Wednesday , 30 September 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 (2026/27)
  • SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Plzen 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
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS Stadion!
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Dries Mertens has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' Piotr Zielinski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 26' Faouzi Ghoulam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Bruno Martins Indi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' Tiemoue Bakayoko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' Bruno Martins Indi adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Against the run of play, Bruno Martins Indi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Owen Wijndal.
  • 57' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eljif Elmas is hanging Fabian Ruiz on the field on 57 minute.
  • 61' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Piotr Zielinski has done his job and it is now time for Andrea Petagna to step up.
  • 66' Mario Rui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Faouzi Ghoulam at the 66 minute mark.
  • 70' Fresh legs for AZ! Myron Boadu comes on to replace Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Zakaria Aboukhlal departs to be replaced by Jesper Karlsson.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and SSC Napoli are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Diego Demme. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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.