Napoli vs Bologna

28 October 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Marco Serra

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Fabián 18’
  • Lorenzo Insigne 41’ (pen), 62’ (pen)

Match summary

Napoli won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Bologna. Napoli led 2-0 at half-time.

Fabián put Napoli ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Eljif Elmas, Lorenzo Insigne made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 41st minute, and Insigne made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.68 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Bologna's 0.25 from 8.

Match stats

Napoli Bologna
18 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.68 xG 0.25
1.15 Non-penalty xG 0.25
16 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Napoli Bologna
Kick-off
Fabián
Assist: Eljif Elmas1-0 (Napoli)
18’
Lorenzo Insigne
Penalty2-0 (Napoli)
41’
Half-time2-0
Lorenzo Insigne
Penalty3-0 (Napoli)
62’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Franck Zambo
Bologna
  • Gary Medel

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.68 0.25 18’ Fabián (Napoli), 1-0 18’ 41’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 2-0 41’ 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 3-0 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.68 0.25 18’ Fabián (Napoli), 1-0 Fabián 18’ 41’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 2-0 Insigne 41’ 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 3-0 Insigne 62’
Napoli 2.68 xGBologna 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Napoli attacking 
41’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 15’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 10’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 83’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 73’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Arthur Theate (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 15’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 10’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 23’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 86’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Musa Barrow (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 73’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Arthur Theate (Bologna), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Nicola Sansone (Bologna), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Ospina GK900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF901 0.060.021
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF900 0.000.000
Amir Rrahmani DEF900 0.000.000
Mário Rui DEF882 0.140.152
Fabián MID9012 0.060.011
Franck Zambo MID762 0.040.091
Hirving Lozano MID670 0.000.051
Eljif Elmas MID7611 0.110.031
Lorenzo Insigne MID6624 1.890.082
Victor Osimhen FWD905 0.320.472
Piotr Zielinski Sub240 0.000.071
Matteo Politano Sub230 0.000.081
Dries Mertens Sub141 0.070.031
Diego Demme Sub140 0.000.041
Faouzi Ghoulam Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 77% Avg odds 1.25
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.23
Bologna win 8% Avg odds 11.75

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

Form going into the game

Napoli WWWWD
Bologna DLWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 3-1 Bologna, 07 Mar 21 Next meeting: Bologna 0-2 Napoli, 17 Jan 22  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.