Napoli vs Spezia

6 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Andrea Petagna 58’
  • M'Bala Nzola 68’ (pen)
  • Tommaso Pobega 81’

Match summary

Spezia came from behind to win 2-1 away at Napoli. It was goalless at half-time.

Andrea Petagna put Napoli ahead in the 58th minute, set up by Giovanni Di Lorenzo, M'Bala Nzola equalised from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, and Tommaso Pobega won it in the 81st minute.

Napoli can feel hard done by, creating 4.12 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to Spezia's 2.20 from 9. Spezia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Napoli Spezia
27 Shots 8
11 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
4.01 xG 1.93
4.01 Non-penalty xG 1.17
19 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Napoli Spezia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Andrea Petagna
Assist: Giovanni Di Lorenzo1-0 (Napoli)
58’
68’
M'Bala Nzola
Penalty1-1 (Spezia)
81’
Tommaso Pobega1-2 (Spezia)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • Kostas Manolas
Spezia
  • Ardian Ismajli
  • Claudio Terzi
  • Giulio Maggiore
  • Tommaso Pobega

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 4.12 2.20 58’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), 1-0 58’ 68’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 1-1 68’ 81’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 1-2 81’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.12 2.20 58’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), 1-0 Petagna 58’ 68’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 1-1 Nzola 68’ 81’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 1-2 Pobega 81’
Napoli 4.12 xGSpezia 2.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Napoli attacking 
81’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 68’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 1’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 53’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 12’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 89’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 11’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 37’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 81’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 79’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 12’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Fernando Llorente (Napoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Alessandro Deiola (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Lucien Agoume (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 68’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 1’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 53’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 12’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 89’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 11’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 37’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 81’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 79’ Andrea Petagna (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 12’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Fernando Llorente (Napoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Alessandro Deiola (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+6’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Hirving Lozano (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Lucien Agoume (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), 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
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF9010 0.000.984
Kostas Manolas DEF900 0.000.000
Nikola Maksimovic DEF900 0.000.000
Mário Rui DEF901 0.030.356
Fabián MID831 0.280.021
Tiemoué Bakayoko MID771 0.020.000
Matteo Politano MID544 0.270.000
Piotr Zielinski MID772 0.030.684
Lorenzo Insigne MID9011 1.770.101
Hirving Lozano FWD904 0.210.773
Andrea Petagna Sub3613 1.040.443
Eljif Elmas Sub131 0.380.000
Stanislav Lobotka Sub130 0.000.000
Fernando Llorente Sub71 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 74% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.90
Spezia win 10% Avg odds 9.76

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

Form going into the game

Napoli WLLDW
Spezia LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.