Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs Benevento Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
Benevento Calcio
Sun 28 Feb 2021 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Diego Armando Maradona HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Kalidou Koulibaly 58' Y
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 61' Y
Y 80' Federico Barba
Kalidou Koulibaly 81' R
Y 83' Perparim Hetemaj

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Benevento Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Juan Sacchi
  • Referee Mauro Galetto
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Niccolo Pagliardini

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

2
SSC Napoli 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Benevento Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio 2020-10-25 Benevento Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Benevento Calcio H 2–0 W
25 Feb Granada CF H 2–1 W
21 Feb Atalanta BC A 2–4 L
18 Feb Granada CF A 0–2 L
13 Feb Juventus FC H 1–0 W
06 Feb Genoa CFC A 1–2 L
Benevento Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
21 Feb AS Roma H 0–0 D
12 Feb Bologna FC 1909 A 1–1 D
07 Feb UC Sampdoria H 1–1 D
30 Jan FC Internazionale Milano A 0–4 L
22 Jan Torino FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SSC Napoli and Benevento Calcio is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Benevento Calcio that had 38 games and scored 103 goals.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Benevento Calcio 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.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Benevento Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 34' What a strike from Dries Mertens! The score is 1-0.
  • 39' Benevento Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gianluca Caprari, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Benevento Calcio team. Pasquale Schiattarella is replaced by Roberto Insigne on 46 minute.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Benevento Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 58' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 61' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Giovanni Di Lorenzo gets a Yellow card.
  • 64' Another change for Benevento Calcio made on 64 minute. Daam Foulon leaves to be changed by Gaetano Letizia.
  • 65' The whistle greets Gianluca Caprari as he departs to be replaced by Marco Sau.
  • 66' Goal! Matteo Politano scores his 43 goal in 485 matches.
  • 70' Another change for Benevento Calcio made on 70 minute. Gianluca Lapadula leaves to be changed by Adolfo Gaich.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Federico Barba.
  • 81' SSC Napoli receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Nikola Maksimovic. He replaces Piotr Zielinski on 82 minute.
  • 83' Benevento Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 83' Another change for Benevento Calcio made on 83 minute. Artur Ionita leaves to be changed by Gabriele Moncini.
  • 85' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Matteo Politano is replaced by Elseid Hysaj on 85 minute.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SSC Napoli players.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Benevento Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Filippo Inzaghi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lorenzo Insigne 1
Andrea Petagna 1
Roberto Insigne 1
Dries Mertens 1
Matteo Politano 1

Head to Head

2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio 2020-10-25 Benevento Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio W 2021-02-25 SSC Napoli 2–1 Granada CF W 2021-02-21 Atalanta BC 4–2 SSC Napoli L 2021-02-18 Granada CF 2–0 SSC Napoli L 2021-02-13 SSC Napoli 1–0 Juventus FC W 2021-02-06 Genoa CFC 2–1 SSC Napoli L

Benevento Calcio Form

2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio L 2021-02-21 Benevento Calcio 0–0 AS Roma D 2021-02-12 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 Benevento Calcio D 2021-02-07 Benevento Calcio 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2021-01-30 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 Benevento Calcio L 2021-01-22 Benevento Calcio 2–2 Torino FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Benevento Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli59% Draw25% Benevento Calcio16%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
84%
Draw or Benevento Calcio
41%
SSC Napoli or Benevento Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli40% Draw48% Benevento Calcio12%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Benevento Calcio covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Benevento Calcio keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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