Napoli v Shakhtar Donetsk Betting Tips: 1 AH-1, 2017-11-21

Napoli must get a result at home to Shakhtar Donetsk

Champions League Tips

NAPOLI v SHAKHTAR DONETSK

Tuesday 21st November 2017 – Kickoff: 1945hrs

Football – Europe – Champions League Betting Tips

The Champions League returns on Tuesday night for match day five and my first pick features Italian side, Napoli, who will be desperate for all three points when they play host to Shakhtar Donetsk at their Stadio San Paolo.

Following back-to-back defeats in their home and away fixtures against Manchester City, the Italians are now playing catch-up on tonight’s opponents, Shakhtar, who hold a valuable six point cushion over Napoli, and are just three points adrift of Group F leaders, Manchester City.

Napoli sit in third place in the group with three points to their name following a 3-1 home win over hapless Feyenoord, but they’ll need to get a result here this evening if they’re to even stand a chance of claiming a Europa league spot, but a draw may well do with Feyenoord travelling to Manchester City tonight.

Visitors Shakhtar Donetsk, by comparison, have had a very successful Champions League campaign to date as the Ukraine club hold a strong position ahead of match day five, needing just a point to guarantee their progress into the knock-out rounds.

After securing wins over Napoli at home, along with home and away wins over Dutch side Feyenoord, Shakhtar now sit in second place with a nine point haul and they now look almost certain to emerge from Group F with Manchester City.

As good as this seems though, dig a bit deeper and you’ll find that Shakhtar’s recent results away from home at this level leave a lot to be desired as they’d suffered five defeats on the trot (all to nil) on their travels prior to their win at beleaguered Feyenoord.

Pick: Napoli AH-1 @ 1.69 Marathonbet