Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

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
#17 Position #10
8 Points 15
11 Played 11
2 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
16 Scored 18
29 Conceded 14
-13 GD +4
0.73 PPG 1.36
18% Win % 36%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season
20% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

US Sassuolo Calcio are 17th (8 pts). SSC Napoli are 10th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/8
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SSC Napoli
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/3
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio
Vasilije Adzic 3 G 1 A
Sebastiano Esposito 2 G 2 A
Domenico Berardi 2 G
Cas Odenthal 2 G
Cristian Volpato 1 G
SSC Napoli
Kevin De Bruyne 4 G 1 A
Rasmus Hojlund 3 G
Matteo Politano 2 G 3 A
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Lorenzo Insigne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 10' SSC Napoli have won 662 goals from 523 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Piotr Zielinski has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' Lorenzo Insigne doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Filip Duricic on 30.
  • 34' Nikola Maksimovic adds to his 0 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 38' What a strike from Piotr Zielinski! The score is 0-3.
  • 43' Maxime Lopez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
  • 46' Domenico Berardi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 51' Fabian Ruiz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 10 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Dries Mertens is withdrawn and Eljif Elmas gets his opportunity.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Demme.
  • 72' The deadlock is broken! Giovanni Di Lorenzo gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The whistle greets Elseid Hysaj as he departs to be replaced by Faouzi Ghoulam.
  • 77' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Marlon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' Hamed Traore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gregoire Defrel on 79 minute.
  • 84' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 85' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Brain Oddei comes on to replace Domenico Berardi.
  • 86' Lukas Haraslin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Filip Duricic on 86 minute.
  • 90' Lorenzo Insigne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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

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
1.74 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.29 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: US Sassuolo Calcio or SSC Napoli 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio33% Draw23% SSC Napoli44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
56%
Draw or SSC Napoli
67%
US Sassuolo Calcio or SSC Napoli
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio25% Draw37% SSC Napoli38%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.9%
2 – 3
5.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 14% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 19% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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