Napoli 0-1 Arsenal: Ødegaard breaks the deadlock in the 75th minute
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 26 shots, only 31% on target
- Ødegaard: 6 key passes, a match high
- Napoli made 6 saves but conceded 75'
A goalless 75 minutes, then one strike
Arsenal won 1-0 in Naples in their first league phase match. The sides were goalless at the break and stayed level for about 75 minutes, until the 75th minute finally brought a breakthrough. Napoli were then chasing the game and did not find an equaliser, so they leave their opening fixture without a point.
Plenty of shots, modest accuracy
Arsenal peppered the goal with 26 attempts, yet only 31% of them were on target. Bukayo Saka had the most shots, but only one of them was on target. Volume outran precision, which helps explain why a side so far ahead on shots won by a single goal.
Few shots, but accurate ones
Napoli managed far fewer attempts but were more accurate with them. Matteo Politano put both of his shots on target, while Vanja Milinković-Savić and Alex Meret made three saves each, six saves in all. Meret replaced Milinković-Savić in the 46th minute.
Tzolis sets it up, Ødegaard finishes
Ødegaard broke the deadlock in the 75th minute, set up by Christos Tzolis, who had come on in the 66th. Because it turned a level match into a lead, the goal was worth +1.5 FN xPts to Arsenal. Six key passes also made Ødegaard the match's most productive creator.
Player of the match
Martin Ødegaard 9.0Dominant
He scored once, made six key passes and won all three of his dribbles.
Ødegaard earned most of his FN Score in attack, turning three shots into one goal. He also completed 91 of 105 passes, so he was involved in the build-up as well as the finish, and he won five of eight duels. His goal in the 75th minute was the only one of the match, which is why his involvement in attack ended up counting.
Game state
0-1
Napoli ahead 0 min · level 75 min · Arsenal ahead 15 min
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.
75'
Martin Ødegaard
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Christos Tzolis +0.5
+1.5
Napoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ 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.
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Match stats
NapoliArsenal
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Napoli
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Arsenal
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Timeline
- 42'
Yellow
Billy Gilmour
- 46'
Sub
Alex Meret → Vanja Milinković-Savić
- 58'
Sub
Alisson Santos → Antonio Vergara
- 58'
Sub
Matteo Politano → Costantino Favasuli
- 65'
Sub
Mikel Merino → Bruno Guimarães
- 66'
Sub
Eberechi Eze → Christos Tzolis
- 73'
Sub
Viktor Gyökeres → Kai Havertz
- 73'
Sub
Bukayo Saka → Noni Madueke
- 75'
Goal
Martin Ødegaard competition goal #1 assist Christos Tzolis
- 76'
Sub
Rasmus Højlund → David Neres
- 77'
Sub
Stanislav Lobotka → Lorenzo Lucca
- 82'
Sub
Ben White → Martín Zubimendi
- 85'
Yellow
Lorenzo Lucca
- 90+1'
Yellow
Martin Ødegaard
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Ødegaard6
- Duels wonMathías Olivera5/6
- DribblesMartin Ødegaard3/3
- Defensive actionsRafa Marín4
- ShotsBukayo Saka6 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonKevin De Bruyne3
#Napoli#Arsenal#Champions League#Martin Ødegaard#Christos Tzolis#League phase
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.