For the first time in many years, Arsenal have had a good start of the season while Napoli are proving that they can play football without Edison Cavani.


Arsenal V SSC Napoli
Champions League Group F
Arsenal Stadium
01-10-2013 @ 19.45 UK









How are the two teams form?

Arsenal are in front of the Premier League after a promising start with 5 wins and a single loss and are walking into the match with confidence. This weekend they won against Swansea despite being without some of the profiles on the team, why we can expect to see some of the reserves tomorrow, as well.

Napoli is going to be one of the most exciting teams to follow this season as they are going into a new era after Edison Cavani left the club earlier this summer. So far it is looking promising as the team is leading the Serie A.

The two sides met in a preseason cup at Emirates this summer, where the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

What are the probable lineups?

Arsenal is without a number of profiles including Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and Theo Walcott for this match. The Italian visitors is currently without the midfielder Christian Maggio.

Szczesny

Sagna - Koscielny - Mertesacker - Monreal

Arteta - Flamini

Wilshere - Ozil- Gibbs

Giroud
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Higuaín

Insigne - Pandev - Callejón

Hamsik - Behrami

Amero - Britos - Cannavaro - Zuninga

Reina

What to expect from this match?

Both teams have started the season in great form, and this is very promising for the match. Furthermore, Arsenal and Napoli might end as the two teams battling for the win in Group F why a victory tomorrow can be vital.

I expect both teams to show some great attacking football, and hope to see a few goals. There is no doubt that both sides strikers are way  pacier than the opposite defenders and that turn out to be a battle within the match. The question is; which defends is the strongest?

What are the odds?

According to Oddschecker.co.uk, most bookmakers have Arsenal as favorites with odds 1. Meanwhile, a draw gives back 27/10 and a Napoli win 14/5 at BetVictor.