This Sunday ex Inter manager Rafa Benitez brings his Neapolitan side to Milano to face Walter Mazzarri’s under performing Inter at the Stadio Guiseppe Meazza. With both managers under a lot of pressure and both managers facing their old clubs this is sure to be a heated encounter.
Here all the stats that matter ahead of this weekends Sunday night battle via @InterStats
Napoli
- Founded in August 1926
- Napoli play their home games at the Stadio San Paolo. Capacity around 60,000
- Since their foundation the Partenopei have been crowned Scudetto winners on two occasions (1989/90 and 1986/1987)
- Coppa Italia winners on 5 occasions most recently in 13/14 season under Walter Mazzarri.
- Uefa cup winners in 1988/89
- According transfermarkt.it the average age of the squad is 27,8.
- Total market value according to transfermarkt.it €250,05 million
- Gonzalo Higuain is valued at €40 million according to transfermarkt.it their most valuable player.
- Napoli currently 7th in Serie A after 6 match day’s on 10 points. W 3 D 1 L 2
- Average of 57.4% possession according to whoscored.com (4th highest in the league)
- 18 shots per game according to whoscored.com (2nd highest in the league)
- 84.3% pass accuracy according to whoscored.com ( 4th highest in league)
- Napoli forward Callejon has scored 4 and assisted 1 in Napoli’s 8 Serie A league goals so far this season.
- 3 away games this season in Serie A, won 2 and lost 1. Scoring 3 conceding 2.
- Amongst players yet to score a goal, Gonzalo Higuaín has attempted the most shots (12).(Opta)
- This is Higuaín’s worst start to a European league since he moved to Real Madrid (Opta)
Inter
- Andrea Ronocchia is 9 Serie A appearances from his 100th for Inter.
- Rodrigo Palacio is still looking for his 30th Serie A goal for Inter.
- Palacio (2) Osvaldo (2) Guarin (1) Nagatomo (1) Ronocchia (1) have scored v Napoli in their career.
- Inter average 16.5 shots per game according to whoscored.com (5th in the league)
- Inter are 10th in the Serie A table, currently sit 2 points behind Napoli. W 2 D 2 L 2
- 994 – 6 wins at home away from Inters 1000th Serie A home wins.
Head to Head
- 1926 – 3rd of October the first meeting between the two sides. Napoli 0 Inter 3.
- Biggest win over Napoli came on the 19th of December 1926 (9-2)
- Inter’s biggest defeat to Napoli came in 1933 (3-5)
- In the last 10 meetings at the San Siro Inter have W 8 D 1 L 1.
- The last meeting between the sides in Milano ended 0-0
- In those 10 meetings Napoli scored 11, Inter scored 20.
- In the last 8 meetings home and away in all competitions Inter have W 1 D 2 L 5
- In those 8 meetings Napoli have scored 15, Inter have scored 6.
- Inter and Napoli have met 151 times in all competitions
- 151 meetings, Inter have W 70 D 37 L 44
- In 151 meetings Inter have scored 230 conceded 165.
- Inter looking for their 49th win against Napoli at home in Serie A.
- Inter have players Napoli at home in Serie A on 71 occasions.
- In those 71 meetings Inter have W 48 D 15 L 8
- 71 meetings at home Inter have scored 151 conceded 69.
- Napoli have won more times against Inter in Serie A than against any other opponent. (Opta)
- Inter have conceded seven goals over their last two Serie A fixtures, as many as they had conceded in their previous 11 games. (Opta)
- Inter have already conceded three goals in the opening 15 minutes of play whilst Napoli have scored the most in the same period (six). (Opta)
- Mazzarri has not beaten Benitez as a manager, two meetings W 0 D 1 L 1 in Serie A (Opta
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