Match Report
Midtjylland (2nd, 7 pts) visited Napoli (1st, 18 pts) with 11 points between them. Recent form told a different story for FC Midtjylland: only 33rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Napoli ran at 3.67 scored and 0.5 conceded, Midtjylland at 1 and 2.
Defeat had not touched Napoli in 13 games. Midtjylland entered with four losses in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Napoli, 3/15 for Midtjylland.
The match was played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples (capacity 60,240). With 100 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, B. Bastien was the man in the middle. Napoli led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.