Serie A · 2025Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 16:00 UTCFull timeStadio Diego Armando MaradonaFull-time recap

Napoli

WWWWD
02Full-time recap

Lazio

WWWDL

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

This match

Match statistics

MetricNapoliLazio
Shots11 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target0 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals0.49 xG/match2.26 xG/match
Possession67%33%
Corners11 corners/match0 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match9 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match3 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Napoli's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Lazio's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Napoli's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.45 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 for1 goals/match1.45 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

Lazio show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Lazio's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

13 shots/matchShotsNapoli · Lazio11.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNapoliLazioBaseline
Shots13 shots/match11.1 shots/match11.9 shots/match
Shots against10.4 shots/match13.2 shots/match13 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Napoli have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.9%PossessionNapoli · Lazio50.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNapoliLazioBaseline
Possession58.9%50.5%49.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Napoli
0Draws
0Lazio
LazioNapoli · Serie A02

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Napoli favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Lazio in 4 · 2 too close

1.45 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 33/331.03 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/330.91 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/61.45 xG/match
0.81 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 5/60.77 xG/match
13 shots/matchShotsseason · 33/3311.1 shots/match
10.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 33/3313.2 shots/match
4.61 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 33/333.97 shots/match
2.94 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 33/334.03 shots/match
58.9%Possessionseason · 33/3350.5%
5.48 corners/matchCornersseason · 33/333.7 corners/match
2.79 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 33/334.21 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCardsseason · 28/272.3 cards/match
11.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 33/3310.2 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/3345%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3355%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Napoli87.5
Lazio52.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Napoli72.5
Lazio39.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Napoli75.8
Lazio50.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Napoli17.5
Lazio12.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Napoli15
Lazio42.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Napoli87.5
Lazio22.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Napoli62.5
Lazio28.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.4 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.22 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots5/510 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.6 shots/match
66.2%Possession5/549.6%
7 corners/matchCorners5/53 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls5/59.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.9 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals5/61.45 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots10/1011.2 shots/match
4.7 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
62.4%Possession10/1049.8%
5.7 corners/matchCorners10/103.7 corners/match
2.2 cards/matchCards5/41.5 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls10/108.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

33 / 33 matches
1.45 goals/matchGoals scored33/331.03 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed33/330.91 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals5/61.45 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots33/3311.1 shots/match
4.61 shots/matchShots on target33/333.97 shots/match
58.9%Possession33/3350.5%
5.48 corners/matchCorners33/333.7 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards28/272.3 cards/match
11.7 fouls/matchFouls33/3310.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

16 / 17 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored16/170.71 goals/match
0.94 goals/matchGoals allowed16/170.71 goals/match
0.85 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.76 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots16/1710.1 shots/match
4.94 shots/matchShots on target16/173.59 shots/match
58.9%Possession16/1750.7%
6.31 corners/matchCorners16/172.88 corners/match
1.15 cards/matchCards13/142 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls16/179.71 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.12 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.89 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples33 / 33home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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