Napoli vs Sassuolo

7 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Adam Ounas 3’
  • Lorenzo Insigne 72’

Match summary

Napoli won 2-0 at home to Sassuolo. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Ounas put Napoli ahead in the 3rd minute and Lorenzo Insigne made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute, set up by Elseid Hysaj.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 1.78 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sassuolo's 0.93 from 12. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Napoli Sassuolo
12 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.77 xG 0.93
1.77 Non-penalty xG 0.93
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Napoli Sassuolo
Kick-off
Adam Ounas1-0 (Napoli)
3’
Half-time1-0
Lorenzo Insigne
Assist: Elseid Hysaj2-0 (Napoli)
72’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Kalidou Koulibaly
  • Amadou Diawara
Sassuolo
  • Rogerio
  • Andrea Consigli
  • Manuel Locatelli

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 1.78 0.93 3’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), 1-0 3’ 72’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 2-0 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.78 0.93 3’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), 1-0 Ounas 3’ 72’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 2-0 Insigne 72’
Napoli 1.78 xGSassuolo 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Napoli attacking 
3’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 85’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 25’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 63’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 13’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 12’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 11’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 86’ Elseid Hysaj (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Kevin Malcuit (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 15’ Marko Rog (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 19’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 85’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 25’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 63’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 13’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 12’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 11’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 86’ Elseid Hysaj (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Kevin Malcuit (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Marko Rog (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 58’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 77’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 19’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Ospina GK900 0.000.000
Kevin Malcuit DEF901 0.040.293
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF900 0.000.000
Raúl Albiol DEF900 0.000.031
Elseid Hysaj DEF9011 0.110.072
Marko Rog MID901 0.030.000
Piotr Zielinski MID903 0.540.281
Amadou Diawara MID560 0.000.000
Adam Ounas FWD5113 0.600.000
Dries Mertens FWD904 0.390.131
Simone Verdi FWD690 0.000.433
Lorenzo Insigne Sub3912 0.070.111
Allan Sub340 0.000.000
José Callejón Sub210 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 71% Bet365 odds 1.33
Draw 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Sassuolo win 11% Bet365 odds 9.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Napoli LWWWL
Sassuolo WLWWL

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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.