Napoli 2-1 Sporting CP
Key numbers
- Possession 51% – 49%
- Shots 12 (3 on target) – 8 (4)
- Decisive moment: 79' Rasmus Højlund, FN xPts +1.4
Rasmus Højlund 36'
Rasmus Højlund 79'
Rasmus Højlund 79'
HT 1:0
Luis Javier Suárez 62' (pen)
Napoli 33rd → 18th · 3 pts|Sporting CP 10th → 11th · 3 pts
Sporting CP edged xG (0.88–1.35) but Napoli took the win.
Player of the matchKevin De BruyneDecisive moment79' Rasmus Højlund+1.4
Player of the match
Kevin De Bruyne Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Napoli ahead 37 min · level 53 min · Sporting CP ahead 0 min
- Luis Javier Suárez — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
36'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Kevin De Bruyne +0.2
+0.8
62'
Luis Javier Suárez
Pen goal
+0.7
79'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Kevin De Bruyne +0.4
+1.4
Napoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Sporting CP
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.9Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
NapoliSporting CP
51%Possession49%
0.88Expected goals (xG)1.35
0.07xG per shot0.17
12Shots8
3Shots on target4
25%Shots on target %50%
5Shots in box4
508Passes495
90%Pass accuracy90%
7Corners2
3Saves1
16Fouls9
0Yellow cards0
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Napoli
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.88 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.35 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 13.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 51% | 54.8% | |
| Passes | 508 | 519.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 87.2% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 11.3 |
Timeline
- 36' Goal Rasmus Højlund competition goal #1 assist Kevin De Bruyne
- 46' Sub Francisco Trincão → Pedro Gonçalves
- 46' Sub Geny Catamo → Luis Javier Suárez
- 62' Goal Luis Javier Suárez (pen) competition goal #1
- 67' Sub Eduardo Quaresma → Zeno Debast
- 67' Sub Fotis Ioannidis → Alisson Santos
- 69' Sub Matteo Politano → David Neres
- 69' Sub Scott McTominay → Noa Lang
- 78' Sub João Simões → Hidemasa Morita
- 79' Goal Rasmus Højlund competition goal #2 assist Kevin De Bruyne
- 81' Sub Kevin De Bruyne → Billy Gilmour
- 81' Sub Miguel Gutiérrez → Mathías Olivera
- 90' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Lorenzo Lucca
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin De Bruyne3
- Duels wonIván Fresneda8/13
- DribblesFrancisco Trincão4/5
- Defensive actionsMaximiliano Araújo6
- Fouls wonGeovany Quenda5
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.