Napoli vs Bologna

25 August 2024 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo 45+2’
  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 75’
  • Giovanni Simeone 90+4’

Match summary

Napoli won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Bologna. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo put Napoli ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made it 2-0 in the 75th minute, set up by Amir Rrahmani, and Giovanni Simeone made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by David Neres.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bologna's 0.54 from 8.

Match stats

Napoli Bologna
16 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.07 xG 0.54
2.07 Non-penalty xG 0.54
12 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Napoli Bologna
Kick-off
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Assist: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia1-0 (Napoli)
45+2’
Half-time1-0
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Assist: Amir Rrahmani2-0 (Napoli)
75’
Giovanni Simeone
Assist: David Neres3-0 (Napoli)
90+4’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Amir Rrahmani
  • Pasquale Mazzocchi
Bologna
  • Stefan Posch
  • Jhon Lucumí

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 2.07 0.54 45+2’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), 1-0 45+2’ 75’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), 2-0 75’ 90+4’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), 3-0 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 0.54 45+2’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), 1-0 Di Lorenzo 45+2’ 75’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), 2-0 Kvaratskhelia 75’ 90+4’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), 3-0 Simeone 90+4’
Napoli 2.07 xGBologna 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Napoli attacking 
90+4’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 47’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 30’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 1’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 45’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Juan Miranda (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 47’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 30’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 1’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 45’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Pasquale Mazzocchi (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Michel Aebischer (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Juan Miranda (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex Meret GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Buongiorno DEF900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF9011 0.560.112
Amir Rrahmani DEF9011 0.090.122
Pasquale Mazzocchi MID821 0.080.162
Mathías Olivera MID900 0.000.233
Franck Zambo MID900 0.000.000
Stanislav Lobotka MID900 0.000.000
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia MID90113 0.070.713
Matteo Politano MID905 0.350.011
Giacomo Raspadori FWD893 0.260.142
Leonardo Spinazzola Sub81 0.080.000
Giovanni Simeone Sub111 0.590.000
David Neres Sub110 0.000.591

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Bologna win 24% Avg odds 4.10

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 0-2 Bologna, 11 May 24 Next meeting: Bologna 1-1 Napoli, 07 Apr 25  All Napoli vs Bologna meetings

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.