Napoli vs Sampdoria

13 December 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Federico La Penna

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Hirving Lozano 53’
  • Andrea Petagna 68’
  • Jakub Jankto 20’

Match summary

Napoli came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Sampdoria. Sampdoria led 1-0 at half-time.

Jakub Jankto put Sampdoria ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Valerio Verre, Hirving Lozano equalised with a header in the 53rd minute, set up by Dries Mertens, and Andrea Petagna won it with a header in the 68th minute, set up by Hirving Lozano.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sampdoria's 0.72 from 7.

Match stats

Napoli Sampdoria
13 Shots 4
8 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 0.71
1.52 Non-penalty xG 0.71
8 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Napoli Sampdoria
Kick-off
20’
Jakub Jankto
Assist: Valerio Verre
0-1 (Sampdoria)
Half-time0-1
Hirving Lozano
Assist: Dries Mertens
1-1 (Napoli)
53’
Andrea Petagna
Assist: Hirving Lozano
2-1 (Napoli)
68’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo Insigne
  • Mário Rui
Sampdoria
  • Omar Colley
  • Morten Thorsby
  • Albin Ekdal
  • Gastón Ramírez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 0.72 20’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), 0-1 20’ 53’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), 1-1 53’ 68’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), 2-1 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.52 0.72 20’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), 0-1 Jankto 20’ 53’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), 1-1 Lozano 53’ 68’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), 2-1 Petagna 68’
Napoli 1.52 xGSampdoria 0.72 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sampdoria attacking Napoli attacking 
53’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 68’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 20’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 36’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 9’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Diego Demme (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 68’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 20’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 36’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 8’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 9’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Diego Demme (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex Meret GK900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF900 0.000.021
Kostas Manolas DEF900 0.000.142
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF900 0.000.000
Faouzi Ghoulam DEF600 0.000.202
Diego Demme MID601 0.060.000
Fabián MID470 0.000.031
Matteo Politano MID471 0.020.000
Piotr Zielinski MID783 0.090.031
Lorenzo Insigne MID904 0.140.031
Dries Mertens FWD9015 0.330.482
Andrea Petagna Sub4312 0.370.000
Hirving Lozano Sub43112 0.500.393
Tiemoué Bakayoko Sub300 0.000.000
Mário Rui Sub300 0.000.021
Stanislav Lobotka Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 69% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.07
Sampdoria win 12% Avg odds 7.77

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

Form going into the game

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

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.