Serie A Gameweek 29 Sat, Mar 14 2026 · 17:00 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
Napoli
2–1 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.30 – 0.76
Lecce
  • R. Højlund 47’
  • M. Politano 67’
  • 3’ J. Siebert
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Napoli come from behind to beat Lecce

Napoli entered as clear favourites, yet Lecce led 1–0 at half-time through a Siebert goal. But Højlund and Politano scored to turn it around for Napoli, who won 2–1. Napoli finished with the higher xG (1.30 vs 0.76). On the chances created, Lecce deserved more: 0.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Napoli ✓65%
Draw22%
Lecce13%

Model vs reality

Napoli goals
2
Model 1.90 · xG 1.30
Lecce goals
1
Model 0.72 · xG 0.76
Total goals
3
Model 2.62 · xG 2.06
Score 2–1
9%
Most likely 1–0 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 49%
Both scored
Yes
Model 44%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. PolitanoNapoli · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.9
  • RefereeRosario Abisso
  • VenueStadio Diego Armando Maradona
  • Table before kick-offNapoli 3rd · Lecce 16th

Timeline

  1. J. Siebert 0–1Assist A. Gallo
    3’
  2. J. SiebertYellow card · Roughing
    19’
  3. Half time · 0–1
  4. ⇄ S. McTominayFor E. Elmas
    46’
  5. ⇄ K. De BruyneFor F. Anguissa
    46’
  6. ⇄ O. GandelmanFor L. Coulibaly
    46’
  7. R. Højlund 1–1Assist M. Politano
    47’
  8. ⇄ W. CheddiraFor N. Štulić
    59’
  9. M. Politano 2–1
    67’
  10. ⇄ Miguel GutiérrezFor M. Politano
    73’
  11. ⇄ P. MazzocchiFor L. Spinazzola
    73’
  12. ⇄ K. N’DriFor S. Pierotti
    79’
  13. ⇄ C. NdabaFor A. Gallo
    79’
  14. ⇄ GiovaneFor Alisson Santos
    85’
  15. ⇄ S. FofanaFor Oumar Ngom
    86’
  16. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Napoli12 shots · 7 in box, 5 outside
Lecce12 shots · 8 in box, 4 outside
NapoliLecce
70% Possession 30%
1.30 Expected goals (xG) 0.76
1.77 Expected points (xPts) 0.94
12 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 4
7 Shots inside the box 8
5 Shots outside the box 4
596 Passes 243
88% Pass accuracy 75%
6 Corners 7
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
11 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.98 Team rating 6.70

Line-ups

Napoli 3-4-2-1

16.3 A. Meret(G)
177.3 M. Olivera 46.6 A. Buongiorno 316.7 S. Beukema
377.0 L. Spinazzola ↓73’ 67.2 B. Gilmour 996.5 F. Anguissa ↓46’ 218.9★ M. Politano A↓73’
276.9 Alisson Santos ↓85’ 207.0 E. Elmas ↓46’
197.3 R. Højlund
  • 1A. Meret (G)6.3
  • 17M. Olivera7.3
  • 4A. Buongiorno6.6
  • 31S. Beukema6.7
  • 37L. Spinazzola↓73’7.0
  • 6B. Gilmour7.2
  • 99F. Anguissa↓46’6.5
  • 21M. Politano ★A↓73’8.9
  • 27Alisson Santos↓85’6.9
  • 20E. Elmas↓46’7.0
  • 19R. Højlund7.3

Substitutes used

  • 3Miguel Gutiérrez↑73’6.9
  • 11K. De Bruyne↑46’6.3
  • 8S. McTominay↑46’6.3
  • 30P. Mazzocchi↑73’6.2
  • 23Giovane↑85’

Unused: V. Milinković-Savić, N. Contini, Juan Jesus, R. Lukaku

Lecce 4-2-3-1

305.6 W. Falcone(G)
257.6 A. Gallo A↓79’ 446.3 Tiago Gabriel 57.5 J. Siebert 177.0 Danilo Veiga
796.5 Oumar Ngom ↓86’ 206.9 Y. Ramadani
196.7 L. Banda 296.5 L. Coulibaly ↓46’ 506.7 S. Pierotti ↓79’
96.5 N. Štulić ↓59’
  • 30W. Falcone (G)5.6
  • 25A. GalloA↓79’7.6
  • 44Tiago Gabriel6.3
  • 5J. Siebert7.5
  • 17Danilo Veiga7.0
  • 79Oumar Ngom↓86’6.5
  • 20Y. Ramadani6.9
  • 19L. Banda6.7
  • 29L. Coulibaly↓46’6.5
  • 50S. Pierotti↓79’6.7
  • 9N. Štulić↓59’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 3C. Ndaba↑79’6.7
  • 8S. Fofana↑86’
  • 16O. Gandelman↑46’6.7
  • 11K. N’Dri↑79’6.3
  • 99W. Cheddira↑59’6.3

Unused: J. Samooja, C. Früchtl, G. Jean, M. Pérez, F. Marchwiński, Þ. Helgason, Álex Sala, R. Sottil

Player stats

Top rated
M. PolitanoNapoli8.9
2nd
A. GalloLecce7.6
3rd
J. SiebertLecce7.5

Napoli

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Meret G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 91% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Olivera D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 98 3 1 0/0 0/0 7.3
A. Buongiorno D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 68 2 2 0/0 2/0 6.6
S. Beukema D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 72 0 2 0/0 1/0 6.7
L. Spinazzola D 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 32 1 0 2/5 0/0 7.0
B. Gilmour M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 92% 85 1 1 0/1 1/0 7.2
F. Anguissa M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 42 0 1 1/1 2/0 6.5
M. Politano F 73 1 1 3 (1) 2 88% 43 0 0 1/1 1/2 8.9
Alisson Santos F 85 0 0 3 (2) 1 81% 26 4 0 1/5 0/1 6.9
E. Elmas M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 2 0 0/1 0/0 7.0
R. Højlund F 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 71% 14 0 0 0/1 0/1 7.3
Miguel Gutiérrez D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
K. De Bruyne M 44 0 0 1 (0) 2 63% 19 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
S. McTominay M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 1 0 0/1 1/2 6.3
P. Mazzocchi D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
Giovane F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Lecce

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
W. Falcone G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 32% 25 0 0 0/0 0/1 5.6
A. Gallo D 79 0 1 0 (0) 3 75% 24 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
Tiago Gabriel D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 89% 28 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Siebert D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 83% 18 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.5
Danilo Veiga D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 5 1 1/2 1/2 7.0
Oumar Ngom M 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
Y. Ramadani M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 40 2 0 2/2 1/1 6.9
L. Banda M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 76% 21 2 0 2/4 2/2 6.7
L. Coulibaly M 46 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 8 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.5
S. Pierotti F 79 0 0 0 (0) 2 72% 18 4 1 2/3 0/0 6.7
N. Štulić F 59 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 6 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.5
C. Ndaba D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
S. Fofana M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Gandelman M 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 69% 13 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
K. N’Dri F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
W. Cheddira F 31 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.