Match Report
Before the match
Venezia FC: five defeats over five games; six goals scored, 14 conceded, without a win. Latest: a 3-1 defeat away to Atalanta on 12 October.
1-3 was Venezia FC's result against Atalanta on 12 October (Serie A), playing away from home; Venezia FC lost, with one scored to three conceded. The 19 September fixture (Serie A) paired Venezia FC with Lazio. Venezia FC lost 0-2 at home, netting zero goals while conceding two. Playing at home against Fiorentina (Serie A), Venezia FC finished 2-4 on 11 September. Their score comprised two goals, against four from the opposition. 6 September: Venezia FC lost 2-3 against Frosinone away from home in Serie A, scoring two goals and allowing three. Against Udinese in Coppa Italia, Venezia FC scored one and conceded two on 2 September; the away from home result was 1-2.
Before kickoff, Serie A's results-based standings placed Venezia FC 20th after six matches and zero points.
Napoli's previous five results comprised two wins, one draw and two defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 5 conceded. Villarreal were their latest opponents, away on 13 October: a 3-1 defeat; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Frosinone on 10 October.
1-3 was Napoli's result against Villarreal on 13 October (Champions League), playing away from home; Napoli lost, with one scored to three conceded. The 10 October fixture (Serie A) paired Napoli with Frosinone. Napoli won 3-0 at home, netting three goals while conceding zero. Playing away from home against Fiorentina (Serie A), Napoli finished 1-1 on 20 September. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 13 September: Napoli won 1-0 against Bologna at home in Serie A, scoring one goal and allowing zero. Against Arsenal in Champions League, Napoli scored zero and conceded one on 9 September; the at home result was 0-1.
ten points in six matches put Napoli 9th in the pre-match results-based Serie A standings.
The last two recorded meetings were a 0-0 draw at Venezia FC on 16 March 2025 and a 1-0 home win for Napoli on 29 December 2024.
After the match
Venezia FC edged past Napoli 1-0 on 17 October 2026. Akor Adams opened the scoring 49 minutes into the game for Venezia FC, set up by Simon Sohm, to make it 1-0. Toma Bašić (61') and Kike Pérez (80') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Napoli clearly the stronger side, by 140 rating points over Venezia FC, even though it was Venezia FC who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Venezia FC only a 26.6% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. Venezia FC won this pairing for the first time in our records, after 4 meetings without a win. Venezia FC: two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Venezia FC. five changes were recorded for Napoli. Venezia FC finished with a clean sheet.