{"id":41657,"date":"2026-09-07T02:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=41657"},"modified":"2026-09-07T03:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:12:20","slug":"match-preview-napoli-vs-arsenal-09-09-26-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/champions-league\/match-preview-napoli-vs-arsenal-09-09-26-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli vs Arsenal: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Napoli host Arsenal<\/a> at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday, September 9 (3:00 PM ET \/ 2:00 PM CT \/ 12:00 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Napoli’s team news is dominated by absences at the back and in midfield: the injured Alessandro Buongiorno and Luca Marianucci are both out with knee issues, the abdomen problem that has sidelined Scott McTominay strips out a key holding body, and the injured Giovane is unavailable too. That leaves Antonio Vergara, Kevin De Bruyne, David Neres, Leonardo Spinazzola and Matteo Politano to carry the attacking side of things. Arsenal’s list is far shorter \u2014 a low-back issue rules out William Saliba, but Viktor Gy\u00f6keres, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, Mikel Merino and Eberechi Eze all look set to feature.<\/p>\n

The betting market makes Arsenal firm favorites away from home and expects goals at both ends too, pricing Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score in similar territory. Napoli and Arsenal both open this league-phase fixture on a blank slate \u2014 zero points, zero games played \u2014 so there’s no table position or run of results to lean on, just the personnel each side can actually put on the field. With Napoli’s backline thinned out and Arsenal’s forward options largely intact, the visitors look better placed to turn that edge into control for large spells.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Napoli vs Arsenal on Paramount+.<\/p>\n\n\n