Venezia — Napoli 1:0

Venezia

1:0

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

Venezia won against the run of chances: Napoli created more (2.56 xG against 0.68).

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Venezia	1	0.68	+0.3	0.37
Napoli	0	2.56	−2.6	2.48

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
48'	Akor Adams	Venezia	0.11	Simon Sohm

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
91'	Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi	Napoli	0.45	saved, header
69'	Albion Rrahmani	Venezia	0.15	saved
58'	Amir Rrahmani	Napoli	0.13	off target, header, from a corner

Shots: Venezia 9, Napoli 29; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 0 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Venezia 0.18, Napoli 0.54: a small edge for Napoli. In the second half xG was Venezia 0.51, Napoli 2.02: a big edge for Napoli. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Napoli scored 0 from 2.56 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Venezia: −5.9 for the season (19 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

Bologna — Inter 1:3Roma — Genoa 2:0

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