Roma vs Napoli

23 December 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Andrea Colombo

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lorenzo Pellegrini 76’
  • Romelu Lukaku 90+6’

Match summary

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

Lorenzo Pellegrini put Roma ahead in the 76th minute, set up by Stephan El Shaarawy and Romelu Lukaku made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Evan Ndicka.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Napoli's 0.45 from 7. Napoli had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

Roma Napoli
17 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 0
7 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 2
2.07 xG 0.44
2.07 Non-penalty xG 0.44
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Roma Napoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Assist: Stephan El Shaarawy1-0 (Roma)
76’
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Evan Ndicka2-0 (Roma)
90+6’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Rasmus Kristensen
  • Nicola Zalewski
  • Leandro Paredes
  • Bryan Cristante
  • Andrea Belotti
  • Sardar Azmoun
  • Stephan El Shaarawy
Napoli
  • Matteo Politano
  • Victor Osimhen
  • Juan Jesus
  • Mário Rui

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 2.08 0.45 76’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 1-0 76’ 90+6’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), 2-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 0.45 76’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 1-0 Pellegrini 76’ 90+6’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), 2-0 Lukaku 90+6’
Roma 2.08 xGNapoli 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Roma attacking 
21’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 90+6’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 84’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 40’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 8’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 51’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 11’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Jens Cajuste (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), open play, 0.66 xG, saved 90+6’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 84’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 40’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 8’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 51’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 76’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 76’ Sardar Azmoun (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Victor Osimhen (Napoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Jens Cajuste (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Romelu Lukaku (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Edoardo Bove (Roma), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Gianluca Mancini DEF901 0.020.000
Diego Llorente DEF900 0.000.000
Evan Ndicka DEF9010 0.000.391
Rasmus Kristensen MID790 0.000.000
Nicola Zalewski MID753 0.210.000
Bryan Cristante MID902 0.080.594
Edoardo Bove MID904 0.710.051
Leandro Paredes MID750 0.000.021
Romelu Lukaku FWD9014 0.850.062
Andrea Belotti FWD750 0.000.661
Sardar Azmoun Sub151 0.080.000
Lorenzo Pellegrini Sub1511 0.090.000
Stephan El Shaarawy Sub1511 0.040.091
Mehmet Zeki Çelik Sub110 0.000.081

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 33% Avg odds 2.91
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.10
Napoli win 36% Avg odds 2.64

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

Form going into the game

Roma DWWDL
Napoli LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 2-1 Roma, 29 Jan 23 Next meeting: Napoli 2-2 Roma, 28 Apr 24  All Roma vs Napoli 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.