Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
0 – 2
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sun 1 Nov 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stadio San Paolo HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'
Y 49' Manuel Locatelli
Kostas Manolas 61' Y
Y 90' Mehdi Bourabia
David Ospina 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio San Paolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Damiano Di Iorio
  • Referee Francesco Fourneau
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
  • Referee Marco Scatragli
5 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 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
2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-07-25 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-03-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli 2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–2 L
29 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
25 Oct Benevento Calcio A 2–1 W
22 Oct AZ H 0–1 L
17 Oct Atalanta BC H 4–1 W
27 Sep Genoa CFC H 6–0 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov SSC Napoli A 2–0 W
23 Oct Torino FC H 3–3 D
18 Oct Bologna FC 1909 A 4–3 W
03 Oct FC Crotone H 4–1 W
27 Sep Spezia Calcio A 4–1 W
20 Sep Cagliari Calcio H 1–1 D

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' SSC Napoli have kicked off against US Sassuolo Calcio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' US Sassuolo Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SSC Napoli side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Manuel Locatelli on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. US Sassuolo Calcio will be frustrated.
  • 54' SSC Napoli are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against US Sassuolo Calcio's shape.
  • 59' Manuel Locatelli is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' Kostas Manolas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' SSC Napoli make a change. Hirving Lozano trudges off to be replaced by Andrea Petagna on 65 minutes.
  • 68' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Hamed Traore is replaced by Gregoire Defrel.
  • 70' Elseid Hysaj makes way for Mario Rui at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 75' SSC Napoli have won 643 goals from 510 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 78 minute. Matteo Politano leaves to be changed by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 80' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mert Muldur at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Pedro Obiang on, Jeremie Boga off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Gian Marco Ferrari has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Vlad Chiriches by Marlon on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mehdi Bourabia.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-07-25 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-03-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli 2018-10-07 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

SSC Napoli Form

2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2020-10-29 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2020-10-25 Benevento Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2020-10-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 AZ L 2020-10-17 SSC Napoli 4–1 Atalanta BC W 2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-10-23 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 Torino FC D 2020-10-18 Bologna FC 1909 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-10-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–1 FC Crotone W 2020-09-27 Spezia Calcio 1–4 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-09-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.78 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or US Sassuolo Calcio 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli41% Draw26% US Sassuolo Calcio33%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
67%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
59%
SSC Napoli or US Sassuolo Calcio
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli32% Draw42% US Sassuolo Calcio26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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