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SSC Napoli vs Venezia FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
Venezia FC
Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Antonio Fiordilino
Victor Osimhen 23' R
Y 30' Mattia Caldara
Y 38' Daan Heymans
Y 45' Tyronne Ebuehi
Luciano Spalletti 47' Y
Y 50' Francesco Forte
Fabian Ruiz 53' Y
Y 61' Pietro Ceccaroni
Y 62' Pietro Ceccaroni
Y 75' Tanner Tessmann

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Venezia FC — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Gianluca Aureliano
  • Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
  • Referee Davide Imperiale
  • Referee Filippo Bercigli
  • Referee Francesco Cosso

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

3
1
SSC Napoli 4 games · Avg 1.3 goals Venezia FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-22 SSC Napoli 2–0 Venezia FC

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Venezia FC H 2–0 W
23 May Hellas Verona FC H 1–1 D
16 May ACF Fiorentina A 2–0 W
11 May Udinese Calcio H 5–1 W
08 May Spezia Calcio A 4–1 W
02 May Cagliari Calcio H 1–1 D
Venezia FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
15 Jun US Salernitana 1919 A 1–0 W

Season Stats

SSC Napoli Venezia FC
#5 Position #22
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

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 5th (0 pts). Venezia FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Diego Armando Maradona will turn into a battlefield for SSC Napoli and Venezia FC.
  • 5' Pietro Ceccaroni has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Fabian Ruiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 28 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' The referee calls foul for Antonio Fiordilino. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 17' Venezia FC is showing some good football. However, Venezia FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Victor Osimhen argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their trying to find a way past Venezia FC's compact .
  • 30' Mattia Caldara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Piotr Zielinski is replaced by Eljif Elmas.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Daan Heymans is booked for Venezia FC — Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Venezia FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Tyronne Ebuehi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' A moment of madness from Luciano Spalletti on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SSC Napoli will be frustrated.
  • 50' Venezia FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 51' It is a substitution in Venezia FC team. Tyronne Ebuehi is replaced by Michael Svoboda on 51 minute.
  • 53' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' It looks surprising SSC Napoli does not make any changes. Francesco Forte has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Venezia FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 62' GOAL! Lorenzo Insigne fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Pietro Ceccaroni is booked for Venezia FC — Yellow card on 62.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Venezia FC team. Antonio Fiordilino is replaced by Tanner Tessmann on 63 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for Venezia FC to replace Antonio Fiordilino by Tanner Tessmann on 64 minute.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Matteo Politano exits the field as Hirving Lozano enters on 72.
  • 73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eljif Elmas makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tanner Tessmann.
  • 75' Venezia FC make a change. Daan Heymans trudges off to be replaced by Jacopo Dezi on 75 minutes.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Lorenzo Insigne is withdrawn and Andrea Petagna gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • SSC Napoli celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Venezia FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.92 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Venezia FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli51% Draw36% Venezia FC13%
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 Venezia FC
49%
SSC Napoli or Venezia FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli28% Draw67% Venezia FC5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32%
1 – 0
25.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.1%
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 Venezia FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 30% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+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% ✓
Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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