Two sides yet to register a point in the UEFA Champions League League Stage go head to head at Estadio de la Ceramica on Tuesday evening. Villarreal sit 21st in the 36-team table, while Napoli occupy 27th — both on zero points from one match played, leaving no gap between them on the standings.
Villarreal are placed in mid-table in the League Stage table. Across their last five matches in all competitions, they have taken 6 points. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid, and their last five results also include wins over Levante and Malaga, a defeat to Real Betis, and a defeat to Borussia Dortmund.
Napoli sit in the bottom third of the 36-team League Stage table. In all competitions over their last five matches, they have accumulated 7 points, with wins against Frosinone and Bologna and a draw at Fiorentina among those results, though defeats to Arsenal and Inter also feature in that sequence. Their opening League Stage fixture ended in a 0-1 defeat.
Both clubs arrive at this fixture with identical records in the League Stage — one played, none won, none drawn, one lost. Villarreal have scored twice and conceded three in the competition so far; Napoli have scored none and conceded one. The points gap between them is zero.
Tuesday's encounter at Estadio de la Ceramica offers both Villarreal and Napoli the chance to open their points tally in the League Stage. Kick-off is at 19:00 UTC.