Serie A

Napoli 3-1 Sassuolo

Napoli vs Sassuolo finished 3-1 in Serie A. Key event: 2' Diego Falcinelli (xG 0.76 · Left Foot · location 88.5%, 50%). Head to head: H2H last 3: 2-0-1. Home form: W W W D L; Away form: W D D W D. Forecast and odds: Home / Draw / Away: 1.29 / 5.50 / 11.00; Bookmaker samples: 7. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

NAP 3 - 1 Finished

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Competition Serie A Season 2015/2016 Country Italy Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 16 Jan 2016, 23:45 Venue time 17 Jan 2016, 00:45 CET

Match context 4 facts

Home form W W W D L 10 pts, goals 12-6, 2.40 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Away form W D D W D 9 pts, goals 8-5, 1.60 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match

Napoli · season record 13 W · 5 D · 2 L 2015/2016: 20 recorded matches, goals 40–16; before 16 Jan 2016 UTC. Not official standings.

Sassuolo · season record 8 W · 7 D · 3 L 2015/2016: 18 recorded matches, goals 23–17; before 16 Jan 2016 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 29 shots · 4 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Napoli 20 shots · 1.85 xG · 3 goals

Sassuolo 9 shots · 1.04 xG · 1 goal

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Pass map directional passes

Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.

Napoli160 plotted of 287 coordinate passes

Focused view: 48 of 160 plotted passes Show all passesShow focused passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

Sassuolo160 plotted of 331 coordinate passes

Focused view: 48 of 160 plotted passes Show all passesShow focused passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

Passing networkexact player links onlyfull match

Node position is the player's full-match average pass location. Thicker connections represent more completed passes.

Napoli96 exact passer-recipient links

HYS KOU HAM GHO INS

HYSElseid Hysaj3 passes
KOUKalidou Koulibaly4 passes
HAMMarek Hamšík34 passes
GHOFaouzi Ghoulam32 passes
INSLorenzo Insigne23 passes

Sassuolo170 exact passer-recipient links

ACE POL FLO FAL CON PEL MAG DEF PEL MIS ARI SAN

ACEFrancesco Acerbi31 passes
POLMatteo Politano13 passes
FLOAntonio Floro Flores2 passes
FALDiego Falcinelli15 passes
CONAndrea Consigli22 passes
PELFederico Peluso22 passes
MAGFrancesco Magnanelli31 passes
DEFGregoire Defrel0 passes
PELLorenzo Pellegrini11 passes
MISSimone Missiroli0 passes
ARILorenzo Ariaudo11 passes
SANNicola Sansone12 passes

Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match

Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.

Napoli287 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

Sassuolo331 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

Possession flow 35 recorded possessions

Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.

NapoliSassuolo

0–5′89–11
5–10′46–54
10–15′0–100
15–20′0–100
20–25′11–89
25–30′100–0
30–35′39–61
35–40′2–98
40–45′94–6
45–50′91–9
50–55′0–100
55–60′0–100
60–65′0–100
65–70′0–100
70–75′63–37
75–80′63–37
80–85′85–15
85–90′0–100

Timeline 49 events

2' shot Diego Falcinelli SAS xG 0.76 · Left Foot · location 88.5%, 50%

3' shot Simone Missiroli SAS Open Play · Wayward · xG 0.11

3' Goal Diego Falcinelli 0–1 SAS

9' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.04

9' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.7%, 34%

11' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Faouzi Ghoulam · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.3%, 74.5%

14' shot Faouzi Ghoulam NAP assist Marek Hamsik · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 66.6%, 72.9%

15' Sub Lorenzo Pellegrini SAS on for Simone Missiroli · Injury

18' Goal José María Callejón Bueno 1–1 NAP Open Play · Goal

18' shot José Callejón NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.29 · Open Play · location 96.7%, 59%

20' shot Faouzi Ghoulam NAP assist Marek Hamsik · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.9%, 72%

23' shot Joseph Alfred Duncan SAS Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.05

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23' shot Alfred Duncan SAS assist Sime Vrsaljko · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.6%, 66.4%

23' shot Alfred Duncan SAS xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.7%, 71.4%

24' shot Nicola Sansone SAS assist Lorenzo Pellegrini · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.7%, 62.1%

25' shot Diego Falcinelli SAS assist Federico Peluso · xG 0.06 · Open Play · location 89.4%, 54.2%

26' shot Marek Hamsik NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 70.3%, 72.1%

28' shot Matteo Politano SAS assist Federico Peluso · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79.9%, 34.5%

34' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Allan · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81%, 65.2%

