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Serie A10/17/2026, 01:00 PM

Venezia – Napoli1 : 0

Why the model thinks so

Venezia
1.13
Total xG
2.76
Napoli
1.63
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorVeneziaNapoli
Defensive weakness (2.5 conceded vs 1.6 league avg)+0.91
Attack strength (1.21x league average)+0.89
Small sample (3 matches) - regression to mean−0.55
High-scoring league (2.9 goals/match)+0.42+0.42
Attack strength (1.36x league average)+0.18
Standings disadvantage (pos 20 vs 9, 11 places gap)−0.14
Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.3 league avg)−0.12
Small sample (3 matches) - regression to mean−0.10
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.10
Declining form (1.2 vs 1.5 season average)−0.10
Standings advantage (pos 9 vs 20, 11 places gap)+0.09
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.06
Kevin De Bruyne  on the bench (3 goals, 1 assists)
Rasmus Højlund on the bench (2 goals, 0 assists)
Matteo Politano  on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
75% of goal output missing (only 40% available)
Strong home record (1.7 vs 1.4 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Table: Napoli ranks 9th in the league with 10 points from 6 matches, Venezia is 20th with 0 points
  • Home/Away: Venezia concedes 2.67 goals per match at home in the league, Napoli scores 1.67 goals per match away
  • Form: Venezia lost all of its last 5 matches, Napoli recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in its last 5 matches

Risks

  • xG: Venezia averaged 1.69 xG per match in 6 league matches, but scored 0.83 goals per match
  • Away: Napoli conceded 1.33 goals per match in 3 away matches in the league

All probabilities

Result
Venezia25%
Draw28%
Napoli48%
Double chance
Venezia or draw52%
Napoli or draw75%
No draw72%
Goals
Over 1.578%
Under 1.522%
Over 2.552%
Under 2.548%
Over 3.530%
Under 3.570%
Both teams score
Yes56%
No44%

Most likely scores

1:1
13%
1:2
10%
0:2
8%
2:1
7%
2:2
5%
1:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Napoli: first goal in 8 of 11 games (73%)
  2. Venezia: opponent scores first in 7 of 10 games (70%)
  3. Napoli: 35% of all goals between minutes 16-30 (6 of 17)

Lineups

Venezia 3-5-2 · Napoli 3-4-2-1

Venezia
  • 1 F. Stankovic
  • 25 R. Halhal
  • 2 M. Moreno
  • 15 J. Nunes Jesus
  • 18 A. Hainaut
  • 71 E. Pérez Muñoz
  • 19 S. Sohm
  • 26 T. Bašić
  • 5 R. Haps
  • 10 J. Zamora
  • 45 A. Adams
Napoli
  • 1 A. Meret
  • 31 S. Beukema
  • 13 A. Rrahmani
  • 5 B. Badiashile Mukinayi
  • 22 G. Di Lorenzo
  • 6 B. Gilmour
  • 68 S. Lobotka
  • 37 L. Spinazzola
  • 23 G. Santana do Nascimento
  • 8 S. McTominay
  • 20 L. Lucca
Substitutes
  • 8 L. Dabo
  • 70 P. Mazzocchi
  • 56 K. Lisman
  • 7 A. Rrahmani
  • 77 A. Fernández Casino
  • 21 T. Helgason
  • 96 L. Montipò
  • 3 J. Schingtienne
  • 20 S. Sagrado
  • 36 L. Berardi
  • 30 M. Dagasso
  • 95 A. Gomes Furtado
  • 29 L. Lauberbach
  • 55 S. Panada
  • 16 R. Mohammed
  • 16 R. Marín Zamora
  • 32 V. Milinković Savić
  • 14 N. Contini Baranovsky
  • 19 R. Højlund
  • 70 N. Lang
  • 21 M. Politano
  • 99 A. Zambo Anguissa
  • 7 D. Neres Campos
  • 17 M. Olivera Miramontes
  • 11 K. De Bruyne
  • 35 L. Marianucci
  • 27 A. de Almeida Santos

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