Smart Acca Picks: Liverpool vs Napoli Could Provide Plenty of Drama

The first tip on this list comes from Rangers against Ajax in Group A, with the away side looking to confirm their place in the Europa League as they lead the Scots 4-0 on head-to-head.

Rangers have seen three of their last five matches have Over 2.5 Goals in them, following an emphatic 4-1 win over Aberdeen after losing 3-0 to Napoli. Prior to this, the Ibrox club had drawn 1-1 with Livingston on top of beating Dundee 1-0 and Motherwell 2-1.

Ajax’s last outing saw them lose 3-0 to Liverpool at the Johan Cruijff Arena, after earning thumping 4-1 and 7-1 wins against RKC Waalwijk and Excelsior. Before this sequence of results, they had lost 4-2 to Napoli and beaten Volendam 4-2.

Liverpool and Napoli face off on Wednesday night for top spot in Group A, with the hosts needing to overturn the 4-1 thrashing they received in Naples.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have been in very inconsistent form this campaign, as since their 1-0 win over Manchester City in mid-October, they have gone on to beat West Ham 1-0, before losing 1-0 and 2-1 to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United on either side of a 3-0 away win at Ajax.

Four of Napoli’s last five matches have seen Over 2.5 Goals scored, having thrashed Sassuolo 4-0 and Rangers 3-0 after a narrow 1-0 away win at Roma. Luciano Spaletti’s men have also beaten the likes of Bologna 3-2 and Ajax 4-2 in their most recent five fixtures.

Viktoria Plzen and Barcelona face off in a dead rubber game in Group C, with both sides being out of this season’s competition, whilst Xavi’s men are guaranteed the Europa League place.

The home side will be looking for their first Champions League points of the season, following their recent 4-2 and 4-0 thrashings by Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Domestically, the Czech outfit have been flawless, following 3-0 wins over Jablonec and Zlin, as well as a 3-1 win at home to Banik Ostrava.

Barcelona managed a late 1-0 win at Valencia on the weekend via a Robert Lewandowski goal, this was a good way to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich in midweek. Xavi’s side are top of La Liga, having beaten Athletic Club 4-0 and Villarreal 3-0 in the aftermath of a disappointing 3-1 loss to Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich and Inter Milan go head to head in a dead rubber fixture at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern guaranteed to finish as winners of Group C, whilst Inter will finish as runners-up.

Julian Nagelsmann’s men have been in terrific form of late, having hammered Mainz 6-2 following 3-0 and 2-0 wins over Barcelona and Hoffenheim. Before this, they had cruised to 5-2 and 5-0 victories against Augsburg in the DFB Pokal and Freiburg in the Bundesliga.

Four of Inter Milan’s last five fixtures have seen Over 2.5 Goals in them with the only exception being in their 2-0 home win against Salernitana on 16th October. The Nerazzurri drew 3-3 with Barcelona and beat Viktoria Plzen 4-0 to guarantee themselves a place in the knockout stages, whilst domestically, they earned 4-3 and 3-0 wins over Fiorentina and Sampdoria.

The final game on this list sees Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge face-off, with Xabi Alonso’s men looking to get into the Europa League place, whilst the away side are looking to confirm top spot in Group B.

Leverkusen are in a poor run of form, without a win in their last five, following 3-0 and 5-1 losses to Porto and Eintracht Frankfurt, before drawing 2-2 in back-to-back games against Wolfsburg and Atletico Madrid. At the weekend, Alonso’s side were beaten 2-0 away at RB Leipzig as Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner both scored.

Club Brugge are in decent form, following 1-0, 3-0 and 4-2 wins over Anderlecht, Sint-Truiden and KV Oostende, as well as a 2-2 draw with Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian Pro League. Their only loss in their last five came at the hands of Porto, who thrashed them 4-0 at the Jan Breydel Stadium.