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SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
6 – 1
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 13:00 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Maxime Lopez
Y 53' Davide Frattesi
Y 84' Domenico Berardi

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Antonio Rapuano
  • Referee Francesco Fiore
  • Referee Salvatore Longo
  • Referee Federico Dionisi
  • Referee Gamal Mokhtar
  • Referee Francesco Meraviglia (Italy)

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
2022-04-30 SSC Napoli 6–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-12-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 SSC Napoli 2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli 2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-07-25 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr US Sassuolo Calcio H 6–1 W
24 Apr Empoli FC A 2–3 L
18 Apr AS Roma H 1–1 D
10 Apr ACF Fiorentina H 2–3 L
03 Apr Atalanta BC A 3–1 W
19 Mar Udinese Calcio H 2–1 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr SSC Napoli A 1–6 L
25 Apr Juventus FC H 1–2 L
16 Apr Cagliari Calcio A 0–1 L
10 Apr Atalanta BC H 2–1 W
02 Apr SS Lazio A 1–2 L
18 Mar Spezia Calcio H 4–1 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' And we are off! SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 7' A goal from the Senegal international Kalidou Koulibaly! He fires home on 7 to make it 1-0!
  • 12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Victor Osimhen adds to his 0 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maxime Lopez.
  • 19' Assisted by Victor Osimhen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hirving Lozano makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dries Mertens makes it 4-0.
  • 25' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Filip Duricic by Matheus Henrique on 25 minute.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' SSC Napoli are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against US Sassuolo Calcio's shape.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 46 minute. Gianluca Scamacca leaves to be changed by Gregoire Defrel.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Ruiz, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 53' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Davide Frattesi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 54' Dries Mertens has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 69' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
  • 72' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Davide Frattesi by Francesco Magnanelli on 72 minute.
  • 77' Diego Demme is replacing Fabian Ruiz for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 80' What composure from Amir Rrahmani! The Kosovo international strokes it home. 6-0.
  • 82' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Giovanni Di Lorenzo exits the field as Alessandro Zanoli enters on 82.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Domenico Berardi.
  • 87' GOAL! Maxime Lopez fires home to make it 6-1!
  • 88' Maxime Lopez doubles the advantage! 6-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Another three points for SSC Napoli.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-04-30 SSC Napoli 6–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-12-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 SSC Napoli 2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli 2020-11-01 SSC Napoli 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-07-25 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

SSC Napoli Form

2022-04-30 SSC Napoli 6–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-04-24 Empoli FC 3–2 SSC Napoli L 2022-04-18 SSC Napoli 1–1 AS Roma D 2022-04-10 SSC Napoli 2–3 ACF Fiorentina L 2022-04-03 Atalanta BC 1–3 SSC Napoli W 2022-03-19 SSC Napoli 2–1 Udinese Calcio W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2022-04-30 SSC Napoli 6–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-04-25 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Juventus FC L 2022-04-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-04-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Atalanta BC W 2022-04-02 SS Lazio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-03-18 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–1 Spezia Calcio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.57 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli61% Draw20% US Sassuolo Calcio19%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
81%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
39%
SSC Napoli or US Sassuolo Calcio
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli47% Draw36% US Sassuolo Calcio17%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted
6 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 20% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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