HNK Rijeka vs Napoli Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals hit the net in each of Napoli’s first two group matches this season.
• Rijeka lost their first UEL home group match 1-0 last month.
• Napoli scored a total of just three goals combined in their last four fixtures in all competitions.

Tight contest anticipated in Croatia

Having lost 1-0 in disappointing fashion on match day one at home to AZ, Napoli turned Group F on its head when they carved out a victory by the same score in Spain against qualification favourites Real Sociedad.

With the top two places in the section looking up for grabs, the Serie A giants have a huge opportunity to steal a march on their rivals with back-to-back fixtures against group makeweights Rijeka.

The Croatian outfit are sitting bottom of the table following successive defeats, however in their first home fixture of the group against Real Sociedad, Rijeka made their more illustrious Spanish visitors work hard for victory, and it took a last-gasp Jon Bautista strike to separate the teams.

Napoli – who saw under 2.5 goals scored in their first two Europa League assignments this term – notched just three goals in their last four matches in all competitions overall, and with their forward line struggling to fire, another low-key contest looks likely in Croatia.

With that in mind, the under 2.5 goals market jumps out as an option worth backing for Thursday’s match, while our correct score prediction tips Napoli to eventually eke out a 1-0 win against a Rijeka side reeling from three defeats on the bounce in all competitions .