Fiorentina vs Napoli

24 August 2019 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Davide Massa

Full time 3 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Erick Pulgar 9’ (pen)
  • Nikola Milenkovic 52’
  • Kevin-Prince Boateng 65’
  • Dries Mertens 38’
  • Lorenzo Insigne 43’ (pen), 67’
  • José Callejón 56’

Match summary

Napoli came from behind to win 4-3 away at Fiorentina. Napoli led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Erick Pulgar put Fiorentina ahead from the penalty spot in the 9th minute, Dries Mertens equalised in the 38th minute, set up by Lorenzo Insigne, and Lorenzo Insigne put Napoli in front from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Nikola Milenkovic equalised with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Erick Pulgar, José Callejón put Napoli back in front in the 56th minute, set up by Lorenzo Insigne, Kevin-Prince Boateng equalised in the 65th minute, set up by Gaetano Castrovilli, and Insigne won it with a header in the 67th minute, set up by José Callejón.

There was little between the sides on chances: Fiorentina created 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, Napoli 1.95 from 15.

Match stats

Fiorentina Napoli
10 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.94 xG 1.95
1.18 Non-penalty xG 1.18
2 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Fiorentina Napoli
Kick-off
Erick Pulgar
Penalty1-0 (Fiorentina)
9’
38’
Dries Mertens
Assist: Lorenzo Insigne1-1 (Napoli)
43’
Lorenzo Insigne
Penalty1-2 (Napoli)
Half-time1-2
Nikola Milenkovic
Assist: Erick Pulgar2-2 (Fiorentina)
52’
56’
José Callejón
Assist: Lorenzo Insigne2-3 (Napoli)
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Assist: Gaetano Castrovilli3-3 (Fiorentina)
65’
67’
Lorenzo Insigne
Assist: José Callejón3-4 (Napoli)
Full-time3-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Fiorentina
  • Germán Pezzella
  • Kevin-Prince Boateng
Napoli
  • Mário Rui
  • José Callejón
  • Allan
  • Piotr Zielinski

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.94 1.95 9’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), 1-0 9’ 38’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 1-1 38’ 43’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 1-2 43’ 52’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 2-2 52’ 56’ José Callejón (Napoli), 2-3 56’ 65’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina), 3-3 65’ 67’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 3-4 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.94 1.95 9’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), 1-0 Pulgar 9’ 38’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 1-1 Mertens 38’ 43’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 1-2 Insigne 43’ 52’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 2-2 Milenkovic 52’ 56’ José Callejón (Napoli), 2-3 Callejón 56’ 65’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina), 3-3 Boateng 65’ 67’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 3-4 Insigne 67’
Fiorentina 1.94 xGNapoli 1.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Fiorentina attacking 
9’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 67’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 88’ Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 80’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 52’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 54’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 65’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 5’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 67’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 88’ Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 80’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 4’ Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Riccardo Sottil (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 52’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 54’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 55’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 65’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 16’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bartlomiej Dragowski GK900 0.000.000
Pol Lirola DEF900 0.000.041
Germán Pezzella DEF901 0.440.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF9012 0.100.000
Lorenzo Venuti DEF900 0.000.000
Erick Pulgar MID90111 0.760.226
Gaetano Castrovilli MID9011 0.040.133
Milan Badelj MID751 0.050.042
Riccardo Sottil FWD802 0.110.051
Dusan Vlahovic FWD632 0.130.000
Federico Chiesa FWD908 0.260.183
Kevin-Prince Boateng Sub2712 0.060.000
Marco Benassi Sub150 0.000.000
Franck Ribéry Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 22% Avg odds 4.35
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Napoli win 52% Avg odds 1.85

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.