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

Serie A · 2020-21
US Sassuolo Calcio
3 – 3
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 17:30 UTC Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Filip Duricic 30' Y
Y 69' Diego Demme
Y 77' Faouzi Ghoulam
Marlon 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Emanuele Prenna
  • Referee Sergio Ranghetti
  • Referee Valerio Marini
  • Referee Lorenzo Maggioni

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
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 2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-03-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar SSC Napoli H 3–3 D
20 Feb Bologna FC 1909 H 1–1 D
14 Feb FC Crotone A 2–1 W
06 Feb Spezia Calcio H 1–2 L
31 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
24 Jan SS Lazio A 1–2 L
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio A 3–3 D
28 Feb Benevento Calcio H 2–0 W
25 Feb Granada CF H 2–1 W
21 Feb Atalanta BC A 2–4 L
18 Feb Granada CF A 0–2 L
13 Feb Juventus FC H 1–0 W

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' That's the starting whistle at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore. Ninety minutes of football awaits between US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli.
  • 5' SSC Napoli have won 640 goals from 508 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Kostas Manolas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 527 appearances.
  • 15' Serbia international Nikola Maksimovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' US Sassuolo Calcio is showing some good football. However, US Sassuolo Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' Lorenzo Insigne adds to his 2 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gian Marco Ferrari suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Filip Duricic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' Nikola Maksimovic does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 38' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 43' It is a cagey affair so far. US Sassuolo Calcio in their trying to find a way past SSC Napoli's compact .
  • 46' Domenico Berardi adds to his 0 season tally! US Sassuolo Calcio lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 508 games and scored 640 goals.
  • 67' Dries Mertens makes way for Eljif Elmas at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Diego Demme. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' The deadlock is broken! Giovanni Di Lorenzo gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Faouzi Ghoulam. He replaces Elseid Hysaj on 73 minute.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Faouzi Ghoulam.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Marlon will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' US Sassuolo Calcio make a change. Gregoire Defrel trudges off to be replaced by Hamed Traore on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Domenico Berardi exits the field as Brain Oddei enters on 85.
  • 86' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Filip Duricic by Lukas Haraslin on 86 minute.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lorenzo Insigne makes no mistake. 1-5!
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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

Head to Head

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 2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-03-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli D 2021-02-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D 2021-02-14 FC Crotone 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2021-02-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Spezia Calcio L 2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-01-24 SS Lazio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L

SSC Napoli Form

2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli D 2021-02-28 SSC Napoli 2–0 Benevento Calcio W 2021-02-25 SSC Napoli 2–1 Granada CF W 2021-02-21 Atalanta BC 4–2 SSC Napoli L 2021-02-18 Granada CF 2–0 SSC Napoli L 2021-02-13 SSC Napoli 1–0 Juventus FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: US Sassuolo Calcio or SSC Napoli 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio36% Draw26% SSC Napoli38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
62%
Draw or SSC Napoli
64%
US Sassuolo Calcio or SSC Napoli
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio27% Draw42% SSC Napoli31%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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