Napoli vs Sassuolo: result 1-0 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 21Kick-off on January 17, 2026 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
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What was the result of Napoli vs Sassuolo?
Napoli won 1-0 on January 17, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 7′S. LobotkaNapoli
Official lineup for Napoli vs Sassuolo
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Napoli
3-4-2-1- 19R. Højlund
- 20E. Elmas
- 26A. Vergara
- 37L. Spinazzola
- 8S. McTominay
- 68S. Lobotka
- 22G. Di Lorenzo
- 5Juan Jesus
- 13Amir Rrahmani
- 31S. Beukema
- 32V. Milinković-Savić
Sassuolo
4-3-3- 45A. Laurienté
- 99A. Pinamonti
- 20A. Fadera
- 40A. Vranckx
- 18N. Matić
- 35L. Lipani
- 3J. Doig
- 80T. Muharemović
- 21J. Idzes
- 6S. Walukiewicz
- 49A. Murić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Napoli have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Sassuolo have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Parma(home) | 0-0 | Serie A |
| Jan 11, 2026 | Inter(away) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Hellas Verona(home) | 2-2 | Serie A |
| Jan 4, 2026 | Lazio(away) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Cremonese(away) | 2-0 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | AS Roma(away) | 0-2 | Serie A |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Juventus(home) | 0-3 | Serie A |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Parma(home) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Bologna(away) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| Dec 21, 2025 | Torino(home) | 0-1 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Napoli wins, 0 draws, 0 Sassuolo wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli | Serie A |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Sassuolo 1-6 Napoli | Serie A |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo | Serie A |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli | Serie A |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Napoli 4-0 Sassuolo | Serie A |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Napoli 6-1 Sassuolo | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
Napoli score 1.4 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sassuolo score 1.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 1.4 | 0.8 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Sassuolo | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Napoli sit 8th in Serie A (10 points from 6 matches) and Sassuolo sit 11th (8 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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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