UEFA Champions League · 2025Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 19:00 UTCFull timePhilips StadionFull-time recap

PSV Eindhoven

6–2Full-time recap

Napoli

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	PSV Eindhoven	Napoli
Shots	19 shots/match▲	10 shots/match
Shots on target	8 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	2.82 xG/match▲	1.24 xG/match
Possession	59%	41%
Corners	4 corners/match	8 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	9 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: PSV Eindhoven have recorded the higher season possession share. A second useful context is: Napoli's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

PSV Eindhoven have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.7%▲PossessionPSV Eindhoven · Napoli39.3%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	PSV Eindhoven	Napoli	Baseline
Possession	58.7%	39.3%	49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Napoli show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Napoli's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.7 shots/match▲ShotsPSV Eindhoven · Napoli7.67 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	PSV Eindhoven	Napoli	Baseline
Shots	11.7 shots/match	7.67 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	14 shots/match	16.7 shots/match	13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

PSV Eindhoven favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Napoli in 0 · 14 too close

2.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/31.33 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/33 goals/match

1.94 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/30.76 xG/match

2.14 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/32.12 xG/match

11.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/37.67 shots/match

14 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/316.7 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/32 shots/match

4.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/36.67 shots/match

58.7%Possessionseason · 3/339.3%

5 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/35.67 corners/match

7.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/35 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

10.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/39.67 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/30%

100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/367%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

PSV Eindhoven87

Napoli9.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

PSV Eindhoven50.5

Napoli14.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

PSV Eindhoven32

Napoli6.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

PSV Eindhoven13

Napoli1.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

PSV Eindhoven37

Napoli16.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

PSV Eindhoven53.7

Napoli74.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

PSV Eindhoven39.3

Napoli23.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

3 / 3 matches

2.67 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match

2 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/33 goals/match

1.94 xG/match▲Expected goals3/30.76 xG/match

11.7 shots/match▲Shots3/37.67 shots/match

4 shots/match▲Shots on target3/32 shots/match

58.7%Possession3/339.3%

5 corners/matchCorners3/35.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.3 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

3 / 3 matches

2.67 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match

2 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/33 goals/match

1.94 xG/match▲Expected goals3/30.76 xG/match

11.7 shots/match▲Shots3/37.67 shots/match

4 shots/match▲Shots on target3/32 shots/match

58.7%Possession3/339.3%

5 corners/matchCorners3/35.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.3 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Window

Season

3 / 3 matches

2.67 goals/match▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match

2 goals/match▲Goals allowed3/33 goals/match

1.94 xG/match▲Expected goals3/30.76 xG/match

11.7 shots/match▲Shots3/37.67 shots/match

4 shots/match▲Shots on target3/32 shots/match

58.7%Possession3/339.3%

5 corners/matchCorners3/35.67 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.3 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches

—Goals scored2/2—

—Goals allowed2/2—

—Expected goals2/2—

—Shots2/2—

—Shots on target2/2—

—Possession2/2—

—Corners2/2—

—Cards0/0—

—Fouls2/2—

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

20 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/120 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

The teams have contrasting possession records

Napoli show a distinct attacking-volume record

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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