1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 Napoli — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 19:00 UTC

1. FC Union Berlin

0–1Historical match

Napoli

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

Match at a glance

Napoli won 0–1.

Shots: 116
Shots on target: 21
Expected goals: 0.450.25
Possession: 41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Napoli beat 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0. Recorded in this match (1. FC Union Berlin – Napoli): shots 11–6, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 0.45–0.25, 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

9.33 shots/match ▲Shots1. FC Union Berlin · Napoli14 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	1. FC Union Berlin	Napoli	Baseline
Shots	9.33 shots/match	14 shots/match	12.2 shots/match
Shots against	16.7 shots/match	15 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.

33.7%Possession1. FC Union Berlin · Napoli● 52%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	1. FC Union Berlin	Napoli	Baseline
Possession	33.7%	52%	49.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

Shots11 shots6 shots1. FC Union Berlin 11 shots, Napoli 6 shots
Shots on target2 shots1 shot1. FC Union Berlin 2 shots, Napoli 1 shot
Expected goals0.45 xG0.25 xG1. FC Union Berlin 0.45 xG, Napoli 0.25 xG
Possession41%59%1. FC Union Berlin 41%, Napoli 59%
Corners3 corners2 corners1. FC Union Berlin 3 corners, Napoli 2 corners
Fouls21 fouls10 fouls1. FC Union Berlin 21 fouls, Napoli 10 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.

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1. FC Union Berlin: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.46 xG. Napoli: 6 shots, 1 on target, 0.24 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: 1. FC Union Berlin 0.46 xG · Napoli 0.24 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

1. FC Union Berlin3 matchesNapoli3 matches

0.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.67 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match

0.89 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.31 xG/match

9.33 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 14 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 4.67 shots/match

33.7%Possession3/3● 52%

3 corners/matchCorners3/3● 7 corners/match

14.7 fouls/matchFouls3/310.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

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.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4