Juventus — Napoli 2:0

Juventus

2:0

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: Juventus was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Juventus	2	0.63	+1.4	1.46
Napoli	0	0.45	−0.5	1.10

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
69'	Kerim-Sam Alajbegovic	Juventus	0.02	Edon Zhegrova
86'	Jeremie Boga	Juventus	0.03	Andrea Cambiaso

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
29'	Noa Lang	Napoli	0.14	off target
85'	Jeremie Boga	Juventus	0.10	blocked
15'	Jhon Lucumí	Juventus	0.09	off target, from a corner

Shots: Juventus 18, Napoli 8; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 0 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Juventus 0.27, Napoli 0.30: about even. In the second half xG was Juventus 0.35, Napoli 0.16: about even. Juventus scored 2 from 0.63 xG: more than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Juventus: −3.8 for the season (7 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

Como — Venezia 1:0Frosinone — Torino 2:0Lazio — Cagliari 2:1Lecce — Genoa 1:2

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