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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 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
#5 Position #14
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 5th (0 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 14th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 3' GOAL! Adam Ounas scores on 3.
  • 8' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Malcuit, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Albiol has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' Mehdi Bourabia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for US Sassuolo Calcio tonight.
  • 33' SSC Napoli have won 640 goals from 508 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Manuel Locatelli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Amadou Diawara is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 46' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Mehdi Bourabia comes on to replace Manuel Locatelli.
  • 51' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Adam Ounas has done his job and it is now time for Lorenzo Insigne to step up.
  • 56' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Amadou Diawara is replaced by Allan.
  • 61' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' US Sassuolo Calcio is showing some good football. However, US Sassuolo Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Khouma Babacar. He replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng on 69 minute.
  • 72' Against the run of play, Lorenzo Insigne has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Kalidou Koulibaly. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Rogerio on 87 minutes earns him a Red card. US Sassuolo Calcio will be frustrated.
  • 89' Andrea Consigli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Maxime Lopez 3
Dries Mertens 3
Francesco Caputo 2
Amir Rrahmani 2
Domenico Berardi 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
3 / 4
0.92 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli51% Draw36% US Sassuolo Calcio13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
87%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
49%
SSC Napoli or US Sassuolo Calcio
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli28% Draw67% US Sassuolo Calcio5%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32%
1 – 0
25.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
1.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%
4 – 0
0.8%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 30% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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