A preview of Manchester City Vs Napoli

Two teams who are at the top of the table in their respective leagues will collide head to head at The Etihad tonight when Napoli travel to England for their Champions League group stage match against Manchester City.

Both teams have been scoring goals left, right and centre since the start of this season while both teams are yet to lose a single match. This had led many fans and pundits to believe that we definitely have a cracker of a match for us tonight.

Let’s have a look at some of the league stats for a better look at both the teams

Manchester City

7 wins and 1 draw in 8 games

29 goals scored and 4 conceded

Best players : Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero

Napoli

8 wins out of 8 games

26 goals scored and 5 condeded

Best Players : Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens

While City have scored more and conceded less goals, Napoli have refused to drop even a single point. What’s interesting is that both teams have equal attacking fire power and solid defence. In the end, it’ll come down to who wants it more. Which team has the greater desire for victory. However, there is one area in which Manchester City have the advantage over Napoli. Midfield.

Comparing the attack, we can say that if City, have Sterling, Aguero and Jesus, Napoli have Insigne, Callejon and Mertens while the defence is also more or less equal though Napoli do not have a player like Walker in their squad. But when it comes to Midfield, Manchester City clearly have the advantage. Yes Napoli do have Hamsik but City have David Silva, Ikay Gundogan, Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva, Yaya Toure and Kevin De Bruyne. Napoli does not even come close to this midfield.

Only if City could use this to their advantage, I do believe that Napoli might not stand a chance. I expect Pep Guardiola to play his midfielders a little deep and allow his attackers to make use of long passes and cross and threaten Napoli’s defence and it’s seems predictable that Napoli might start the game by playing defence.

We definitely have one heck of an entertainer in store for us tonight and I predict a 2-1 victory to Manchester City.