US Sassuolo Calcio vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2022-23

US Sassuolo Calcio

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SSC Napoli

Fri 17 Feb 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'

Armand Lauriente 43' Y

Y 53' Eljif Elmas

Y 68' Piotr Zielinski

Maxime Lopez 81' Y

Overview

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

US Sassuolo Calcio 11 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
SSC Napoli 11 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Luca Banti
Referee Daniele Orsato
Referee Daniele Doveri
Referee Mauro Galetto
Referee Alessio Tolfo
Referee Andrea Colombo (Italy)

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

US Sassuolo Calcio 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals SSC Napoli

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	SSC Napoli	H	0–2	L
12 Feb	Udinese Calcio	A	2–2	D
04 Feb	Atalanta BC	H	1–0	W
29 Jan	AC Milan	A	5–2	W
22 Jan	AC Monza	A	1–1	D
15 Jan	SS Lazio	H	0–2	L

SSC Napoli

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	2–0	W
12 Feb	US Cremonese	H	3–0	W
05 Feb	Spezia Calcio	A	3–0	W
29 Jan	AS Roma	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	US Salernitana 1919	A	2–0	W
13 Jan	Juventus FC	H	5–1	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
12' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia puts SSC Napoli on the lead.
17' US Sassuolo Calcio have won 476 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' US Sassuolo Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' A goal from the Nigeria international Victor Osimhen! He fires home on 33 to make it 0-2!
38' A quiet spell here at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore. US Sassuolo Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' A goal from the France international Armand Lauriente! He fires home on 40 to make it 1-2!
43' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Armand Lauriente will be fuming at that decision.
48' It looks like no one’s ball. SSC Napoli is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eljif Elmas on 53.
57' Andrea Pinamonti is replacing Gregoire Defrel for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
58' The whistle greets Matteo Politano as he departs to be replaced by Piotr Zielinski.
63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
68' Piotr Zielinski has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
73' Andre Zambo Anguissa, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
78' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 78 minute. Andre Zambo Anguissa leaves to be changed by Tanguy Ndombele.
79' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Nedim Bajrami is replaced by Emil Ceide.
81' Poor challenge from Maxime Lopez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
85' Giovanni Simeone is replacing Victor Osimhen for the SSC Napoli side.
86' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Maxime Lopez is withdrawn and Pedro Obiang gets his opportunity.
It finishes all square. US Sassuolo Calcio and SSC Napoli share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

16
Davide Frattesi ↓ Agustin Alvarez 85'
7
Matheus Henrique ↓ Kristian Thorstvedt 79'
27
Maxime Lopez ↓ Pedro Obiang 85'
45
Armand Lauriente
92
Gregoire Defrel ↓ Andrea Pinamonti 57'
47
Andrea Consigli
6
Rogerio
28
Martin Erlic
20
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Emil Ceide 79'
44
Ruan Netto
21
Nadir Zortea

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

7
Eljif Elmas ↓ Alessio Zerbin 85'
99
Andre Zambo Anguissa ↓ Tanguy Ndombele 78'
68
Stanislav Lobotka
1
Alex Meret
21
Matteo Politano ↓ Piotr Zielinski 58'
22
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
17
Mathias Olivera
13
Amir Rrahmani
9
Victor Osimhen ↓ Giovanni Simeone 85'
77
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ↓ Hirving Lozano 78'
3
Min-Jae Kim

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Victor Osimhen	10
Lorenzo Insigne	4
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	4
Dries Mertens	3
Maxime Lopez	3
Francesco Caputo	2
Amir Rrahmani	2
Domenico Berardi	2

Head to Head

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-02-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 SSC Napoli L 2023-02-12 Udinese Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-02-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 Atalanta BC W 2023-01-29 AC Milan 2–5 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-01-22 AC Monza 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-01-15 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 SS Lazio L

SSC Napoli Form

2023-02-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2023-02-12 SSC Napoli 3–0 US Cremonese W 2023-02-05 Spezia Calcio 0–3 SSC Napoli W 2023-01-29 SSC Napoli 2–1 AS Roma W 2023-01-21 US Salernitana 1919 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2023-01-13 SSC Napoli 5–1 Juventus FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.98 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

2.6 SSC Napoli xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + SSC Napoli to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio17% Draw20% SSC Napoli63%

Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

37%

Draw or SSC Napoli

83%

US Sassuolo Calcio or SSC Napoli

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio12% Draw36% SSC Napoli52%

Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

0 – 3

1 – 1

7.9%

1 – 3

7.7%

0 – 1

0 – 4

5.1%

1 – 4

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	SSC Napoli covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	29%	—	71%
+1	29%	21%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	20%	30%
+2.5	70%	—	30%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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