Napoli vs Venezia

22 August 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Gianluca Aureliano

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lorenzo Insigne 62’ (pen)
  • Eljif Elmas 72’

Match summary

Napoli saw off Venezia 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Lorenzo Insigne put Napoli ahead from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute and Eljif Elmas made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.39 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Venezia's 0.61 from 8. Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty for Napoli. Napoli had a player sent off.

Match stats

Napoli Venezia
13 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 7
1 Red Cards 0
2.39 xG 0.61
0.87 Non-penalty xG 0.61
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Napoli Venezia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Lorenzo Insigne
Penalty1-0 (Napoli)
62’
Eljif Elmas2-0 (Napoli)
72’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Victor Osimhen
  • Fabián
Venezia
  • Tyronne Ebuehi
  • Mattia Caldara
  • Pietro Ceccaroni
  • Daan Heymans
  • Luca Fiordilino
  • Francesco Forte
  • Tanner Tessmann

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 2.39 0.61 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 1-0 62’ 72’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), 2-0 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.39 0.61 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), 1-0 Insigne 62’ 72’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), 2-0 Elmas 72’
Napoli 2.39 xGVenezia 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Venezia attacking Napoli attacking 
57’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Francesco Forte (Venezia), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 72’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 20’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Venezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Dennis Johnsen (Venezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Fabián (Napoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Daan Heymans (Venezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Daan Heymans (Venezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Francesco Forte (Venezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Jacopo Dezi (Venezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Mattia Caldara (Venezia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 57’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 62’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Francesco Forte (Venezia), open play, 0.41 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 72’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 20’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Venezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 9’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 6’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Dennis Johnsen (Venezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Fabián (Napoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Daan Heymans (Venezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Francesco Forte (Venezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Daan Heymans (Venezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Jacopo Dezi (Venezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Mattia Caldara (Venezia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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 DEF902 0.130.000
Kostas Manolas DEF900 0.000.000
Kalidou Koulibaly DEF900 0.000.000
Mário Rui DEF900 0.000.021
Stanislav Lobotka MID901 0.020.000
Fabián MID741 0.020.061
Piotr Zielinski MID340 0.000.061
Matteo Politano FWD731 0.350.051
Victor Osimhen FWD222 0.120.000
Lorenzo Insigne FWD8715 1.670.351
Eljif Elmas Sub5611 0.080.000
Hirving Lozano Sub170 0.000.000
Gianluca Gaetano Sub160 0.000.000
Andrea Petagna Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 79% Avg odds 1.22
Draw 14% Avg odds 6.74
Venezia win 7% Avg odds 12.94

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Venezia 0-2 Napoli, 06 Feb 22  All Napoli vs Venezia 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.