Serie A · 2025Fri, 24 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTCFull timeStadio Diego Armando MaradonaFull-time recap

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This match

Match statistics

MetricNapoliCremonese
Shots25 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target10 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals2.86 xG/match0.27 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners7 corners/match5 corners/match
Fouls7 fouls/match11 fouls/match

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What the record shows

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

Cremonese show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

13.3 shots/matchShotsNapoli · Cremonese9.09 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNapoliCremoneseBaseline
Shots13.3 shots/match9.09 shots/match11.8 shots/match
Shots against10.3 shots/match16.2 shots/match12.9 shots/match

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

Napoli's recent record differs from the season

weak

Napoli's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.2 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season13.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16.2 shots/match13.3 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Napoli have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.8%PossessionNapoli · Cremonese46.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNapoliCremoneseBaseline
Possession58.8%46.4%49.3%

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
0Cremonese
CremoneseNapoli · Serie A02

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Napoli favored in 12 of 14 directional metrics · Cremonese in 0 · 2 too close

1.53 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 34/340.76 goals/match
0.97 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 34/341.5 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/60.82 xG/match
0.72 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/61.13 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 34/349.09 shots/match
10.3 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 34/3416.2 shots/match
4.76 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 34/343.21 shots/match
2.97 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 34/345.41 shots/match
58.8%Possessionseason · 34/3446.4%
5.53 corners/matchCornersseason · 34/343.35 corners/match
2.85 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 34/346.26 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCardsseason · 28/292.14 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3413.6 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
35%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/3426%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 34/3450%

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
Cremonese42.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Napoli79.2
Cremonese15.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Napoli77.5
Cremonese7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Napoli17.5
Cremonese2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Napoli15
Cremonese65
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Napoli87.5
Cremonese2.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Napoli66.2
Cremonese23.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.69 xG/match
16.2 shots/matchShots5/58.2 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
63.4%Possession5/551.4%
7 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
Cards0/1
9.8 fouls/matchFouls5/513 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.5 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.8 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals6/60.82 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots10/1010 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target10/103.6 shots/match
62%Possession10/1048.8%
6.1 corners/matchCorners10/103.8 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/52.4 cards/match
10.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1014.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

34 / 34 matches
1.53 goals/matchGoals scored34/340.76 goals/match
0.97 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.5 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals6/60.82 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots34/349.09 shots/match
4.76 shots/matchShots on target34/343.21 shots/match
58.8%Possession34/3446.4%
5.53 corners/matchCorners34/343.35 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards28/292.14 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls34/3413.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 18 matches
1.76 goals/matchGoals scored17/180.72 goals/match
0.88 goals/matchGoals allowed17/181.56 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals4/30.42 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots17/187.89 shots/match
5.24 shots/matchShots on target17/182.83 shots/match
58.8%Possession17/1846.6%
6.35 corners/matchCorners17/183.22 corners/match
1.15 cards/matchCards13/152.07 cards/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1813.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.11 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.34 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples34 / 34home / 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: Fri, 24 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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