Venezia
Napoli
Match summary
Venezia won 1-0 at home to Napoli.
Akor Adams put Venezia ahead in the 49th minute, set up by Simon Sohm.
Napoli can feel hard done by, creating 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to Venezia's 0.68 from 9. Kevin De Bruyne had a penalty saved for Napoli.
Venezia claimed a 1-0 victory against Napoli in Serie A matchday 7 despite being heavily dominated across all statistical metrics throughout the encounter. Napoli controlled the match with 71 percent possession and registered 29 shots, of which 10 were on target, compared to just 9 shots and 4 on target for the hosts. Napoli also dominated territory through 149 attacks, 86 dangerous attacks, and 12 corners, while Venezia managed 72 attacks, 23 dangerous attacks, and 0 corners. Venezia completed 310 passes at a 75 percent accuracy, whereas Napoli completed 734 passes at a 90 percent accuracy. Discipline saw Venezia receive 2 yellow cards to Napoli's 0, with both teams committing 7 and 6 fouls respectively.
The match remained scoreless at half-time after 45 minutes plus 3 minutes of additional time before Venezia broke the deadlock shortly after the restart. In the 49th minute, Akor Adams scored with a right foot shot to put Venezia 1-0 ahead. Napoli made a triple substitution in the 54th minute, bringing on Kevin De Bruyne, Rasmus Højlund, and Alisson Santos. Venezia received a yellow card for argument given to Toma Bašić in the 61st minute, followed by further substitutions for both sides. Napoli missed a penalty taken by Kevin De Bruyne in the 68th minute. A second yellow card for argument was shown to Venezia player Kike Pérez in the 80th minute before the match concluded after 4 minutes of stoppage time.
