Napoli 2–0 Benevento: Result & Stats | Serie A

Napoli

FT

2 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Benevento

2/28/2021

Serie A · Round 24Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 23+ matches

Napoli59%

×Draw22%

Benevento19%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

NapoliExpected goals in this matchBenevento

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.88

0.95

Napoli

1.88

Benevento

0.95

Napoli creates 98% more chances

Season form · 140 home / 23 away

1.92

creates per match

0.96

0.94

allows per match

1.83

creates per match

Napoli

1.92

Benevento

0.96

allows per match

Napoli

0.94

Benevento

1.83

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Napoli+0.00on par

Benevento+0.00on par

Total goals

Over54
Under46

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes52
No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Napoli ↓

Benevento →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–06%

0–16%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–111%

1–25%

1–32%

1–40%

2

2–010%

2–110%

2–25%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–07%

3–16%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–13%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

94%6%1.5

77%23%2.5

54%46%3.5

31%69%4.5

15%85%

Double chance

Napoli or draw

81%

Napoli or Benevento

78%

Draw or Benevento

41%

Winning margin

Napoli wins by 2+

35%

Benevento wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Napoli 1+ goals

85%

Napoli 2+ goals

56%

Napoli 3+ goals

29%

Benevento 1+ goals

61%

Benevento 2+ goals

25%

Benevento 3+ goals

7%

Draw no bet

Napoli (draw refunded)

76%

Benevento (draw refunded)

24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

Both score & under 3

11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Napoli at home — creates 1.92, concedes 0.94 · 140 matches

Benevento away — creates 0.96, concedes 1.83 · 23 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Napoli attack 1.92 + Benevento defence 1.83 → ÷2 → 1.88

Benevento attack 0.96 + Napoli defence 0.94 → ÷2 → 0.95

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 59%?"

Napoli scores more

59%

level

22%

Benevento scores more

19%

Napoli at 59% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 59% does not mean "Napoli will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff