Napoli vs Arsenal Preview

Napoli host Arsenal at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday as both sides open their Champions League league phase campaigns off contrasting recent runs.

Napoli have won just 1 of their last 5 games and head into this one out of sorts. Their most recent result was a 3-2 home defeat to Inter. Prior to that, a 1-2 home loss to Como. Before that, a 2-0 away win at Genoa. Earlier in this run, a 6-2 home win over Aris in a friendly, and before that a 1-1 home draw with Celta Vigo.

Arsenal, by contrast, have won 4 of their last 5 games and arrive full of confidence. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 away win at Aston Villa. Prior to that, a 3-0 home win over Coventry, a 3-0 win on penalties over Manchester City in the Community Shield. Earlier in this run, a win on penalties over Como after a 1-1 draw in a friendly, and their run started with a 2-3 home defeat to Dortmund in the Emirates Cup.

The two sides have met five times, with the head-to-head record heavily favouring Arsenal, who have won three of those meetings to Napoli’s none, with two draws. Most recently, Arsenal won 1-0 away at Napoli. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 2-2 at home to Arsenal.

Both clubs go into this one with a clean slate at the start of the league phase, so there’s no points gap to speak of yet — Napoli were placed 8th and Arsenal 1st heading into the draw. Arsenal possess the clear pedigree on paper, and their vastly superior recent form only adds to that advantage heading into matchday one.

In Italy, the match is live on Amazon Prime Video. In the UK, viewers can follow the action on TNT Sports 2 or stream via HBO Max. In the United States, the game is available on Paramount+ and ViX.

Possible Lineups

Napoli (4-3-3) Meret, Vergara, Marin, Spinazzola, Alisson, Lobotka, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, Politano, Anguissa, Hojlund

Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Raya, Mosquera, Gabriel, White, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Odegaard, Havertz, Tzolis

Napoli Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Inter	3-2	Napoli	SA	05.09.26
❌	Napoli	1-2	Como	SA	30.08.26
✅	Genoa	0-2	Napoli	SA	22.08.26
✅	Napoli	6-2	Aris	CF	12.08.26
🤝	Napoli	1-1	Celta Vigo	CF	08.08.26

Arsenal Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Aston Villa	0-1	Arsenal	PL	31.08.26
✅	Arsenal	3-0	Coventry	PL	21.08.26
✅	Arsenal	3(4)-3(3)	Manchester City	CS	16.08.26
✅	Arsenal	1(4)-1(3)	Como	CF	12.08.26
❌	Arsenal	2-3	Dortmund	EMI	09.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Napoli	0-1	Arsenal	EL	18.04.19
Arsenal	2-0	Napoli	EL	11.04.19
Napoli	2-0	Arsenal	CL	11.12.13
Arsenal	2-0	Napoli	CL	01.10.13
Arsenal	2-2	Napoli	EMI	03.08.13

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Italy	Amazon Prime Video
Great Britain	TNT Sports 2 / HBO Max
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 2 / Virgin Media Two / HBO Max
USA	Paramount+ / ViX
Germany	DAZN Germany
Spain	Movistar+
France	Canal+ Sport / myCANAL
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	LASK Linz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Slavia Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Slovan Bratislava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Internazionale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	PSV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	AEK Athens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Viking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Bodø / Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Fenerbahçe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Como	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Sabah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0