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Champions League Matchday 1 Wed 9 Sep

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Full-time 0:1
Away Arsenal

Ødegaard 75′

Player of the match Martin Ødegaard  8.9

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 7.3/10 more watchable than 73% of Champions League matches Open to the end, Ødegaard scored the winner. How we rate

GolVolt rating 7.3GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 75' Ødegaard, 0:1

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:1, from 36% to 86% (Arsenal).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+4' · 0:1Napoli 0%draw 5%Arsenal 95%

Key stats

42% Possession 58%
0.31 xG (expected goals) 3.60
5 Shots 26
3 On target 8
0 Corners 6
20 Dangerous attacks 110
All stats (17)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Open to the end, Ødegaard scored the winner.

  • Dramaweight 50% Open to the end. Drama: 6.2 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Ødegaard scored the winner, keeper Meret: 6 saves, Ødegaard: rated 8.9.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.5 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.5 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.9. Quality of play: 7.5 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 7.3more watchable than 73% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

1 goal3 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 42' Billy Gilmouryellow card · foul
  2. Half-time · 0:0
  3. 46' SubstitutionMilinković-Savić for Meret
  4. 57' SubstitutionFavasuli for Politano
  5. 58' SubstitutionVergara for Santos
  6. 65' SubstitutionGuimarães for Merino
  7. 66' SubstitutionTzolis for Eze
  8. 73' 2 substitutionsHavertz for GyökeresMadueke for Saka
  9. 75' Goal: Martin Ødegaardleft foot · assist: Tzolis0:1
  10. 76' SubstitutionNeres for Højlund
  11. 77' SubstitutionLucca for Lobotka
  12. 82' SubstitutionZubimendi for White
  13. 85' Lorenzo Luccayellow card · foul
  14. 90+1' Martin Ødegaardyellow card · time-wasting
  15. Full-time · 0:1

Match stats

Shooting

0.31 xG (expected goals) 3.60
5 Shots 26
3 On target 8
0 Off target 11

Play

42% Possession 58%
0 Corners 6
445 Passes 605
86% Pass accuracy 92%
68 Attacks 133
20 Dangerous attacks 110

Defence

14 Tackles 9
3 Interceptions 7
6 Saves 3

Discipline

12 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-3-3 –4-2-3-1

Napoli

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Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Came on

Bench

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Arsenal

Match sheet

Stadium
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Arsenal Martin Ødegaard  8.93
  2. 2. place · Napoli Alex Meret 7.59
  3. 3. place · Arsenal Ben White 7.41

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Absences

Napoli · 4 out

  • Alessandro Buongiorno Suspended

    since 3 Sep · until 28 Jan 2027 · 1 match missed

  • Scott McTominay Injured

    since 1 Sep · until 1 Oct · 1 match missed · Heart Problems

  • Giovane Injured

    since 3 Sep · until 8 Oct · 1 match missed · Inguinal Hernia

  • Luca Marianucci Injured

    since 10 Aug · until 12 Oct · 4 matches missed · Inner Ligament Injury

Arsenal · 2 out

  • Cristhian Mosquera Injured

    since 31 Aug · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • William Saliba Injured

    since 19 Jul · return date unknown · 8 matches missed · Back Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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