Napoli will look to return to winning ways in the Champions League when they welcome Qarabag to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday night.
Antonio Conte’s side have collected just four points from a possible 12 across their opening four league phase assignments.
That return means the Blues are currently occupying 24th place in the Champions League standings.
After claiming a 3-1 win over Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday, Napoli will look to carry that momentum into this week's clash with Qarabag.
As for the visitors, they have been one of the surprise packages in this season’s Champions League, moving on to seven points after holding Chelsea to a 2-2 draw last time out.
Gurban Gurbanov’s side warmed up for this clash by claiming a 4-2 win over Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League on Friday night.
How the bookies view it: No problem for Napoli
Despite failing to win three of their opening four Champions League matches of the season, Napoli are short-priced 2/7 favourites on bet365.
Qarabag come into this contest as massive 9/1 outsiders on BOYLE Sports while the draw is an unfancied 4/1 with the same firm.
Head to head: History book blank
Napoli and Qarabag will cross paths on the continental circuit for the first time ever on Tuesday night. The Azerbaijan outfit last came up against Italian opposition in this competition way back in 2017, losing to Roma both home and away during the now-defunct group stage.
Players to watch: Hone in on Hojlund
Rasmus Hojlund bagged a brace during Napoli's Champions League home game with Sporting Lisbon back on matchday two, making the Danish forward an attractive option for a goal or an assist here at 8/11 on bet365
Having scored three goals across his four appearances in this season’s Champions League, Qarabag's Leandro Andrade looks overpriced to hit the target once or more during this contest at 11/8 on bet365.
Predicted line-ups
Frank Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku will all miss out for the hosts while both Billy Gilmour and Leonardo Spinazzola are rated as doubtful.
Qarabag have no fresh injury or suspension concerns to contend with so manager Gurbanov could stick with the same set of players that held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw on matchday four.
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Politano, Hojlund, Neres
Qarabag: Kochalski; Silva, Mustafazada, Medina, Cafarguliyev; Bicalho, Jankovic; Kady, Andrade, Zoubir; Duran
Anything else catch the eye?
Backing Napoli to win alongside under 4.5 goals will boost the odds about a home win to 7/10 on Ladbrokes.
This bet would have been a winning one in eight of Napoli’s nine wins across all competitions this season.
What’s more, the same combination clicked during Qarabag’s defeat away at Athletic Bilbao on matchday three.
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