SSC Napoli vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2023-24

SSC Napoli

2 – 0

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US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 18:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona 46,925 HT 45' · FT 45'

Victor Osimhen pen 16' 1–0

Giovanni Di Lorenzo 64' 2–0

Y 30' Ruan

R 51' Maxime Lopez

Overview

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

SSC Napoli 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Antonio Giua
Assistant 1 Stefano Del Giovane
Assistant 2 Marco Trinchieri (Italy)

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

SSC Napoli 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-27 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2023-02-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 SSC Napoli 2022-10-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-04-30 SSC Napoli 6–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-12-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–0	W
19 Aug	Frosinone Calcio	A	3–1	W
04 Jun	UC Sampdoria	H	2–0	W
28 May	Bologna FC 1909	A	2–2	D
21 May	FC Internazionale Milano	H	3–1	W
14 May	AC Monza	A	0–2	L

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	SSC Napoli	A	0–2	L
20 Aug	Atalanta BC	H	0–2	L
02 Jun	ACF Fiorentina	H	1–3	L
26 May	UC Sampdoria	A	2–2	D
19 May	AC Monza	H	1–2	L
13 May	FC Internazionale Milano	A	2–4	L

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' The game is set. US Sassuolo Calcio kicks off things out of here…
5' SSC Napoli currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matias Vina made 21 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
16' Victor Osimhen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
21' SSC Napoli have won 640 goals from 508 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruan on 29 minutes.
30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ruan.
35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ruan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
50' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
51' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Red card in front of him.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Matteo Politano and will look to change the dynamic.
62' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Matteo Politano has done his job and it is now time for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to step up.
64' Against the run of play, Giovanni Di Lorenzo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
69' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Samuele Mulattieri on, Andrea Pinamonti off on 69 minutes.
74' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
76' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Nedim Bajrami exits the field as Kristian Thorstvedt enters on 76.
81' Marcus Pedersen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
83' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Giovanni Simeone comes on to replace Piotr Zielinski.
84' The whistle greets Stanislav Lobotka as he departs to be replaced by Giovanni Simeone.
85' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Stanislav Lobotka has done his job and it is now time for Giovanni Simeone to step up.
90' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Juan Jesus is withdrawn and Leo Ostigard gets his opportunity.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

99
Andre Zambo Anguissa
68
Stanislav Lobotka ↓ Giovanni Simeone 85'
20
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Jens Cajuste 83'
1
Alex Meret
21
Matteo Politano ↓ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 61'
22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
17
Mathias Olivera
13
Amir Rrahmani
9
Victor Osimhen
81
Giacomo Raspadori ↓ Eljif Elmas 83'
5
Juan Jesus ↓ Leo Ostigard 90'

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

7
Matheus Henrique
27
Maxime Lopez
45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Emil Ceide 61'
22
Jeremy Toljan
47
Andrea Consigli
5
Martin Erlic
9
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Samuele Mulattieri 69'
11
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Kristian Thorstvedt 76'
17
Matias Vina ↓ Marcus Pedersen 61'
44
Ruan
24
Daniel Boloca ↓ Uros Racic 61'

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

SSC Napoli Form

2023-08-27 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-08-19 Frosinone Calcio 1–3 SSC Napoli W 2023-06-04 SSC Napoli 2–0 UC Sampdoria W 2023-05-28 Bologna FC 1909 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2023-05-21 SSC Napoli 3–1 FC Internazionale Milano W 2023-05-14 AC Monza 2–0 SSC Napoli L

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-08-27 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-08-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 Atalanta BC L 2023-06-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–3 ACF Fiorentina L 2023-05-26 UC Sampdoria 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-05-19 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Monza L 2023-05-13 FC Internazionale Milano 4–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 SSC Napoli xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.33 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SSC Napoli65% Draw26% US Sassuolo Calcio9%

Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	80%	20%
± 1.5	51%	49%
± 2.5	25%	75%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw

91%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

35%

SSC Napoli or US Sassuolo Calcio

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SSC Napoli40% Draw55% US Sassuolo Calcio5%

Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

24.2%

0 – 0

20.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 1

2.9%

4 – 0

2.7%

1 – 2

1.2%

4 – 1

1.1%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap	SSC Napoli covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	20%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	31%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	6%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet

72% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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