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US Sassuolo Calcio vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2019-20
US Sassuolo Calcio
1 – 2
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Sun 22 Dec 2019 · 19:45 UTC Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Mario Rui
Hamed Traore 37' Y
Manuel Locatelli 66' Y
Y 72' Eljif Elmas

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Stefano Liberti
  • Referee Marco Bresmes
  • Referee Daniele Chiffi
  • Referee Federico Dionisi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

1
3
10
US Sassuolo Calcio 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
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

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–2 L
18 Dec Brescia Calcio A 2–0 W
15 Dec AC Milan A 0–0 D
08 Dec Cagliari Calcio H 2–2 D
01 Dec Juventus FC A 2–2 D
24 Nov SS Lazio H 1–2 L
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–1 W
14 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 1–2 L
10 Dec KRC Genk H 4–0 W
07 Dec Udinese Calcio A 1–1 D
01 Dec Bologna FC 1909 H 1–2 L
27 Nov Liverpool FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

US Sassuolo Calcio SSC Napoli
#11 Position #2
49 Points 76
38 Played 38
14 / 7 / 17 W / D / L 23 / 7 / 8
46 Scored 58
50 Conceded 36
-4 GD +22
1.29 PPG 2.00
37% Win % 61%

Key Stats

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

US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts). SSC Napoli are 2nd (76 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. US Sassuolo Calcio get us underway at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gennaro Gattuso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' Hamed Traore puts US Sassuolo Calcio on the lead.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mario Rui.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hamed Traore on 37.
  • 42' US Sassuolo Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SSC Napoli's shape.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Elseid Hysaj. He replaces Sebastiano Luperto on 46 minute.
  • 51' Filippo Romagna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marlon at the 51 minute mark.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Allan makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 64' The whistle greets Alfred Duncan as he departs to be replaced by Filip Duricic.
  • 66' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Manuel Locatelli gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' The SSC Napoli manager makes a substitution. Fabian Ruiz departs to be replaced by Eljif Elmas.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eljif Elmas.
  • 77' Dries Mertens gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Arkadiusz Milik and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Jeremie Boga is withdrawn and Francesco Magnanelli gets his opportunity.
  • 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

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

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

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli L 2019-12-18 Brescia Calcio 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2019-12-15 AC Milan 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2019-12-01 Juventus FC 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2019-11-24 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SS Lazio L

SSC Napoli Form

2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2019-12-14 SSC Napoli 1–2 Parma Calcio 1913 L 2019-12-10 SSC Napoli 4–0 KRC Genk W 2019-12-07 Udinese Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2019-12-01 SSC Napoli 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 L 2019-11-27 Liverpool FC 1–1 SSC Napoli D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio26% Draw28% SSC Napoli46%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
54%
Draw or SSC Napoli
74%
US Sassuolo Calcio or SSC Napoli
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio18% Draw46% SSC Napoli36%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 23% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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