Napoli vs SPAL

22 December 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Federico La Penna

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raúl Albiol 45+1’

Match summary

Napoli beat SPAL 1-0. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Raúl Albiol put Napoli ahead with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Dries Mertens.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.61 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to SPAL's 0.55 from 11.

Match stats

Napoli SPAL
15 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.60 xG 0.55
2.60 Non-penalty xG 0.55
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Napoli SPAL
Kick-off
Raúl Albiol
Assist: Dries Mertens1-0 (Napoli)
45+1’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Marko Rog
  • Marek Hamsik
SPAL
  • Thiago Cionek
  • Jasmin Kurtic

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.61 0.55 45+1’ Raúl Albiol (Napoli), 1-0 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.61 0.55 45+1’ Raúl Albiol (Napoli), 1-0 Albiol 45+1’
Napoli 2.61 xGSPAL 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 SPAL attacking Napoli attacking 
81’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.75 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 11’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alberto Paloschi (SPAL), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 81’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ Raúl Albiol (Napoli), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 61’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Alberto Paloschi (SPAL), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 7’ Marko Rog (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Elseid Hysaj (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Marko Rog (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.75 xG, hit the woodwork 68’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 11’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 90+1’ Alberto Paloschi (SPAL), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 81’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ Raúl Albiol (Napoli), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 61’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Alberto Paloschi (SPAL), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 7’ Marko Rog (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 44’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Elseid Hysaj (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Marko Rog (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex Meret GK900 0.000.000
Elseid Hysaj DEF901 0.020.152
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF902 0.540.000
Raúl Albiol DEF9011 0.110.000
Faouzi Ghoulam DEF821 0.070.071
José Callejón MID903 0.230.103
Marek Hamsik MID900 0.000.102
Marko Rog MID692 0.070.000
Piotr Zielinski MID904 0.160.392
Lorenzo Insigne FWD906 0.210.845
Dries Mertens FWD8614 1.200.132
Fabián Sub210 0.000.512
Sebastiano Luperto Sub80 0.000.000
Amadou Diawara Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 79% Bet365 odds 1.20
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
SPAL win 7% Bet365 odds 13.00

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

Form going into the game

Napoli WDWWW
SPAL DLDDD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: SPAL 1-2 Napoli, 12 May 19  All Napoli vs SPAL 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.