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Serie A10/28/2026, 07:45 PM

Monza – Napoli1 : 4

Why the model thinks so

Monza
0.98
Total xG
2.72
Napoli
1.74
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.

FactorMonzaNapoli
High-scoring league (3.1 goals/match)+0.62+0.62
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.19
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.6 season average)+0.19
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.14
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.7 season average)+0.14
Defensive strength (1.7 conceded vs 1.6 league avg)+0.13
Small sample (3 matches), regression to mean+0.12
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.07
Kevin De Bruyne on the bench (3 goals, 1 assists)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Defense: Monza concede 2.25 goals per game in the league this season, Napoli 1.25
  • Table: Napoli rank 10th in Serie A this season with 11 points, Monza are 15th with 7 points

Risks

  • Home/Away: Monza score 2.67 goals per game at home in the league this season, Napoli 1.25 away
  • Squad: Napoli without B. Badiashile Mukinayi, started in 4 of the last 5 games

All probabilities

Result
Monza20%
Draw27%
Napoli54%
Double chance
Monza or draw46%
Napoli or draw80%
No draw73%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.551%
Under 2.549%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Both teams score
Yes53%
No47%

xG score

1:1
From xG 0.98 : 1.74, rounded up only from .913% probability

Other likely scores

0:2
10%
1:2
10%
0:3
6%
1:3
6%
1:4
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Napoli: first goal in 9 of 12 games (75%)
  2. Monza: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 11 games)

Lineups

Monza 3-4-2-1 · Napoli 4-3-3

Monza
  • 1 N. Törnqvist
  • 19 S. Birindelli
  • 2 S. Goglichidze
  • 3 L. Lucchesi
  • 24 A. Bakoune
  • 8 M. Foe Ondoa
  • 21 L. Colombo
  • 7 R. Chaby Mangas
  • 16 C. Ngonge
  • 46 J. Robinson
  • 9 G. Pereira De Sousa
Napoli
  • 32 V. Milinković Savić
  • 22 G. Di Lorenzo
  • 13 A. Rrahmani
  • 16 R. Marín Zamora
  • 17 M. Olivera Miramontes
  • 99 A. Zambo Anguissa
  • 68 S. Lobotka
  • 8 S. McTominay
  • 21 M. Politano
  • 19 R. Højlund
  • 70 N. Lang
Substitutes
  • 60 E. Kouadio
  • 27 I. Touré
  • 14 E. Akinsanmiro
  • 10 P. Cutrone
  • 6 V. Ivaylov Antov
  • 20 D. Thiam
  • 43 A. Strajnar
  • 28 A. Colpani
  • 26 P. Ciurria
  • 11 O. Forson
  • 47 D. Carvalho
  • 44 A. Carboni
  • 22 E. Zeballos
  • 80 M. Mout
  • 14 N. Contini Baranovsky
  • 31 S. Beukema
  • 6 B. Gilmour
  • 20 L. Lucca
  • 26 A. Vergara
  • 1 A. Meret
  • 11 K. De Bruyne
  • 35 L. Marianucci
  • 23 G. Santana do Nascimento

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