AS Roma vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Roma vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico.
- AS Roma 11 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
- SSC Napoli 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Di Bello
- Referee Giorgio Peretti
- Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
- Referee Giacomo Paganessi
- Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 11.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS Lazio | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | FC Internazionale Milano | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Como 1907 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Frosinone Calcio | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Juventus FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Bologna FC 1909 | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | SSC Napoli | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Torino FC | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | Atalanta BC | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Genoa CFC | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | US Lecce | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | ACF Fiorentina | 11 | 9 |
| 16 | Parma Calcio 1913 | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | US Sassuolo Calcio | 11 | 8 |
| 18 | AC Monza | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Venezia FC | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Udinese Calcio | 11 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #10 |
| 27 | Points | 15 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 8 / 3 / 0 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 4 |
| 31 | Scored | 18 |
| 10 | Conceded | 14 |
| +21 | GD | +4 |
| 2.45 | PPG | 1.36 |
| 73% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
H2H (21 games)
48%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season
AS Roma this season
20%
Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
SSC Napoli this season
AS Roma are 3rd (27 pts). SSC Napoli are 10th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AS Roma
0-15
4/1
16-30
5/1
31-45
5/–
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/–
76+
8/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SSC Napoli
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/3
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AS Roma
| Donyell Malen | 8 G | 2 A |
| Rodrigo Mora | 4 G | |
| Matias Soule | 3 G | 3 A |
| Niccolo Pisilli | 3 G | |
| Mario Hermoso | 2 G |
SSC Napoli
| Kevin De Bruyne | 4 G | 1 A |
| Rasmus Hojlund | 3 G | |
| Matteo Politano | 2 G | 3 A |
| Antonio Vergara | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli is underway.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 523 games and scored 662 goals.
- 10' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 26' Poor challenge from Roger Ibanez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 27' The Belgium Dries Mertens breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 0-1!
- 32' AS Roma is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' Dries Mertens is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Stephan El Shaarawy suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Lorenzo Pellegrini is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
- 45' The referee shows AS Roma player a Yellow card on 45.
- 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Piotr Zielinski.
- 52' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 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' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Dries Mertens is withdrawn and Victor Osimhen gets his opportunity.
- 67' AS Roma ring the changes. Pedro has done his job and it is now time for Carles Perez to step up.
- 72' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Roma in their trying to find a way past SSC Napoli's compact .
- 73' The crowd applauds Matteo Politano as he leaves the pitch. Hirving Lozano steps in for SSC Napoli.
- 78' Controversy at the stadium! David Ospina argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 83' Another change for AS Roma made on 83 minute. Lorenzo Pellegrini leaves to be changed by Marash Kumbulla.
- 85' Poor challenge from Gonzalo Villar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 86' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Nikola Maksimovic has done his job and it is now time for Kostas Manolas to step up.
- 87' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Lorenzo Insigne by Tiemoue Bakayoko on 87 minute.
- 90' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- AS Roma will have plenty to reflect on. SSC Napoli were simply the better side today.
Lineups
AS Roma Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
11
Pedro ↓ Carles Perez 67'
- 13
-
42
Amadou Diawara ↓ Gonzalo Villar 67'
- 23
- 37
- 2
- 7
-
9
Edin Dzeko ↓ Borja Mayoral 67'
- 92
- 4
Bench
- 33
-
21
Borja Mayoral ↑ 67'
-
24
Marash Kumbulla ↑ 83'
- 87
- 20
- 83
- 18
- 27
-
14
Gonzalo Villar ↑ 67'
-
31
Carles Perez ↑ 67'
- 19
- 61
Coach
Paulo Fonseca
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 8
- 26
- 23
- 6
- 24
-
20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Eljif Elmas 73'
-
14
Dries Mertens ↓ Victor Osimhen 66'
- 19
- 25
- 21
Bench
-
11
Hirving Lozano ↑ 73'
-
7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 73'
- 1
-
44
Kostas Manolas ↑ 86'
-
5
Tiemoue Bakayoko ↑ 87'
-
9
Victor Osimhen ↑ 66'
- 3
- 16
- 58
- 38
Coach
Gennaro Gattuso
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dries Mertens | 6 |
| Lorenzo Insigne | 3 |
| Stephan El Shaarawy | 3 |
| Victor Osimhen | 3 |
| Scott McTominay | 2 |
| Simone Verdi | 2 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | 2 |
| Leonardo Balerdi | 2 |
Head to Head
AS Roma Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.79
AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43
SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for:
AS Roma or SSC Napoli 74% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
AS Roma or Draw
67%
Draw or SSC Napoli
59%
AS Roma or SSC Napoli
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
Asian Handicap — AS Roma
| Handicap | AS Roma covers | Push | SSC Napoli covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 14% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 20% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 16% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
AS Roma keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
18%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.