Serie A | Gameweek 2
Aug 27, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
We said: Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo
As Sassuolo lack real bite in the final third, Napoli should secure back-to-back wins at the start of their Scudetto defence. The Partenopei's forward line is packed with power and an ability to open up the tightest of defences - and their visitors are not particularly strong at the back either.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Napoli win with a probability of 64.59%. A draw had a probability of 18.1% and a win for Sassuolo had a probability of 17.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.79%) and 3-1 (7.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.68%), while for a Sassuolo win it was 1-2 (4.62%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Napoli in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Napoli.
| Result |
| Napoli | Draw | Sassuolo |
64.59% ( -0.84) | 18.15% ( 0.16) | 17.26% ( 0.68) |
| Both teams to score 63.88% ( 0.95) |
| 70.5% ( 0.54) | 29.5% ( -0.54) |
| 49.41% ( 0.65) | 50.59% ( -0.65) |
| 91.29% ( -0.04) | 8.71% ( 0.04) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 70.04% ( -0.09) | 29.96% ( 0.09) |
| 69.97% ( 1.07) | 30.03% ( -1.08) |
