Napoli 2-0 Palermo: result and report
Serie A · Wednesday 28 October 2015
Result
Napoli 2-0 Palermo
Serie A · Wednesday 28 October 2015, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Napoli 2-0 Palermo: match report
Napoli defeated Palermo 2-0 in Serie A on Wednesday 28 October 2015. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Gonzalo Higuaín opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Napoli's goals came from Gonzalo Higuaín (39') and Dries Mertens (80'). Palermo did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Napoli were 3rd on 18 points from 9 and Palermo 13th on 11 points from 9. Napoli went on to finish that season 2nd with 82 points, and Palermo 17th with 39.
Napoli lined up in a 4-3-3 and Palermo in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Franco Vázquez of Palermo (8.2), ahead of Raúl Albiol (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Napoli wins, 2 draws and 3 for Palermo.
Going into the match Napoli's last five read W-W-W-W-D and Palermo's D-W-L-L-L.
Key events
- 39'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 80'Goal · Dries Mertens
Head-to-head
Team news
Napoli line-up (4-3-3)
Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Vlad Chiricheș, Faouzi Ghoulam, Raúl Albiol, Jorginho, Marek Hamšík, David López, Juanmi Callejón, Gonzalo Higuaín, Lorenzo Insigne
Palermo line-up (3-5-1-1)
Stefano Sorrentino, Siniša Anđelković, Giancarlo González, Aljaž Struna, Andrea Rispoli, Achraf Lazaar, O. Hiljemark, Enzo Maresca, Luca Rigoni, Alberto Gilardino, Franco Vázquez