Serie A Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 23 2025 · 17:30 MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Sassuolo
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.15 – 1.12
Napoli
  • I. Koné 79’
  • 17’ S. McTominay
  • 57’ K. De Bruyne
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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 beat Sassuolo

Napoli entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from McTominay and De Bruyne. Sassuolo played with ten men from the 79th minute after Koné was sent off. Napoli finished with the higher xG (1.12 vs 0.15).

Sassuolo15%
Draw22%
Napoli ✓63%

Model vs reality

Sassuolo goals
0
Model 0.83 · xG 0.15
Napoli goals
2
Model 1.93 · xG 1.12
Total goals
2
Model 2.76 · xG 1.27
Score 0–2
12%
Most likely 0–2 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 52%
Both scored
No
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. McTominayNapoli · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeGiovanni Ayroldi
  • VenueMAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore

Timeline

  1. S. McTominay 0–1Assist M. Politano
    17’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. L. LuccaYellow card · Roughing
    46’
  4. D. BerardiYellow card · Roughing
    56’
  5. K. De Bruyne 0–2
    57’
  6. I. KonéYellow card · Tripping
    67’
  7. ⇄ A. FaderaFor L. Lipani
    73’
  8. ⇄ David NeresFor M. Politano
    76’
  9. I. KonéSecond yellow · Tripping
    79’
  10. ⇄ A. GhionFor A. Laurienté
    81’
  11. ⇄ F. CandéFor J. Doig
    81’
  12. ⇄ B. GilmourFor S. Lobotka
    82’
  13. ⇄ N. LangFor L. Lucca
    82’
  14. ⇄ A. VergaraFor S. McTominay
    89’
  15. ⇄ L. SpinazzolaFor M. Olivera
    89’
  16. ⇄ N. PieriniFor D. Berardi
    90’
  17. ⇄ L. MoroFor A. Pinamonti
    90’
  18. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Sassuolo7 shots · 3 in box, 4 outside
Napoli13 shots · 7 in box, 6 outside
SassuoloNapoli
38% Possession 62%
0.15 Expected goals (xG) 1.12
0.48 Expected points (xPts) 2.19
7 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 5
3 Shots inside the box 7
4 Shots outside the box 6
365 Passes 595
84% Pass accuracy 90%
1 Corners 2
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
17 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
6.46 Team rating 7.12

Line-ups

Sassuolo 4-3-3

136.5 S. Turati(G)
36.7 J. Doig ↓81’ 806.7 T. Muharemović 196.0 F. Romagna 66.3 S. Walukiewicz
116.6 D. Boloca 356.2 L. Lipani ↓73’ 906.2 I. Koné
456.6 A. Laurienté ↓81’ 996.2 A. Pinamonti ↓90’ 106.9 D. Berardi ↓90’
  • 13S. Turati (G)6.5
  • 3J. Doig↓81’6.7
  • 80T. Muharemović6.7
  • 19F. Romagna6.0
  • 6S. Walukiewicz6.3
  • 11D. Boloca6.6
  • 35L. Lipani↓73’6.2
  • 90I. Koné6.2
  • 45A. Laurienté↓81’6.6
  • 99A. Pinamonti↓90’6.2
  • 10D. Berardi↓90’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 5F. Candé↑81’6.7
  • 8A. Ghion↑81’6.7
  • 20A. Fadera↑73’6.6
  • 77N. Pierini↑90’
  • 24L. Moro↑90’

Unused: G. Zacchi, A. Murić, G. Satalino, J. Idzes, E. Pieragnolo, F. Missori, C. Volpato, S. Mulattieri, A. Álvarez

Napoli 4-1-4-1

16.9 A. Meret(G)
176.9 M. Olivera ↓89’ 57.0 Juan Jesus 137.3 A. Rrahmani 226.9 G. Di Lorenzo
686.9 S. Lobotka ↓82’
87.9★ S. McTominay ↓89’ 117.6 K. De Bruyne 997.3 F. Anguissa 216.9 M. Politano A↓76’
276.9 L. Lucca ↓82’
  • 1A. Meret (G)6.9
  • 17M. Olivera↓89’6.9
  • 5Juan Jesus7.0
  • 13A. Rrahmani7.3
  • 22G. Di Lorenzo6.9
  • 68S. Lobotka↓82’6.9
  • 8S. McTominay ★↓89’7.9
  • 11K. De Bruyne7.6
  • 99F. Anguissa7.3
  • 21M. PolitanoA↓76’6.9
  • 27L. Lucca↓82’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 37L. Spinazzola↑89’
  • 26A. Vergara↑89’
  • 6B. Gilmour↑82’6.3
  • 7David Neres↑76’6.2
  • 70N. Lang↑82’6.3

Unused: N. Contini, V. Milinković-Savić, L. Marianucci, S. Beukema, A. Buongiorno, P. Mazzocchi, A. Zanoli, L. Hasa, G. Ambrosino, W. Cheddira

Player stats

Top rated
S. McTominayNapoli7.9
2nd
K. De BruyneNapoli7.6
3rd
A. RrahmaniNapoli7.3

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Turati G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 29% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
J. Doig D 81 0 0 1 (1) 0 94% 16 1 1 1/1 1/1 6.7
T. Muharemović D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 50 2 3 0/0 2/3 6.7
F. Romagna D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 56 1 2 0/0 0/0 6.0
S. Walukiewicz D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 47 1 1 1/1 2/0 6.3
D. Boloca M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 95% 39 2 1 1/2 0/1 6.6
L. Lipani M 73 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 40 2 1 1/1 5/0 6.2
I. Koné M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 1 1 0/1 3/2 6.2
A. Laurienté F 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 22 2 0 0/4 1/2 6.6
A. Pinamonti F 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 69% 13 0 0 0/0 0/3 6.2
D. Berardi F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 71% 24 3 1 2/3 2/2 6.9
F. Candé D 9 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 1 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Ghion M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Fadera F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 2/2 1/1 6.6
N. Pierini F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Moro F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Napoli

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Meret G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 80% 30 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
M. Olivera D 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 37 2 1 1/1 3/1 6.9
Juan Jesus D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 76 4 2 0/0 1/0 7.0
A. Rrahmani D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 77 2 0 1/2 2/1 7.3
G. Di Lorenzo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 55 2 0 0/1 1/1 6.9
S. Lobotka M 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 69 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. McTominay M 89 1 0 3 (2) 1 90% 31 1 0 1/3 0/6 7.9
K. De Bruyne M 90 1 0 2 (1) 3 87% 55 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
F. Anguissa M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 59 0 0 2/3 2/2 7.3
M. Politano F 76 0 1 0 (0) 1 81% 27 1 1 1/3 1/2 6.9
L. Lucca F 82 0 0 1 (1) 0 88% 17 0 0 2/3 5/3 6.9
L. Spinazzola D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Vergara M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
B. Gilmour M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
David Neres F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
N. Lang F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 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.