Champions League · League phase, matchday 2 Match report

Villarreal 3-1 Napoli: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Villarreal

3-1Full time

Napoli

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Our picks against the result

6 of 13 right

Result Villarreal win54% 3-1
Double chance Villarreal or Napoli (12)78% 3-1
Both teams to score Yes62% Yes
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.565% 4 goals
More corners Villarreal67% Level (4-4)
Yellow cards Around average 5 yellow cards · league 3.6
Yellow cards 5 yellow cards 3.5 Under52% 4.5 Under71% 5.5 Under85%
Corners Above average 8 corners · league 8.9
Corners 8 corners 8.5 Over68% 9.5 Over58% 10.5 Under53%

Match stats

Villarreal Napoli

3 Goals 1
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
4 Corners 4

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Villarreal vs Napoli in the Champions League League phase, matchday 2, on Tuesday 13 October 2026: our model picks Villarreal to win, with a double chance of Villarreal or Napoli to win (no draw).

Why this pick?

Our model backs Villarreal to win, mainly because we rate them slightly stronger than Napoli and they have home advantage. The main counter-argument is Napoli's defence, which concedes fewer goals than the Champions League average. However, Villarreal's recent attacking play, with plenty of shots and big chances, plus the boost of playing at home, should make up for that. The overall assessment clearly favours the home side. The call is moderate.

Both teams to score: Our model expects both teams to score: Villarreal's attack is strong and their defence concedes more than average, while Napoli's defence is solid but their attack is slightly below average. Home advantage for Villarreal also boosts the chances.

Form guide

Villarreal

L 0-1 at Real Madrid (A) LaLiga · 10 Oct
W 3-1 vs Levante (H) LaLiga · 20 Sep
W 3-1 at Málaga (A) LaLiga · 17 Sep
L 1-2 vs Real Betis (H) LaLiga · 14 Sep
L 2-3 at Borussia Dortmund (A) Champions League · 8 Sep

Napoli

W 3-0 vs Frosinone (H) Serie A · 10 Oct
D 1-1 at Fiorentina (A) Serie A · 20 Sep
W 1-0 vs Bologna (H) Serie A · 13 Sep
L 0-1 vs Arsenal (H) Champions League · 9 Sep
L 2-3 at Inter (A) Serie A · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

VillarrealNapoli

Attack 63 23 2.0 goals per match this season0.0 goals per match this season

Defence 26 54 3.0 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.