Napoli 2-3 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 46% – 54%
- Shots 8 (5 on target) – 11 (5)
- Decisive moment: 82' João Pedro, FN xPts +1.5
Antonio Vergara 33'
Rasmus Højlund 43'
Rasmus Højlund 43'
HT 2:1
Enzo Fernández 19' (pen)
João Pedro 61'
João Pedro 82'
João Pedro 61'
João Pedro 82'
Napoli 25th → 26th · 8 pts|Chelsea 8th → 3rd · 16 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.98–2.02).
Player of the matchJoão PedroDecisive moment82' João Pedro+1.5
Player of the match
João Pedro Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Napoli ahead 18 min · level 50 min · Chelsea ahead 22 min
- Cole Palmer — off the bench 45 min · 0G 2A
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.
19'
Enzo Fernández
Pen goal
+0.8
33'
Antonio Vergara
Goal
+0.8
43'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Mathías Olivera +0.3
+0.9
61'
João Pedro
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Cole Palmer +0.2
+0.8
82'
João Pedro
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Cole Palmer +0.5
+1.5
Napoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −2.9Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +3.1Opponent moments −1.6Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
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
NapoliChelsea
46%Possession54%
0.98Expected goals (xG)2.02
0.12xG per shot0.18
8Shots11
5Shots on target5
63%Shots on target %45%
6Shots in box6
528Passes636
86%Pass accuracy89%
4Corners1
2Saves3
15Fouls15
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Napoli
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.98 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.02 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 8 | 12.7 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 46% | 56.5% | |
| Passes | 528 | 535.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 86% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 12.1 |
Chelsea
35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.02 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.98 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 54% | 58.2% | |
| Passes | 636 | 532.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 86.6% | |
| Corners | 1 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 11.4 |
Timeline
- 17' Yellow Juan Jesus
- 19' Goal Enzo Fernández (pen) competition goal #2
- 33' Goal Antonio Vergara competition goal #1
- 43' Goal Rasmus Højlund competition goal #3 assist Mathías Olivera
- 46' Sub Pedro Neto → Cole Palmer
- 59' Sub Andrey Santos → Jamie Gittens
- 59' Sub Malo Gusto → Trevoh Chalobah
- 61' Goal João Pedro competition goal #2 assist Cole Palmer
- 67' Sub Juan Jesus → Miguel Gutiérrez
- 74' Yellow Eljif Elmas
- 74' Sub Estêvão → Alejandro Garnacho
- 82' Sub Eljif Elmas → Romelu Lukaku
- 82' Sub Leonardo Spinazzola → Sam Beukema
- 82' Goal João Pedro competition goal #3 assist Cole Palmer
- 88' Yellow Wesley Fofana
- 90' Sub → Benoît Badiashile
Category leaders
- Key passesCole Palmer3
- Duels wonAntonio Vergara11/18
- DribblesAntonio Vergara2/3
- Defensive actionsJuan Jesus6
- ShotsJoão Pedro4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAntonio Vergara5
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.