Serie A · 2023

Roma 2–0 Napoli · Serie A

Roma

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2–0Historical match

Napoli

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Roma won 2–0.

Shots
177
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.90.7
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Roma beat Napoli 2–0. Recorded in this match (Roma – Napoli): shots 17–7, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.9–0.7, possession 41%–59%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Napoli's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Napoli's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.65 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.65 goals/match1.18 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots7 shotsRoma 17 shots, Napoli 7 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsRoma 4 shots, Napoli 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.9 xG0.7 xGRoma 1.9 xG, Napoli 0.7 xG
  • Possession41%59%Roma 41%, Napoli 59%
  • Corners4 corners0 cornersRoma 4 corners, Napoli 0 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls12 foulsRoma 19 fouls, Napoli 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Edoardo Bove · Roma · 26′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 74′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEdoardo Bove · Roma · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNicola Zalewski · Roma · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBryan Cristante · Roma · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNicola Zalewski · Roma · 51′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKhvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 55′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEdoardo Bove · Roma · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBryan Cristante · Roma · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPiotr Zieliński · Napoli · 48′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGianluca Mancini · Roma · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStephan El Shaarawy · Roma · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVictor Osimhen · Napoli · 40′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 76′ · 0.06 xG · goalMatteo Politano · Napoli · 11′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 51′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJens-Lys Cajuste · Napoli · 57′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSardar Azmoun · Roma · 76′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNicola Zalewski · Roma · 8′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 90′ · 0.26 xG · goalRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 84′ · 0.32 xG · on targetFrank Anguissa · Napoli · 40′ · 0.39 xG · off target or blockedEdoardo Bove · Roma · 21′ · 0.71 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Roma: 17 shots, 4 on target, 1.94 xG. Napoli: 7 shots, 2 on target, 0.68 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Lorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 76′Romelu Lukaku · Roma · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Roma 1.94 xG · Napoli 0.68 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Roma
2Draws
2Napoli
Napoli — Roma · Serie A2–1
Roma — Napoli · Serie A0–1
Napoli — Roma · Serie A1–1
Roma — Napoli · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Roma favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Napoli in 3

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Window

Season

Roma17 matchesNapoli17 matches
1.76 goals/match ▲Goals scored17/171.65 goals/match
1.12 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/171.24 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals17/17▲ 1.76 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots17/17▲ 17 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲ 5.29 shots/match
52.8%Possession17/17● 59.5%
5 corners/matchCorners17/17● 6.12 corners/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls17/179.88 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 23 Dec 2023, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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