Napoli 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Wed, 8 Nov 2023, 17:45 UTC

Napoli

WLW

1–1Historical match

1. FC Union Berlin

LLL

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

Match at a glance

Napoli and 1. FC Union Berlin drew 1–1.

Shots: 2715
Shots on target: 56
Expected goals: 1.751.1
Possession: 73%27%

Full time

What the match recorded

Napoli and 1. FC Union Berlin drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Napoli – 1. FC Union Berlin): shots 27–15, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 1.75–1.1, possession 73%–27%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

17.3 shots/match ▲ShotsNapoli · 1. FC Union Berlin10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Napoli	1. FC Union Berlin	Baseline
Shots	17.3 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	15 shots/match	19.3 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Napoli have recorded the higher season possession share.

57.3% ●PossessionNapoli · 1. FC Union Berlin32%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 25.2 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Napoli	1. FC Union Berlin	Baseline
Possession	57.3%	32%	49%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots27 shots15 shotsNapoli 27 shots, 1. FC Union Berlin 15 shots
Shots on target5 shots6 shotsNapoli 5 shots, 1. FC Union Berlin 6 shots
Expected goals1.75 xG1.1 xGNapoli 1.75 xG, 1. FC Union Berlin 1.1 xG
Possession73%27%Napoli 73%, 1. FC Union Berlin 27%
Corners18 corners5 cornersNapoli 18 corners, 1. FC Union Berlin 5 corners
Fouls9 fouls15 foulsNapoli 9 fouls, 1. FC Union Berlin 15 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.

off target
on target
goal
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Napoli: 27 shots, 5 on target, 1.77 xG. 1. FC Union Berlin: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.14 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Napoli 1.77 xG · 1. FC Union Berlin 1.14 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Napoli

0Draws

01. FC Union Berlin

24 Oct 20231. FC Union Berlin — Napoli · UEFA Champions League0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Napoli favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · 1. FC Union Berlin in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Napoli4 matches1. FC Union Berlin4 matches

1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/40.75 goals/match

1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.5 goals/match

1.42 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/40.94 xG/match

17.3 shots/match ▲Shots4/410.8 shots/match

4.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/43.5 shots/match

57.3% ●Possession4/432%

9.75 corners/match ●Corners4/43.5 corners/match

10 fouls/matchFouls4/414.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 8 Nov 2023, 21:45 UTC · analysis-v4