Arsenal v Napoli – Match Preview and Betting Tip

Betting Tips | Article posted on September 29th, 2025

Rafael Benitez’s first return to England since ending his ‘interim’ period in charge of Chelsea sees the former Liverpool manager confronted with the task of taking on a strong and confident Arsenal team, who currently top the Premier League, at the Emirates. Arsene Wenger is an old for of Rafa, and eight consecutive victories for the Gunners in all competitions have meant that the experienced coach can breathe very easily with regard to his immediate future at present.

Wenger had previously traded on his Champions League record; Arsenal perennially qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. But this season sees them placed in an extremely challenging group, and one cannot be too confident that the Gunners will achieve all that is expected of them this term. What is certain is that the winner of this match will be in pole position in the group, and will top it after two fixtures.

Winner

Arsenal are favourites to win this match, but this would seem to be largely due to English punters being more likely to back an English team, and the fact that they have home advantage. Napoli have begun superbly in Serie A, and currently top the table, with six wins and one draw from seven matches. Thus, the Naples-based club certainly cannot be written off ahead of this one, with Napoli being in a fairly similar position to Arsenal’s great rivals Tottenham, having sold their star player for a huge fee and somewhat reaped the reward in the transfer market.

Nonetheless, the Gunners’ midfield oozes class, and they have the players available now to rotate the squad if required. Thus, I’m going for an Arsenal win here. Numerous bookamkers are offering even odds on this outcome.

Correct Score

I would be very surprised if Arsenal won this game comfortably, given the quality of the opposition. Thus, my money is on a close affair, and I think both teams will manage to score in this one. I’m tipping the final score to be Arsenal 2 – 1 Napoli. Best odds available are 17/2 with BetVictor.

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Under / Over 2.5 Goals

The over 2.5 goals bet can be backed at odds of 8/11 with Stan James.

Winning Margin

A one-goal win for Arsenal can be backed at best odds of 9/2 with Bet365.

First Goalscorer

It will be interesting to see how Gonzalo Higuain fares against the club who nearly signed him in the summer. But my money is on an Arsenal player to open the scoring, and Olivier Giroud is due a goal, so he is my tip for this market. Best odds available are 11/2 with Bet365.

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