41' Goal Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín 2–1NAP Open Play · Goal

41' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Marek Hamsik · xG 0.68 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.1%, 51.7%

43' shot Marek Hamsik NAP xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.1%, 58.5%

47' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.02

47' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Marek Hamsik · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 73%

47' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 25.4%

51' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.25

51' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Elseid Hysaj · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 82.3%, 48.9%

52' shot Matteo Politano SAS assist Diego Falcinelli · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 74.8%, 46.8%

57' shot Marek Hamsik NAP assist Jorginho · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 52.6%, 57.2%

57' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.1%, 69%

60' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.13

60' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 87.6%, 42.8%

67' Sub Kalidou Koulibaly NAP on for Vlad Iulian Chiricheș · Tactical

67' Sub Antonio Floro Flores SAS on for Matteo Politano · Tactical

71' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.08

71' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.6%, 42.5%

73' shot Antonio Floro Flores SAS assist Nicola Sansone · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.8%, 52.4%

75' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Gonzalo Higuaín · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.6%, 66.3%

76' Sub Dries Mertens NAP on for Lorenzo Insigne · Tactical

82' Sub Gregoire Defrel SAS on for Antonio Floro Flores · Tactical

82' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.05

82' shot Marek Hamsik NAP xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.1%, 48%

82' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.8%, 41.7%

85' shot Lorenzo Pellegrini SAS assist Sime Vrsaljko · xG 0.06 · Open Play · location 90.5%, 42.1%

86' Sub David López Silva NAP on for Marek Hamšík · Tactical

86' shot Lorenzo Pellegrini SAS Open Play · Off T · xG 0.11

87' Yellow Francesco Acerbi SAS Yellow Card

90+2' Goal Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín 3–1NAP Open Play · Goal

92' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.2%, 35.8%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 9-1-2

Napoli leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 9 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 17 Jan 2026 · Napoli vs Sassuolo · 1 - 0.

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Showing 8 of 12 head-to-head matches.

17 Jan 2026

Napoli 1 - 0 Sassuolo

23 Aug 2025

Sassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli

28 Feb 2024

Sassuolo 1 - 6 Napoli

27 Aug 2023

Napoli 2 - 0 Sassuolo

17 Feb 2023

Sassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli

29 Oct 2022

Napoli 4 - 0 Sassuolo

30 Apr 2022

Napoli 6 - 1 Sassuolo

01 Dec 2021

Sassuolo 2 - 2 Napoli

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03 Mar 2021

Sassuolo 3 - 3 Napoli

01 Nov 2020

Napoli 0 - 2 Sassuolo

25 Jul 2020

Napoli 2 - 0 Sassuolo

22 Dec 2019

Sassuolo 1 - 2 Napoli

Team statistics 8 metrics

1.85 Expected Goals 1.04

64% 36%

20 Total Shots 9

69% 31%

66% Ball Possession 34%

66% 34%

7 Shots on Goal 5

58% 41%

10 Fouls 18

35% 64%

3 Corner Kicks 5

37% 62%

Possession over time 4 recorded checkpoints · Exact checkpoints

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8 Shots off target 3

22 Crosses 19

Lineups

Napoli

9 G Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín CENTER FORWARD

8 J Jorge Luiz Frello Filho CENTER DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD

17 M Marek Hamšík LEFT CENTER MIDFIELD

25 J José Manuel Reina Páez GK

7 J José María Callejón Bueno RIGHT WING

33 R Raúl Albiol i Tortajada RIGHT CENTER BACK

2 E Elseid Hysaj RIGHT BACK

5 A Allan Marques Loureiro RIGHT CENTER MIDFIELD

24 L Lorenzo Insigne LEFT WING

31 F Faouzi Ghoulam LEFT BACK

21 V Vlad Iulian Chiricheș LEFT CENTER BACK

Sassuolo

11 Š Šime Vrsaljko RIGHT BACK

17 N Nicola Sansone LEFT WING

16 M Matteo Politano RIGHT WING

7 S Simone Missiroli RIGHT CENTER MIDFIELD

13 F Federico Peluso LEFT BACK

15 F Francesco Acerbi LEFT CENTER BACK

4 F Francesco Magnanelli CENTER DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD

47 A Andrea Consigli GK

32 J Joseph Alfred Duncan LEFT CENTER MIDFIELD

9 D Diego Falcinelli CENTER FORWARD

20 L Lorenzo Ariaudo RIGHT CENTER BACK

Historical 1X2 odds

Home / Draw / Away1.29 / 5.50 / 11.00

Bookmaker samples7