Real Madrid v Napoli

Real Madrid vs Napoli Preview

Real Madrid and Napoli will battle it out for overall supremacy of Group C with the Spanish hosts sitting in the box seat ahead of this top two clash not only because they hold home advantage at their Estadio Santiago Bernabéu but also because the Spaniards hold a decent five-point buffer over their Italian visitors ahead of this matchday 5 clash on Wednesday night.

Real Madrid also collected a third win on the trot in all competitions over the weekend in the Spanish top flight where they recorded a comprehensive 3-0 win away from home at Cadiz which followed previous recent wins against Sporting Braga in the Champions League and a crushing 5-1 La Liga victory over Valencia as well.

Carlo Ancelotti's side have certainly hit their straps in recent times as they are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions along with posting an impressive nine wins along the way as well, so the hosts will be in confident mood as they prepare for the visit of Napoli where the hosts will be looking to take all three points and taking a big step towards progressing through to the knockout rounds.

Napoli occupy second place in the Group C table with seven points under their belts and although it now looks likely that Real Madrid will nail down top spot, the Italian side will fancy their chances of securing the other of the top two places in the group as they hold a four-point lead over third placed Sporting Braga.

The Italian visitors have also produced a solid string of results of late as Walter Mazzarri's side have been handed just the one defeat out of their last seven matches in all competitions, that being a loss at home to Empoli in the domestic Serie A but Napoli have also picked up four wins in the process as well.

On the Champions League front, Napoli have emerged as the ‘best of the rest' with Real Madrid blazing a trail at the top of the Group C table and the Italians can be satisfied with their campaign so far as they have registered important wins against Sporting Braga and Union Berlin, both of which were also collected on their travels.

Real Madrid v Napoli Verdict

Real Madrid have produced an impressive Champions League campaign to date by winning all four of their group games so far and a fifth victory on the trot looks to be just around the corner on Wednesday night.

Having won five of their last seven away ties in this competition, Napoli should be respected here but they're likely to be up against it here as Real Madrid have won each of the previous three meetings on the trot.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Madrid win @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Madrid win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.62

Correct Score: Real Madrid 2-1 @ 8.50