Serie A Gameweek 14 Sun, Dec 7 · 19:45 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
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Our take

Napoli were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Napoli had 7 days of rest, Juventus 8.1 and had to travel 711 km.

Away travel711 kmRest days7 · 8.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Napoli46%
Draw27%
Juventus27%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.09
Napoli48%
Draw26%
Juventus26%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.12
Napoli47%
Draw27%
Juventus26%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.06
Napoli39%
Draw28%
Juventus33%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.22
Napoli47%
Draw26%
Juventus27%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.15
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · ItalyFederico La Penna
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 41

Team strength

NapoliJuventus
73 L90 StrengthIn forecast 67
61 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
61 AttackIn forecast 57
70 DefenceIn forecast 76
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Napoli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Juventus

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

NapoliJuventus
1.54 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.31
0.85 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.92
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
1.11 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.82
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.11
77% Scored inContext 69%
38% Clean sheetsContext 31%
13.15 ShotsContext 16.23
5.15 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.46
39% On target shareContext 34%
8.38 Shots in the boxContext 10.00
61% Box shareContext 62%
12% ConversionContext 8%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.50
11.00 Shots allowedContext 10.46
2.62 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.85
2.92 BlocksContext 2.92
1.92 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.92
70% Save rateContext 68%
57% PossessionIn forecast 58%
513 PassesContext 507
442 Accurate passesContext 441
86% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.92
13.08 FoulsContext 13.00
12.77 Fouls sufferedContext 11.15
1.54 Yellow cardsContext 1.69
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 13 and 13 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.34 xGVia Att/Def 1.68
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.98
-0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.48
60% Scored inContext 60%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.00 ShotsContext 16.90
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.70
34% On target shareContext 40%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 11.10
58% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 7%
1.57 OffsidesContext 1.88
11.60 Shots allowedContext 11.70
3.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
3.00 BlocksContext 4.60
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
71% Save rateContext 73%
53% PossessionIn forecast 53%
485 PassesContext 485
413 Accurate passesContext 419
85% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.90
12.80 FoulsContext 14.90
11.00 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Napoli
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km373 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Juventus
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel711 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Napoli Juventus
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2025-2026, 30 Nov8.1Serie A 2025-2026, 29 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km711 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways373 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.87

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Napoli Confirmed XI
3-4-3
32V. Milinković-Savić(G)
4A. Buongiorno 13A. Rrahmani 31S. Beukema
17M. Olivera 8S. McTominay 20E. Elmas 22G. Di Lorenzo
70N. Lang 19R. Højlund 7David Neres
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Juventus Confirmed XI
3-5-2
16M. Di Gregorio(G)
8T. Koopmeiners 6L. Kelly 15P. Kalulu
32J. Cabal 19K. Thuram 5M. Locatelli 22W. McKennie 27A. Cambiaso
10K. Yıldız 7Francisco Conceição
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Napoli Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Juventus Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Napoli-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Juventus+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Napoli · Home 2.67points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
5-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.83
Juventus · Away 1.33points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
2-2-2
Scored
0.83
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 8 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

5 Napoli wins2 draws1 Juventus wins
Goals per game1.63 – 0.75 Over 2.550% Both scored63% Clean sheets25% · 25%
  • 25 Jan 2025Napoli2–1Juventus
  • 21 Sep 2024Juventus0–0Napoli
  • 3 Mar 2024Napoli2–1Juventus
  • 8 Dec 2023Juventus1–0Napoli
  • 23 Apr 2023Juventus0–1Napoli
  • 13 Jan 2023Napoli5–1Juventus

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Federico La Penna Italy · 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.34league 3.91
Red cards0.12league 0.15
Cards 5+41%league 38%
Fouls26.0league 26.0
Penalties0.32league 0.32
Home wins34%league 40%
Napoli8 with this referee
Record5-2-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.6 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W5 Oct 25H · Genoa2–11
  • W23 May 25H · Cagliari2–02
  • W19 Apr 25A · Monza1–02
  • W21 Dec 24A · Genoa2–11
  • W15 Sep 24A · Cagliari4–02
Juventus2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W7 Apr 24H · Fiorentina1–02
  • W19 Feb 23A · Spezia2–02

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Napoli13 games · scored 20 · conceded 11
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
5 3 31-45
5 4 46-60
4 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
Juventus13 games · scored 17 · conceded 12
3 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 3 76-90
Napoli10 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
0-15
1 16-30
5 3 31-45
1 4 46-60
4 1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Juventus10 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
2 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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