Sunday , 16 August 2026

AS Roma vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
AS Roma
0 – 2
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Roger Ibanez 26' Y
Gianluca Mancini 45' Y
Y 47' Piotr Zielinski
Amadou Diawara 59' Y
Stephan El Shaarawy 63' Y
Y 78' David Ospina
Y 78' Kalidou Koulibaly
Gonzalo Villar 85' Y
Y 90' Victor Osimhen

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Giovanni Ayroldi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
7
9
AS Roma 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-21 AS Roma 0–2 SSC Napoli 2020-11-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 AS Roma 2020-07-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 AS Roma 2019-11-02 AS Roma 2–1 SSC Napoli 2019-03-31 AS Roma 1–4 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar SSC Napoli H 0–2 L
18 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–1 W
14 Mar Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–2 L
11 Mar FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–0 W
07 Mar Genoa CFC H 1–0 W
03 Mar ACF Fiorentina A 2–1 W
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar AS Roma A 2–0 W
14 Mar AC Milan A 1–0 W
07 Mar Bologna FC 1909 H 3–1 W
03 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio A 3–3 D
28 Feb Benevento Calcio H 2–0 W
25 Feb Granada CF H 2–1 W

Season Stats

AS Roma SSC Napoli
#6 Position #5
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AS Roma are 6th (0 pts). SSC Napoli are 5th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadio Olimpico that hosts another battle between AS Roma and SSC Napoli.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Roma and SSC Napoli are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' AS Roma currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Stadio Olimpico. AS Roma seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Roger Ibanez.
  • 27' GOAL! Dries Mertens fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' Goal! Dries Mertens scores his 64 goal in 508 matches.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pau Lopez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Roma.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gianluca Mancini.
  • 47' Piotr Zielinski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Roma and SSC Napoli are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' Amadou Diawara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Stephan El Shaarawy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 66' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Dries Mertens is replaced by Victor Osimhen.
  • 67' AS Roma manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carles Perez is hanging Pedro on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' It’s high time Paulo Fonseca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Matteo Politano by Hirving Lozano on 73 minute.
  • 78' David Ospina is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' It is a substitution in AS Roma team. Lorenzo Pellegrini is replaced by Marash Kumbulla on 83 minute.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Gonzalo Villar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Nikola Maksimovic is replaced by Kostas Manolas.
  • 87' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Tiemoue Bakayoko comes on to replace Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Victor Osimhen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SSC Napoli take all three points.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dries Mertens 6
Stephan El Shaarawy 3
Victor Osimhen 3
Lorenzo Insigne 3
Simone Verdi 2
Arkadiusz Milik 2
Jose Callejon 1
Romelu Lukaku 1

Head to Head

2021-03-21 AS Roma 0–2 SSC Napoli 2020-11-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 AS Roma 2020-07-05 SSC Napoli 2–1 AS Roma 2019-11-02 AS Roma 2–1 SSC Napoli 2019-03-31 AS Roma 1–4 SSC Napoli

AS Roma Form

2021-03-21 AS Roma 0–2 SSC Napoli L 2021-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 AS Roma W 2021-03-14 Parma Calcio 1913 2–0 AS Roma L 2021-03-11 AS Roma 3–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2021-03-07 AS Roma 1–0 Genoa CFC W 2021-03-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 AS Roma W

SSC Napoli Form

2021-03-21 AS Roma 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2021-03-14 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2021-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–1 Bologna FC 1909 W 2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli D 2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio W 2021-02-25 SSC Napoli 2–1 Granada CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.46 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + SSC Napoli or Draw 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma20% Draw36% SSC Napoli44%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
56%
Draw or SSC Napoli
80%
AS Roma or SSC Napoli
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma10% Draw63% SSC Napoli27%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.4%
0 – 1
21.7%
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
2 – 1
2.4%
2 – 0
2.2%
1 – 3
1.9%
2 – 2
1.4%
0 – 4
0.8%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 12% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 28% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 13% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.