Sassuolo vs Napoli

22 December 2019 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Hamed Junior Traore 29’
  • Allan 57’
  • Pedro Obiang 90+4’ (og)

Match summary

Napoli came from behind to win 2-1 away at Sassuolo, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Sassuolo led 1-0 at half-time.

Hamed Junior Traore put Sassuolo ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Manuel Locatelli, Allan equalised in the 57th minute, set up by Piotr Zielinski, and Obiang's own goal won it from a corner in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 1.83 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sassuolo's 1.38 from 14.

Match stats

Sassuolo Napoli
12 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 11
7 Corners 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.38 xG 1.80
1.38 Non-penalty xG 1.80
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sassuolo Napoli
Kick-off
Hamed Junior Traore
Assist: Manuel Locatelli1-0 (Sassuolo)
29’
Half-time1-0
57’
Allan
Assist: Piotr Zielinski1-1 (Napoli)
90+4’
Pedro Obiang
Own goal1-2 (Napoli)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Manuel Locatelli
  • Hamed Junior Traore
Napoli
  • Mário Rui
  • Eljif Elmas

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 1.38 1.83 29’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), 1-0 29’ 57’ Allan (Napoli), 1-1 57’ 90+4’ Pedro Obiang (Napoli) own goal, 1-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 1.83 29’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), 1-0 Traore 29’ 57’ Allan (Napoli), 1-1 Allan 57’ 90+4’ Pedro Obiang (Napoli) own goal, 1-2 Obiang 90+4’
Sassuolo 1.38 xGNapoli 1.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Sassuolo attacking 
78’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 78’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 43’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 75’ José Callejón (Napoli), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 53’ Mert Müldür (Sassuolo), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 56’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Allan (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 89’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Federico Peluso (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 80’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Federico Peluso (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Allan (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), own goal 78’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 78’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 43’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 75’ José Callejón (Napoli), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 53’ Mert Müldür (Sassuolo), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 56’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Allan (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 89’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Federico Peluso (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 80’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Federico Peluso (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Allan (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Fabián (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Kostas Manolas (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluca Pegolo GK900 0.000.000
Mert Müldür DEF901 0.240.000
Federico Peluso DEF902 0.160.031
Marlon Santos DEF520 0.000.081
Georgios Kyriakopoulos DEF901 0.030.000
Manuel Locatelli MID9011 0.010.724
Pedro Obiang MID902 0.060.051
Jeremie Boga MID832 0.110.041
Alfred Duncan MID652 0.110.000
Hamed Junior Traore MID9012 0.630.455
Francesco Caputo FWD900 0.000.031
Filippo Romagna Sub380 0.000.000
Filip Djuricic Sub250 0.000.000
Francesco Magnanelli Sub71 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 19% Avg odds 4.98
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.24
Napoli win 58% Avg odds 1.63

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

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 1-1 Napoli, 10 Mar 19 Next meeting: Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo, 25 Jul 20  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.