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Serie A · 2026

Venezia vs Napoli · Serie A

vsPre-match analysis

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Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
11.5
Expected goals
1.411.54
Shots
13.314.3
Possession
59.3%47.8%

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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. The closest thing to a difference: venezia have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Venezia have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.3% ●PossessionVenezia · Napoli47.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricVeneziaNapoliBaseline
Possession59.3%47.8%47.8%

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Venezia favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Napoli in 0 · 13 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Venezia4 matchesNapoli4 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 1.5 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 1.25 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.54 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 14.3 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target4/44 shots/match
59.3% ●Possession4/447.8%
3 corners/matchCorners4/4● 5.5 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls4/49.75 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Venezia
1Draws
3Napoli
Venezia — Napoli · Serie A0–0
Napoli — Venezia · Serie A1–0
Venezia — Napoli · Serie A0–2
Napoli — Venezia · Serie A2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
Freshness36 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsVeneziaNapoli
CompetitionSerie A
Head-to-headVenezia — Napoli
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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