Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League last season and many expected them to go one step better this time, but the Reds have made hard work out of their campaign so far with their poor away form.

They host an unbeaten Napoli side needing to win by 1-0 or by two clear goals to reach the next round and they will look to frustrate Jurgen Klopp’s men.

Group C remains very much an open affair as Liverpool, Napoli, and PSG all have a chance to reach the next round, while bottom of the table Red Star can still make it to the Europa League as a consolation.

The Reds come into this game in fine form.

They beat Bournemouth 4-0 away at the weekend to climb to the top of the Premier League and that was their 3^rd consecutive win and 5^th win in 6 games.

Napoli are currently unbeaten in the Champions League and Carlo Ancelotti’s men have been impressive at home while unspectacular when they play away from home.

They earned draws at Red Star and PSG and know that a similar result would help them reach the next round here, however, that could be easier said than done under the Anfield lights.

Napoli beat Frosinone 4-0 at the weekend to continue their impressive run of form ahead of this game.

They are unbeaten in their last 12 games in all competitions and 8 of those matches have ended in wins for them.

Bookmakers have priced Liverpool up as strong odds-on favourites to get the job done here however a 2:1, 3:2, 4:3 win would see them crash out of the competition.

Goal markets point to a high-scoring affair as over 2.5 goals is trading odds-on.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Liverpool

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Liverpool		1-0		Everton	2 Dec, 2018	English Premier League
L	Paris Saint-Germain		2-1		Liverpool	28 Nov, 2018	UEFA Champions League
W	Watford		0-3		Liverpool	24 Nov, 2018	English Premier League
W	Liverpool		2-0		Fulham	11 Nov, 2018	English Premier League
L	Red Star Belgrade		2-0		Liverpool	6 Nov, 2018	UEFA Champions League

Napoli

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Atalanta		1-2		Napoli	3 Dec, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	Napoli		3-1		Red Star Belgrade	28 Nov, 2018	UEFA Champions League
D	Napoli		0-0		Chievo Verona	25 Nov, 2018	Italian Serie A
W	Genoa		1-2		Napoli	10 Nov, 2018	Italian Serie A
D	Napoli		1-1		Paris Saint-Germain	6 Nov, 2018	UEFA Champions League

H2H

DATE	COMPETITION
Napoli		1-0		Liverpool	3 Oct, 2018	UEFA Champions League
Liverpool		5-0		Napoli	4 Aug, 2018	Friendly
Liverpool		3-1		Napoli	4 Nov, 2010	UEFA Europa League
Napoli		0-0		Liverpool	21 Oct, 2010	UEFA Europa League