Kevin De Bruyne will make a quick return to Etihad Stadium when Manchester City host Napoli in a cracking Champions League Matchday 1 encounter.
The visitors are flying high following last season’s Serie A title triumph and a fast start this term, so should make their presence felt.
However, City have an excellent home record at this stage of the competition, winning 18 and drawing the other three of their last 21 group matches here.
They have also netted three or more goals in 13 of the past 16 such fixtures in front of their own fans.
We’re happy to take 9/4 for the hosts to prevail and over 2.5 goals in the game for our initial Man City vs Napoli prediction.
Betting Odds
Man City v Napoli Betting Odds – Champions League 2025/26
Team | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Man City | 8/13 | 61.9% |
Napoli | 4/1 | 20% |
Draw | 14/5 | 26.3% |
Man City are priced at 8/13 to win this game. Napoli can be gotten at 5/6 , and the draw is also priced at 14/5
Man City v Napoli Result - Champions League 25/26
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Handicap Betting
Man City -1 -17/10
Napoli +1 – 5/4
Handicap Draw -1 @ 13/5
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How To Watch
How to watch Man City vs Napoli
Thursday night’s clash kicks off at 20:00 BST and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2.
Form Guide
Man City form guide
After slipping from four-time champions to a distant third in the Premier League table last term, Pep Guardiola’s side looked to be struggling again when suffering back-to-back defeats against Tottenham and Brighton.
However, they enjoyed a confidence-boosting 3-0 dismissal of neighbours United in Sunday’s Manchester derby, with Erling Haaland hitting a double after Phil Foden’s opener.
With Rodri still returning to full sharpness, new signings like Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki yet to really establish themselves and a few injuries to contend with, City remain a bit below their formidable best.
World-class keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made a superb debut over the weekend, though, and Haaland is once again on a hot streak up front.
As well as topping the Premier League scoring charts with five goals so far, he struck six times in two outings for Norway during the international break.
With 49 goals in 48 Champions League appearances, Haaland is easily on course to become the fastest player to reach a half-century, as the current record is held by Ruud van Nistelrooy on 62 games.
Looking at the Man City vs Napoli odds, it is 4/5 for him to grab a landmark score at any time here.
Napoli form guide
Serial trophy winner Antonio Conte led Napoli to their second title triumph in three seasons following a thrilling battle with holders Inter Milan.
Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku proved inspired signings, and adding City legend De Bruyne into the mix this summer was a major coup.
The 34-year-old has hit the target in two of Gli Azzurri’s three straight domestic victories this term and netted three times for Belgium in the recent World Cup qualifying double-header, so 5/1 for him to grab an emotional goal here is sure to be popular with punters.
There are negative stats involving Napoli, though, notably that they have gone 10 away games against English opponents without a win, suffering seven defeats during that time.
However, they have at least scored in 15 of their last 16 Champions League group stage matches, so a BOYLE Sports price boost of 5/2 for City to win and both teams to score has obvious appeal.
That bet would have come in for both of their meetings during the 2017-18 competition.
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