Napoli vs Sassuolo

27 August 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Antonio Giua

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Victor Osimhen 16’ (pen)
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo 64’

Match summary

Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Victor Osimhen put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot in the 16th minute and Giovanni Di Lorenzo made it 2-0 in the 64th minute, set up by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Sassuolo's 0.15 from 6. Giacomo Raspadori hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Napoli. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Napoli Sassuolo
25 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 1
12 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3.53 xG 0.15
2.01 Non-penalty xG 0.15
15 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Napoli Sassuolo
Kick-off
Victor Osimhen
Penalty
1-0 (Napoli)
16’
Half-time1-0
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Assist: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
2-0 (Napoli)
64’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Maxime Lopez
  • Ruan

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 0.15 16’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), 1-0 16’ 64’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), 2-0 64’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.54 0.15 16’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), 1-0 Osimhen 16’ 64’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), 2-0 Di Lorenzo 64’
Napoli 3.54 xGSassuolo 0.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Napoli attacking 
16’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 60’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 1’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 76’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 56’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Ruan (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Uros Racic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 16’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 60’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 1’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 76’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Ruan (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Uros Racic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), open play, 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
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF9011 0.380.484
Juan Jesus DEF900 0.000.000
Amir Rrahmani DEF901 0.020.000
Mathías Olivera DEF902 0.100.162
Franck Zambo MID903 0.170.172
Stanislav Lobotka MID900 0.000.000
Piotr Zielinski MID891 0.060.214
Matteo Politano FWD672 0.050.213
Victor Osimhen FWD9018 1.380.061
Giacomo Raspadori FWD895 1.290.101
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Sub2311 0.030.534
Giovanni Simeone Sub10 0.000.000
Eljif Elmas Sub11 0.060.031
Leo Østigard Sub10 0.000.000
Jens Cajuste Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 72% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.70
Sassuolo win 11% Avg odds 8.88

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

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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.