Palermo 0-1 Napoli: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 13 March 2016
Result
Palermo 0-1 Napoli
Serie A · Sunday 13 March 2016, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
Palermo 0-1 Napoli: match report
Palermo were beaten by Napoli 0-1 in Serie A on Sunday 13 March 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.
The only goal came from Gonzalo Higuaín of Napoli in the 22nd minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Palermo received 2 yellow cards; Napoli received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Palermo were 17th on 27 points from 28 and Napoli 2nd on 61 points from 28. Palermo went on to finish that season 17th with 39 points, and Napoli 2nd with 82.
Palermo lined up in a 4-4-2 and Napoli in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli (8.3), ahead of Jorginho (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Palermo wins, 2 draws and 6 for Napoli.
Going into the match Palermo's last five read L-D-L-L-D and Napoli's W-D-D-L-W.
Key events
- 22'Penalty goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 52'Yellow card · Ivaylo Chochev
- 75'Yellow card · Albiol
- 84'Yellow card · Robin Quaison
- 90+4'Yellow card · David López
Head-to-head
Team news
Palermo line-up (4-4-2)
Stefano Sorrentino, Siniša Anđelković, Giancarlo González, Aljaž Struna, Giuseppe Pezzella, O. Hiljemark, Ivaylo Chochev, Robin Quaison, Mato Jajalo, Alberto Gilardino, Franco Vázquez
Napoli line-up (4-3-3)
Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Kalidou Koulibaly, Faouzi Ghoulam, Raúl Albiol, Allan, Jorginho, Marek Hamšík, Juanmi Callejón, Gonzalo Higuaín, Lorenzo Insigne