Roma vs Napoli

21 March 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Dries Mertens 27’, 34’

Match summary

Napoli beat Roma 2-0 on the road. Napoli led 2-0 at half-time.

Dries Mertens put Napoli ahead with a direct free kick in the 27th minute and Mertens made it 0-2 with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Matteo Politano.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Roma's 0.73 from 8.

Match stats

Roma Napoli
7 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.73 xG 1.07
0.73 Non-penalty xG 1.07
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Roma Napoli
Kick-off
27’
Dries Mertens0-1 (Napoli)
34’
Dries Mertens
Assist: Matteo Politano0-2 (Napoli)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Gianluca Mancini
  • Ibañez
  • Amadou Diawara
  • Stephan El Shaarawy
  • Gonzalo Villar
Napoli
  • Kalidou Koulibaly
  • Piotr Zielinski
  • Victor Osimhen

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 1.07 27’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 0-1 27’ 34’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 0-2 34’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.73 1.07 27’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 0-1 Mertens 27’ 34’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), 0-2 Mertens 34’
Roma 0.73 xGNapoli 1.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Roma attacking 
34’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 46’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 5’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 27’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 37’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 62’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Pedro (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Carles Pérez (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 46’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 5’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 27’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 57’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 62’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 17’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 29’ Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 78’ Carles Pérez (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Pedro (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Mário Rui (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pau López GK900 0.000.000
Gianluca Mancini DEF900 0.000.000
Bryan Cristante DEF901 0.100.071
Ibañez DEF900 0.000.000
Rick Karsdorp MID900 0.000.101
Leonardo Spinazzola MID900 0.000.281
Lorenzo Pellegrini MID843 0.380.000
Amadou Diawara MID680 0.000.000
Stephan El Shaarawy MID900 0.000.234
Pedro MID681 0.050.000
Edin Dzeko FWD682 0.150.000
Carles Pérez Sub221 0.060.000
Borja Mayoral Sub220 0.000.000
Gonzalo Villar Sub220 0.000.000
Marash Kumbulla Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 38% Avg odds 2.51
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Napoli win 34% Avg odds 2.82

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

Form going into the game

Roma DLWWL
Napoli LWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 4-0 Roma, 29 Nov 20 Next meeting: Roma 0-0 Napoli, 24 Oct 21  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.