Napoli vs Sassuolo Prediction

Serie A 25/26 · Sat 17 Jan, 17:00
Napoli
10 Full time
Sassuolo
Napoli 1–0 Sassuolo

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (60%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 60%
Draw 25%
Away 15%

💡 Napoli are strong favourites — roughly 6 wins in 10 games like this.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Medium · 69.6/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 69.6
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1590 v 1468 Napoli rated higher
Form Index WWDDD v LDDLL Napoli 1.8 · Sassuolo 0.4 ppg
Model Consensus 67%
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Why we predict this

  • Napoli is the stronger side on Power Rating (1590 vs 1468).
  • Napoli is in clearly better recent form (1.8 vs 0.4 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.7 expected goals).
  • Model components are split — lower conviction.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Napoli
Form Index
Napoli
Goal expectation
Napoli
Home advantage
Napoli

Green = favours Napoli · Blue = favours Sassuolo. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
NapoliWWDDD1.8 ppg
SassuoloLDDLL0.4 ppg
Power Rating
Napoli1590
Sassuolo1468
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model53% · 27% · 20%
Power Rating66% · 12% · 22%
Machine-learning43% · 47% · 11%

AI match preview

Napoli hosts Sassuolo in a Serie A clash where the model favors a home win with a 60% probability, reflecting a strong confidence level of nearly 70%. The expected goals suggest Napoli may edge the game offensively (1.72 to 0.99), though the most likely scoreline is a 1-1 draw, indicating a competitive matchup. With over 2.5 goals and both teams to score each hovering around 50%, this game could see balanced attacking action; remember, these are statistical projections and to gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.72 – 0.99

Most likely score

1-1

13% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 51%

Under 49%

Both teams to score

Yes 53%

No 47%

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Stadium & conditions

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples, Italy Capacity 54,726 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Jan 2026 Napoli 1–0 Sassuolo
Aug 2025 Sassuolo 0–2 Napoli