Serie A

Serie A | Gameweek 2

Aug 27, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Napoli
2 - 0
Sassuolo

Osimhen (16' pen.), Di Lorenzo (64')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Ruan (29')
Lopez (51')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Serie A clash between Napoli and Sassuolo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Napoli

All competitions

Last Game: Frosinone 1-3 Napoli
Saturday, August 19 at 5.30pm in Serie A

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sassuolo

All competitions

Serie A

Last Game: Sassuolo 0-2 Atalanta
Sunday, August 20 at 5.30pm in Serie A

Goals
for

As Sassuolo lack real bite in the final third, Napoli should secure back-to-back wins at the start of their Scudetto defence. The Partenopei's forward line is packed with power and an ability to open up the tightest of defences - and their visitors are not particularly strong at the back either. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Napoli win with a probability of 64.59%. A draw had a probability of 18.1% and a win for Sassuolo had a probability of 17.26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.79%) and 3-1 (7.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.68%), while for a Sassuolo win it was 1-2 (4.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Napoli in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Napoli.

Result
Napoli	Draw	Sassuolo
64.59% ( -0.84)	18.15% ( 0.16)	17.26% ( 0.68)

Both teams to score 63.88% (

0.95)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

70.5% (

0.54)

29.5% (

-0.54)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

49.41% (

0.65)

50.59% (

-0.65)

Napoli Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

91.29% (

-0.04)

8.71% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

70.04% (

-0.09)

29.96% (

0.09)

Sassuolo Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.97% (

1.07)

30.03% (

-1.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.85% (

1.27)

66.15% (

-1.28)

Score Analysis

Napoli 64.59%

Sassuolo 17.26%

Draw 18.15%

Napoli	Draw	Sassuolo
2-1 @ 9.37% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 7.79% ( -0.27) 3-1 @ 7.63% ( -0.05) 1-0 @ 6.38% ( -0.21) 3-0 @ 6.34% ( -0.23) 4-1 @ 4.65% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 4.59% ( 0.11) 4-0 @ 3.87% ( -0.15) 4-2 @ 2.8% ( 0.06) 5-1 @ 2.27% ( -0.02) 5-0 @ 1.89% ( -0.08) 5-2 @ 1.37% ( 0.03) 4-3 @ 1.12% ( 0.06) 6-1 @ 0.92% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.6% Total : 64.59%	1-1 @ 7.68% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.64% ( 0.14) 0-0 @ 2.61% ( -0.08) 3-3 @ 1.84% ( 0.09) Other @ 0.38% Total : 18.15%	1-2 @ 4.62% ( 0.12) 0-1 @ 3.15% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.26% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 1.89% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 1.85% ( 0.1) Other @ 3.49% Total : 17.26%