Napoli vs Leicester: result 3-2 and analysis
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup C - 6Kick-off on December 9, 2021 at 05:45 PM (UTC)Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
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What was the result of Napoli vs Leicester?
Napoli won 3-2 on December 9, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 4′A. OunasNapoli
- 24′E. ElmasNapoli
- 27′J. EvansLeicester
- 33′K. Dewsbury-HallLeicester
- 53′E. ElmasNapoli
Official lineup for Napoli vs Leicester
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Napoli
4-2-3-1- 11H. Lozano
- 37A. Petagna
- 7E. Elmas
- 33A. Ounas
- 20P. Zieliński
- 4D. Demme
- 13Amir Rrahmani
- 22G. Di Lorenzo
- 6Mário Rui
- 5Juan Jesus
- 1A. Meret
Leicester
4-2-3-1- 9J. Vardy
- 7H. Barnes
- 22K. Dewsbury-Hall
- 10J. Maddison
- 25W. Ndidi
- 8Y. Tielemans
- 4Ç. Söyüncü
- 27T. Castagne
- 5R. Bertrand
- 6J. Evans
- 1K. Schmeichel
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Napoli have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Leicester have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2021 | Atalanta(home) | 2-3 | Serie A |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Sassuolo(away) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Lazio(home) | 4-0 | Serie A |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Spartak Moscow(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 21, 2021 | Inter(away) | 2-3 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2021 | Aston Villa(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Southampton(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Watford(home) | 4-2 | Premier League |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Legia Warszawa(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Chelsea(home) | 0-3 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Napoli wins, 1 draw, 0 Leicester wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | Leicester 2-2 Napoli | UEFA Europa League |
How many goals should we expect?
Napoli score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.9 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 2.0 | 1.1 | 7 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Leicester | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 12/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy