Sassuolo vs Napoli

28 February 2024 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 1 – 6

Half-time: 1–3

Uros Racic 17’

Amir Rrahmani 29’
Victor Osimhen 31’, 41’, 47’
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 51’, 75’

Match summary

Napoli came from behind to win 6-1 away at Sassuolo. Napoli led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Uros Racic put Sassuolo ahead in the 17th minute, Amir Rrahmani equalised in the 29th minute, set up by Franck Zambo, Victor Osimhen put Napoli in front in the 31st minute, set up by Matteo Politano, and Osimhen made it 1-3 in the 41st minute, set up by Matteo Politano. In the second half, Osimhen made it 1-4 in the 47th minute, set up by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made it 1-5 in the 51st minute, set up by Victor Osimhen, and Kvaratskhelia made it 1-6 from a corner in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.80 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Sassuolo's 0.24 from 5.

Match stats

5 Shots 27

2 Shots on Target 9

5 Corners 10

0 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

0.24 xG 2.80

0.24 Non-penalty xG 2.80

4 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Sassuolo Napoli

Kick-off

Uros Racic

1-0

17’

29’

Amir Rrahmani
Assist: Franck Zambo

1-1

31’

Victor Osimhen
Assist: Matteo Politano

1-2

41’

Victor Osimhen
Assist: Matteo Politano

1-3

Half-time1-3

47’

Victor Osimhen
Assist: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

1-4

51’

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Assist: Victor Osimhen

1-5

75’

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

1-6

Full-time1-6

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.

Sassuolo 0.24 xGNapoli 2.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Napoli attacking Sassuolo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Andrea Consigli	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Marcus Pedersen	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Gianmarco Ferrari	DEF	90		1	0.14	0.00	0
Ruan	DEF	80		0	0.00	0.00	0
Josh Doig	DEF	60		0	0.00	0.00	0
Matheus Henrique	MID	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Kristian Thorstvedt	MID	90		0	0.00	0.02	1
Uros Racic	MID	59	1	1	0.01	0.00	0
Nedim Bajrami	FWD	80		1	0.03	0.00	0
Andrea Pinamonti	FWD	90		0	0.00	0.03	1
Armand Lauriente	FWD	90		2	0.06	0.14	1
Cristian Volpato	Sub	31		0	0.00	0.04	1
Filippo Missori	Sub	30		0	0.00	0.00	0
Marash Kumbulla	Sub	10		0	0.00	0.00	0
Gregoire Defrel	Sub	10		0	0.00	0.00	0
Justin Kumi	Sub	1		0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Alex Meret	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Giovanni Di Lorenzo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.17	2
Leo Østigard	DEF	90			1	0.03	0.00	0
Amir Rrahmani	DEF	65	1		1	0.42	0.00	0
Mário Rui	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.08	1
Franck Zambo	MID	90		1	3	0.15	0.42	1
Stanislav Lobotka	MID	83			1	0.02	0.07	1
Hamed Junior Traore	MID	79			1	0.05	0.18	3
Matteo Politano	FWD	65		2	2	0.17	0.57	3
Victor Osimhen	FWD	80	3	1	5	1.13	0.14	1
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	FWD	90	2	1	9	0.57	0.78	5
Natan	Sub	25			0	0.00	0.00	0
Giacomo Raspadori	Sub	25			1	0.10	0.16	3
Piotr Zielinski	Sub	11			1	0.08	0.03	1
Giovanni Simeone	Sub	10			1	0.07	0.00	0
Leander Dendoncker	Sub	7			1	0.02	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 22% Avg odds 4.36

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89

Napoli win 54% Avg odds 1.78

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo L L D L L

Napoli D W L D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo, 27 Aug 23 Next meeting: Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli, 23 Aug 25 All Sassuolo 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.