Inter — Napoli 3:2

Inter

3:2

Napoli

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Inter was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Inter	3	3.78	−0.8	2.08
Napoli	2	2.32	−0.3	0.78

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
49'	Matteo Politano	Napoli	0.32
52'	Rasmus Højlund	Napoli	0.04	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
55'	Lautaro Martínez	Inter	0.79	Federico Dimarco
81'	Marcus Thuram	Inter	0.31	Carlos Augusto
90'	Lautaro Martínez	Inter	0.73	Manuel Akanji

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
88'	Franck Zambo	Napoli	0.93	off target
55'	Lautaro Martínez	Inter	0.79	goal
90'	Lautaro Martínez	Inter	0.73	goal, from a corner

Shots: Inter 29, Napoli 16; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 5 and 3.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Inter 0.31, Napoli 0.41: about even. In the second half xG was Inter 3.58, Napoli 2.02: a big edge for Inter.

How it fits the season

Inter: +2.0 for the season (2 in the table). Napoli: −7.2 (10). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Fiorentina — Torino 1:2Roma — Atalanta 2:1

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