The head-to-head results for Napoli vs Chelsea in the last two matches clearly show the level of competitiveness between the two European giants.
Napoli hosts Chelsea on Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The match starts at 22:00 (SAST).
Napoli vs Chelsea: Head-to-Head
According to Napoli’s head-to-head results against Chelsea in the last two encounters, football fans can expect plenty of goals in the upcoming fixture.
Chelsea scored five goals against Napoli in their past two meetings, conceding four goals. Both sides impressively won one match against each other in the previous two games.
Although it’s been a while since the last two clashes between the two European giants, they’ve both brought quality players to their squads, and both clubs added elite silverware to their trophy cabinets.
Below, SportPurse zooms in on the head-to-head results of the last two matches between Napoli and Chelsea, which took place in 2012.
Chelsea 4-1 Napoli (AET)
Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League after thrashing Napoli 4-1 in extra time in a fiercely contested Round of 16 match at Stamford Bridge on 14 March 2012.
The second leg had to go to extra time because the aggregated score between Chelsea and Napoli was 4-4. Chelsea managed to score one goal in extra time, winning the match 5-4 on aggregate.
Didier Drogba opened the scoring in the 29th minute, assisted by Ramires. John Terry doubled Chelsea’s lead in the 47th minute, assisted by Frank Lampard.
Gökhan Inler pulled one back for Napoli in the 55th minute, assisted by Andrea Dossena. Lampard then converted from the spot in the 75th minute, changing the score to 3-1.
Branislav Ivanovic won it for Chelsea in extra time, scoring the English giants’ fourth goal with the assistance of Drogba.
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Napoli 3-1 Chelsea
Napoli thrashed Chelsea 3-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on 21 February 2012.
Juan Mata put the visitors in front in the 27th minute, assisted by Daniel Sturridge. Napoli pulled up their socks after the goal, scoring three of their own.
Ezequiel Lavezzi levelled the score for the hosts in the 39th minute, assisted by Edinson Cavani. Cavani then put the home side in the lead in the 45+2 minute, assisted by Gökhan Inler.
Cavani then assisted Lavezzi in scoring Napoli’s third goal in the 65th minute. The Italians won the thriller 3-1, but Chelsea swept them aside in the second leg.
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