SSC Napoli vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
SSC Napoli vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — Europe at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
- SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Roy Hassan
- Referee Orel Grinfeeld
- Referee Idan Yarkoni
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–1 D 06 Dec FC Crotone A 4–0 W 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–1 D 06 Dec Deportivo Alaves A 0–0 D 03 Dec HNK Rijeka H 2–2 D 29 Nov Villarreal CF H 1–1 D 26 Nov AZ A 0–0 D 22 Nov Cadiz CF A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will turn into a battlefield for SSC Napoli and Real Sociedad de Fútbol.
- 5' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Real Sociedad de Fútbol 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.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Hirving Lozano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Dries Mertens. He receives a Yellow card.
- 30' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is showing some good football. However, Real Sociedad de Fútbol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 34' SSC Napoli is taking the lead after the goal scored by Piotr Zielinski on 34.
- 35' What a strike from Piotr Zielinski! The score is 2-0.
- 38' It’s a booking for Real Sociedad de Futbol player. Martin Zubimendi gets a Yellow card.
- 41' SSC Napoli receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
- 46' Time for substitution for Real Sociedad de Futbol. Joseba Zaldua is replaced by Andoni Gorosabel.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' It is a substitution in Real Sociedad de Futbol team. Portu is replaced by Ander Barrenetxea on 56 minute.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabian Ruiz on 58.
- 63' Fabian Ruiz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
- 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robin Le Normand.
- 70' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Dries Mertens departs to be replaced by Andrea Petagna.
- 74' The whistle greets Piotr Zielinski as he departs to be replaced by Eljif Elmas.
- 78' Time for substitution for Real Sociedad de Futbol. Robin Le Normand is replaced by Alexander Isak.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Igor Zubeldia.
- 82' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Mario Rui departs to be replaced by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
SSC Napoli Lineups
Starting XI
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- 26
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Mario Rui ↓ Faouzi Ghoulam 82'
- 24
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20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Eljif Elmas 74'
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14
Dries Mertens ↓ Andrea Petagna 70'
- 19
- 25
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5
Tiemoue Bakayoko ↓ Diego Demme 70'
- 22
Bench
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7
Eljif Elmas ↑ 74'
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4
Diego Demme ↑ 70'
- 68
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31
Faouzi Ghoulam ↑ 82'
- 1
- 44
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21
Matteo Politano ↑ 70'
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37
Andrea Petagna ↑ 70'
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Coach Gennaro GattusoReal Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups
Starting XI
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20
Nacho Monreal ↓ Aihen Munoz 78'
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- 5
- 2
- 8
- 11
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16
Ander Guevara ↓ Modibo Sagnan 78'
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Portu ↓ Ander Barrenetxea 56'
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24
Robin Le Normand ↓ Aihen Munoz 78'
- 36
Bench
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15
Modibo Sagnan ↑ 78'
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19
Alexander Isak ↑ 78'
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- 25
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18
Andoni Gorosabel ↑ 46'
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- 28
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12
Aihen Munoz ↑ 78'
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Ander Barrenetxea ↑ 56'
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Coach Imanol Alguacil -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Piotr Zielinski 2 Matteo Politano 1 Willian Jose 1 Head to Head
SSC Napoli Form
Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form
2020-12-10 SSC Napoli 1–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2020-12-06 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2020-12-03 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–2 HNK Rijeka D 2020-11-29 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2020-11-26 AZ 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2020-11-22 Cadiz CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.21 SSC Napoli xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xGI would bet for: SSC Napoli or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.07Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
SSC Napoli or Draw 75%Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol 55%SSC Napoli or Real Sociedad de Fútbol 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SSC Napoli win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15%1 – 0 14.1%1 – 1 Actual0 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.9%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 5.4%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 3.5%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 1 3.2%1 – 3 1.6%Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli
Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 13% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 23% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 16% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet 43% ✓Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

