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UEFA Champions League · 2026

Napoli 0–1 Arsenal · UEFA Champions League

0–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 0–1.

Shots
526
Shots on target
38
Expected goals
0.224.05
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Napoli 1–0. Recorded in this match (Napoli – Arsenal): shots 5–26, shots on target 3–8, expected goals 0.22–4.05, possession 42%–58%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots5 shots26 shotsNapoli 5 shots, Arsenal 26 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots8 shotsNapoli 3 shots, Arsenal 8 shots
  • Expected goals0.22 xG4.05 xGNapoli 0.22 xG, Arsenal 4.05 xG
  • Possession42%58%Napoli 42%, Arsenal 58%
  • Corners0 corners6 cornersNapoli 0 corners, Arsenal 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls11 foulsNapoli 12 fouls, Arsenal 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardNapoli 2 cards, Arsenal 1 card
  • Passes445 passes608 passesNapoli 445 passes, Arsenal 608 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.1%91.9%Napoli 86.1%, Arsenal 91.9%
  • Shots inside box2 shots15 shotsNapoli 2 shots, Arsenal 15 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks7 blocksNapoli 2 blocks, Arsenal 7 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves6 saves3 savesNapoli 6 saves, Arsenal 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside1 offsideNapoli 1 offside, Arsenal 1 offside

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Napoli4-3-3
  1. Alex MeretG
  2. Amir RrahmaniD
  3. Rafa MarínD
  4. Giovanni Di LorenzoD
  5. Leonardo SpinazzolaD
  6. Billy GilmourM
  7. Kevin De BruyneM
  8. Stanislav LobotkaM
  9. Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. Matteo PolitanoF
  11. Alisson SantosF
Arsenal4-2-3-1
  1. David RayaG
  2. Ben WhiteD
  3. Piero HincapiéD
  4. Gabriel MagalhãesD
  5. Ezri KonsaD
  6. Martin ØdegaardM
  7. Martín ZubimendiM
  8. Declan RiceM
  9. Eberechi EzeF
  10. Viktor GyökeresF
  11. Noni MaduekeF

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Napoli1 matches
  • Arsenal1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Napoli

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
8 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.13 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.88 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.33 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.6 xG/match
  • Shots11.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.1 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.63 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5 shots/match
  • Possession51.6%
  • Corners6.13 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.25 corners/match
  • Fouls13.8 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency63%

Arsenal

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
15 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.47 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.93 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.9 xG/match
  • Shots14.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.8 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed2.87 shots/match
  • Possession51.1%
  • Corners5.2 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.73 corners/match
  • Fouls11.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency60%
  • Scoring frequency93%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 9 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsNapoliArsenal
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this