Napoli vs Sassuolo

30 April 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Antonio Rapuano

Full time 6 – 1

Half-time: 4–0

  • Kalidou Koulibaly 7’
  • Victor Osimhen 15’
  • Hirving Lozano 19’
  • Dries Mertens 21’, 54’
  • Amir Rrahmani 80’
  • Maxime Lopez 87’

Match summary

Napoli won comfortably, 6-1 at home to Sassuolo. Napoli led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kalidou Koulibaly put Napoli ahead with a header in the 7th minute, set up by Lorenzo Insigne, Victor Osimhen made it 2-0 with a header in the 15th minute, set up by Lorenzo Insigne, Hirving Lozano made it 3-0 in the 19th minute, set up by Victor Osimhen, and Dries Mertens made it 4-0 in the 21st minute, set up by Mário Rui. In the second half, Mertens made it 5-0 in the 54th minute, set up by Fabián, Amir Rrahmani made it 6-0 from a corner in the 80th minute, set up by Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Maxime Lopez pulled one back to make it 6-1 in the 87th minute, set up by Domenico Berardi.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 3.28 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sassuolo's 1.15 from 13.

Match stats

Napoli Sassuolo
18 Shots 13
8 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.24 xG 1.15
3.24 Non-penalty xG 1.15
10 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Napoli Sassuolo
Kick-off
Kalidou Koulibaly
Assist: Lorenzo Insigne
1-0 (Napoli)
7’
Victor Osimhen
Assist: Lorenzo Insigne
2-0 (Napoli)
15’
Hirving Lozano
Assist: Victor Osimhen
3-0 (Napoli)
19’
Dries Mertens
Assist: Mário Rui
4-0 (Napoli)
21’
Half-time4-0
Dries Mertens
Assist: Fabián
5-0 (Napoli)
54’
Amir Rrahmani
Assist: Giovanni Di Lorenzo
6-0 (Napoli)
80’
87’
Maxime Lopez
Assist: Domenico Berardi
6-1 (Sassuolo)
Full-time6-1

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Maxime Lopez
  • Davide Frattesi
  • Domenico Berardi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.28 1.15 7’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), 1-0 7’ 15’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), 2-0 15’ 19’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), 3-0 19’ 21’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 4-0 21’ 54’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 5-0 54’ 80’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), 6-0 80’ 87’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), 6-1 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.28 1.15 7’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), 1-0 Koulibaly 7’ 15’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), 2-0 Osimhen 15’ 19’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), 3-0 Lozano 19’ 21’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 4-0 Mertens 21’ 54’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 5-0 Mertens 54’ 80’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), 6-0 Rrahmani 80’ 87’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), 6-1 Lopez 87’
Napoli 3.28 xGSassuolo 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Napoli attacking 
19’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 54’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 80’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 15’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 87’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 2’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 48’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 46’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+1’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 10’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 58’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 90’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 54’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 80’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 15’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), from a corner, 0.45 xG, goal 87’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 2’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 87’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 48’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+1’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 58’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 90’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 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 DEF8211 0.060.693
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF9011 0.050.000
Amir Rrahmani DEF9011 0.510.000
Mário Rui DEF8211 0.070.061
Franck Zambo MID900 0.000.031
Fabián MID7711 0.050.541
Hirving Lozano MID7712 0.690.000
Dries Mertens MID9024 0.650.000
Lorenzo Insigne MID9020 0.000.878
Victor Osimhen FWD77117 1.180.581
Diego Demme Sub130 0.000.000
Matteo Politano Sub130 0.000.061
Eljif Elmas Sub130 0.000.000
Faouzi Ghoulam Sub80 0.000.000
Alessandro Zanoli Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 69% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.43
Sassuolo win 13% Avg odds 7.37

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.