Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs AZ, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
0 – 1
Full Time
AZ
Thu 22 Oct 2020 · 16:55 UTC Stadio San Paolo HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 81' Dani de Wit
Kalidou Koulibaly 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs AZ — Europe at Stadio San Paolo.

  • SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Marcin Boniek
  • Referee Daniel Stefanski
  • Referee Dawid Igor Golis
  • Referee

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

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct AZ H 0–1 L
17 Oct Atalanta BC H 4–1 W
27 Sep Genoa CFC H 6–0 W
20 Sep Parma Calcio 1913 A 2–0 W
08 Aug FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
01 Aug SS Lazio H 3–1 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
17 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–2 D
04 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 4–4 D
26 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D
19 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
15 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–2 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — SSC Napoli and AZ get this one started.
  • 5' Tiemoue Bakayoko, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Nikola Maksimovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Iceland international Albert Gudmundsson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' Goal! Dani de Wit scores his 41 goal in 482 matches.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Hirving Lozano as he leaves the pitch. Lorenzo Insigne steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 66' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Victor Osimhen by Andrea Petagna on 66 minute.
  • 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 76' Victor Osimhen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 81' Dani de Wit is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 83' Tiemoue Bakayoko gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Matteo Politano and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Another change for AZ made on 88 minute. Fredrik Midtsjo leaves to be changed by Ramon Leeuwin.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • With this win, AZ is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 AZ xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or AZ 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli41% Draw29% AZ30%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
70%
Draw or AZ
59%
SSC Napoli or AZ
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli30% Draw47% AZ23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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