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SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Manuel Locatelli
Amadou Diawara 42' Y
Kalidou Koulibaly 82' Y
R 87' Rogerio
Y 87' Andrea Consigli
Y 89' Andrea Consigli

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Filippo Meli
  • Referee Dario Cecconi
  • Referee Antonio Giua
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

10
3
1
SSC Napoli 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–0 W
03 Oct Liverpool FC H 1–0 W
29 Sep Juventus FC A 1–3 L
26 Sep Parma Calcio 1913 H 3–0 W
23 Sep Torino FC A 3–1 W
18 Sep FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–0 D
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
30 Sep AC Milan H 1–4 L
27 Sep SPAL 2013 A 2–0 W
21 Sep Empoli FC H 3–1 W
16 Sep Juventus FC A 1–2 L
02 Sep Genoa CFC H 5–3 W

Season Stats

SSC Napoli US Sassuolo Calcio
#9 Position #10
7 Points 7
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
7 Scored 9
6 Conceded 9
+1 GD +0
1.40 PPG 1.40
40% Win % 40%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

SSC Napoli are 9th (7 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
US Sassuolo Calcio
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G
US Sassuolo Calcio
Vasilije Adzic 3 G 1 A
Domenico Berardi 1 G
Cas Odenthal 1 G
Cristian Volpato 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio.
  • 3' SSC Napoli is taking the lead after the goal scored by Adam Ounas on 3.
  • 8' Brazil international Rogerio has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' US Sassuolo Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' Albiol has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their trying to find a way past US Sassuolo Calcio's compact .
  • 38' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Amadou Diawara is booked for SSC Napoli — Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' Mehdi Bourabia gets the nod from US Sassuolo Calcio. He replaces Manuel Locatelli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' SSC Napoli make a change. Adam Ounas trudges off to be replaced by Lorenzo Insigne on 51 minutes.
  • 56' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Amadou Diawara departs to be replaced by Allan.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elseid Hysaj made 510 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Kevin Malcuit needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' Khouma Babacar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng on 69 minute.
  • 72' A stunning finish from Lorenzo Insigne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 77' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' It’s a booking for SSC Napoli player. Kalidou Koulibaly gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Rogerio.
  • 89' Andrea Consigli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SSC Napoli take all three points.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Osimhen 10
Lorenzo Insigne 4
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 4
Dries Mertens 3
Maxime Lopez 3
Domenico Berardi 2
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 2
Allan 2

Head to Head

2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

SSC Napoli Form

2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2018-10-03 SSC Napoli 1–0 Liverpool FC W 2018-09-29 Juventus FC 3–1 SSC Napoli L 2018-09-26 SSC Napoli 3–0 Parma Calcio 1913 W 2018-09-23 Torino FC 1–3 SSC Napoli W 2018-09-18 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 SSC Napoli D

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2018-09-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–4 AC Milan L 2018-09-27 SPAL 2013 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2018-09-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC W 2018-09-16 Juventus FC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2018-09-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–3 Genoa CFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli60% Draw23% US Sassuolo Calcio17%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
83%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
40%
SSC Napoli or US Sassuolo Calcio
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli43% Draw44% US Sassuolo Calcio13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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