Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs SSC Napoli, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
AZ
1 – 1
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Thu 3 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Bruno Martins Indi 41' Y
Owen Wijndal 56' Y
Y 90' Diego Demme

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs SSC Napoli — Europe at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
  • SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AZ 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-03 AZ 1–1 SSC Napoli 2020-10-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–1 D
29 Nov Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
26 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
22 Nov FC Emmen H 1–0 W
08 Nov SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W
05 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec AZ A 1–1 D
29 Nov AS Roma H 4–0 W
26 Nov HNK Rijeka H 2–0 W
22 Nov AC Milan H 1–3 L
08 Nov Bologna FC 1909 A 1–0 W
05 Nov HNK Rijeka A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AZ host SSC Napoli — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Kalidou Koulibaly has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 6' What a moment for Dries Mertens! That strike on 6 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 11' SSC Napoli seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 16' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SSC Napoli backline.
  • 41' Bruno Martins Indi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 53' What an equalizer from Bruno Martins Indi!
  • 54' GOAL! Bruno Martins Indi scores on 54.
  • 56' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 57' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Eljif Elmas on, Fabian Ruiz off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Piotr Zielinski has done his job and it is now time for Andrea Petagna to step up.
  • 66' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam is replaced by Mario Rui.
  • 70' Myron Boadu is replacing Albert Gudmundsson for the AZ side.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 82' A change in the AZ ranks — Zakaria Aboukhlal exits the field as Jesper Karlsson enters on 82.
  • 87' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SSC Napoli's shape.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Demme.
  • The points are shared — AZ 1-1 SSC Napoli. Honours even.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.07 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: AZ or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ41% Draw32% SSC Napoli27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
72%
Draw or SSC Napoli
59%
AZ or SSC Napoli
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ25% Draw55% SSC Napoli20%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.7%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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