AS Roma vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Roma vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico.
- AS Roma 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- SSC Napoli 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Giorgio Peretti
- Referee Juan Sacchi
- Referee Piero Giacomelli
- Referee Giampaolo Calvarese
- Referee Stefano Del Giovane
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Roma | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | FC Internazionale Milano | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | SS Lazio | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Cagliari Calcio | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Frosinone Calcio | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Juventus FC | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Como 1907 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | SSC Napoli | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | US Sassuolo Calcio | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Atalanta BC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | US Lecce | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Udinese Calcio | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Torino FC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Parma Calcio 1913 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | AC Monza | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | ACF Fiorentina | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Bologna FC 1909 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Genoa CFC | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Venezia FC | 5 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | SSC Napoli | H | 1–4 | L |
| 16 Mar | SPAL 2013 | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Mar | Empoli FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Mar | FC Porto | A | 1–3 | L |
| 02 Mar | SS Lazio | A | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Feb | Frosinone Calcio | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | AS Roma | A | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Mar | Udinese Calcio | H | 4–2 | W |
| 14 Mar | FC Red Bull Salzburg | A | 1–3 | L |
| 10 Mar | US Sassuolo Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Mar | FC Red Bull Salzburg | H | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | Juventus FC | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| AS Roma | SSC Napoli | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #9 |
| 13 | Points | 7 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 4 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 2 |
| 14 | Scored | 7 |
| 3 | Conceded | 6 |
| +11 | GD | +1 |
| 2.60 | PPG | 1.40 |
| 80% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
45%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season
AS Roma this season
25%
Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
SSC Napoli this season
AS Roma are 1st (13 pts). SSC Napoli are 9th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AS Roma
0-15
2/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AS Roma
| Donyell Malen | 6 G | |
| Matias Soule | 2 G | 1 A |
| Manu Kone | 2 G | |
| Niccolo Pisilli | 2 G | |
| Mario Hermoso | 1 G |
SSC Napoli
| Rasmus Hojlund | 2 G | |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 1 G | 1 A |
| Matteo Politano | 1 G | |
| Antonio Vergara | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: AS Roma gets underway.
- 2' Against the run of play, Arkadiusz Milik has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 7' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 12' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Fabian Ruiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 13' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 13.
- 17' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nikola Maksimovic.
- 22' Robin Olsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 530 appearances.
- 27' Davide Santon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Roma so far.
- 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 36' It’s a booking for AS Roma player. Kostas Manolas gets a Yellow card.
- 37' A moment of madness from Edin Dzeko on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Roma will be frustrated.
- 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 43' A moment of madness from Arkadiusz Milik on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SSC Napoli will be frustrated.
- 45' What composure from Diego Perotti! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 49' What composure from Diego Perotti! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-1.
- 50' Dries Mertens adds to his 0 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
- 55' What composure from Simone Verdi! The Italy international strokes it home. 2-3.
- 58' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Dries Mertens is replaced by Adam Ounas.
- 63' The whistle greets Patrik Schick as he departs to be replaced by Nicolo Zaniolo.
- 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aleksandar Kolarov on 66 minutes.
- 68' Kevin Malcuit is replacing Elseid Hysaj for the SSC Napoli side.
- 73' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 74' Amin Younes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simone Verdi on 74 minute.
- 79' Steven N'Zonzi is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
- 81' The deadlock is broken! Amin Younes gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
- 82' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Diego Perotti is withdrawn and Cengiz Under gets his opportunity.
- 87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Roma and SSC Napoli are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.
Lineups
AS Roma Lineups
Starting XI
- 42
- 44
- 20
- 11
- 16
-
8
Diego Perotti ↓ Cengiz Under 82'
- 9
-
14
Patrik Schick ↓ Nicolo Zaniolo 63'
- 4
- 18
- 1
Bench
- 63
- 5
- 2
-
17
Cengiz Under ↑ 82'
- 53
- 83
-
22
Nicolo Zaniolo ↑ 63'
-
34
Justin Kluivert ↑ 82'
- 15
Coach
Claudio Ranieri
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
-
9
Simone Verdi ↓ Amin Younes 74'
- 26
-
23
Elseid Hysaj ↓ Kevin Malcuit 68'
- 6
- 5
-
14
Dries Mertens ↓ Adam Ounas 58'
- 7
- 99
- 1
- 19
Bench
-
11
Adam Ounas ↑ 58'
- 13
-
34
Amin Younes ↑ 74'
- 27
-
2
Kevin Malcuit ↑ 68'
- 22
- 18
Coach
Carlo Ancelotti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dries Mertens | 6 |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 3 |
| Stephan El Shaarawy | 3 |
| Victor Osimhen | 3 |
| Simone Verdi | 2 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 2 |
| Paulo Dybala | 1 |
| Jose Callejon | 1 |
Head to Head
AS Roma Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06
AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4
SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 3.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
AS Roma or Draw
72%
Draw or SSC Napoli
53%
AS Roma or SSC Napoli
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — AS Roma
| Handicap | AS Roma covers | Push | SSC Napoli covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 16% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 21% | 48% |
| -0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 14% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
AS Roma keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

