Union Berlin vs. Napoli Betting Tips: Back The Blues for victory on Tuesday
German outfit Union Berlin and defending Serie A champions Napoli square off in the Champions League at 8pm on Tuesday.
Union Berlin remain one of five teams without a single point in this season's Champions League group stages after two matches, toppling to both Real Madrid and Braga by a single goal. Things are no better in the league either as Die Eisernen have managed just two wins from a possible eight, leaving them in a lowly 15th place almost a quarter of the way through the current Bundesliga campaign.
Rudi Garcia took over coaching responsibilities from Luciano Spalletti over the summer but has yet to reach the heights of his predecessor, winning five of his opening nine league games and a victory and a loss in this competition.
Union Berlin vs Napoli Tips
Napoli might not be at their brilliant best right now but they should still have enough to see off this out-of-sorts Union Berlin side.
The hosts are on an eight-game losing skid, with half of those defeats coming on their home patch, including Berlin's latest UCL outing against Braga and their drubbing at the hands of Stuttgart over the weekend.
Gli Azzurri got the job done away from home against Braga on match day 1 and could consider themselves unfortunate to have lost during their visit to the Bernabeu at the start of the month in an evenly-contested affair.
At even money, Tuesday's visitors are simply too big of a price to ignore when their German counterparts look this bad.
Union have conceded the opening goal in seven of their last eight, failing to score in five of their 11 fixtures this term.
Napoli, on the other hand, have broken the deadlock in four of their last five, with a 3-1 defeat to Fiorentina the only exception to this recent rule.
The Italians can run riot in Germany if the hosts don't buck up their ideas, and no matter how things play out, we anticipate Napoli drawing first blood.
With ongoing issues over Victor Osimhen's future, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia can take centre stage for his club in the German capital.
Only Osimhen has let off more shots in Serie A than Khvicha's tally of 31; eight have hit the target resulting in three league goals so far, two of which came against Verona on Saturday.
Placing this double with bet365 doubles the odds offered up by some firms elsewhere in the market.
Subscribe now for the latest previews, exclusive tips supported by stats, and top offers sent directly to your inbox.