp
  • Round of 16eliminated 33.9% −2.9 pp
  • Quarter-finaleliminated 9.8% −3.1 pp
  • Semi-finaleliminated 2.6% −0.8 pp
  • Finalrunner-up 0.5% −0.1 pp
  • Championwins the competition 0.2% −0.1 pp

Most likely end point: Knockout play-off.

SIMULATION100,000 simulated seasons, updated after Matchday 1changes compared with the pre-season forecastmodel outputs, not odds