Leicester City vs Napoli

UEFA Europa League - Group Stage 16 Sep 2021, 19:00
Leicester City
Leicester City
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Napoli
Napoli
🏟 King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire) 👤 Tiago Martins Round 1

Match report

Leicester City shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Napoli in the UEFA Europa League - Group Stage on 16 September 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Napoli had 22 shots to Leicester City's 7.

The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire), with Tiago Martins in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 7 - 22 On target 4 - 7 Corners 2 - 8 Fouls 14 - 7 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Victor Osimhen
Napoli · 2 goals
8 Harvey Barnes 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Fabián Ruiz 1 assist
8 Lorenzo Insigne captained the side
8 Matteo Politano 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–15 2–7
Shots On Goal 3–4 1–3
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–4 1–4
Attacks 43–66 41–66
Match statistics
22 Throw In 26
9 Free Kick 16
15 Goal Kick 3
5 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 132
21 Dangerous Attacks 57
5 On Target 4
3 Off Target 18
7 Shots Total 22
4 Shots On Goal 7
0 Shots Off Goal 11
3 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 11
2 Shots Outside Box 11
14 Fouls 7
2 Corners 8
2 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
5 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 2
437 Passes Total 500
362 Passes Accurate 432
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester City · 4-3-3
1 K. Schmeichel
27 T. Castagne 6 J. Evans 23 J. Vestergaard 5 R. Bertrand
17 A. Pérez 25 W. Ndidi 42 B. Soumaré
29 P. Daka 14 K. Iheanacho 7 H. Barnes
Napoli · 4-3-3
25 D. Ospina
2 K. Malcuit 13 A. Rrahmani 26 K. Koulibaly 22 G. Lorenzo
99 A. Anguissa 8 F. Ruiz 20 P. Zielinski
11 H. Lozano 9 V. Osimhen 24 L. Insigne
Leicester City
Coach
B. Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 12 Danny Ward
  • 4 Çaglar Söyüncü
  • 18 Daniel Amartey
  • 21 Ricardo Pereira
  • 33 Luke Thomas
  • 8 Youri Tielemans
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 20 Hamza Choudhury
  • 22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • 10 James Maddison
  • 9 Jamie Vardy
  • 37 Ademola Lookman
Napoli
Coach
L. Spalletti
Substitutes
  • 16 Hubert Idasiak
  • 72 Valerio Boffelli
  • 44 Konstantinos Manolas
  • 5 Juan Jesus
  • 59 Alessandro Zanoli
  • 21 Matteo Politano
  • 7 Eljif Elmas
  • 33 Adam Ounas
  • 37 Andrea Petagna
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Tielemans ↓ Ayoze Pérez Leicester City
  • 46' ↑ Ç. Söyüncü ↓ J. Evans Leicester City
  • 63' ↑ M. Politano ↓ H. Lozano Napoli
  • 64' ↑ E. Elmas ↓ P. Zieliński Napoli
  • 71' ↑ A. Lookman ↓ P. Daka Leicester City
  • 74' ↑ A. Ounas ↓ L. Insigne Napoli
  • 78' ↑ J. Maddison ↓ B. Soumaré Leicester City
  • 84' ↑ Juan Jesus ↓ K. Malcuit Napoli
  • 84' ↑ A. Petagna ↓ A. Zambo Anguissa Napoli
  • 88' ↑ J. Vardy ↓ K. Iheanacho Leicester City
Cards
  • 21' W. Ndidi Leicester City
  • 32' B. Soumare Leicester City
  • 34' G. Di Lorenzo Napoli
  • 53' J. Vestergaard Leicester City
  • 76' C. Soyuncu Leicester City
  • 90+5' A. Rrahmani Napoli
Head-to-head
Leicester City 0 1 draws 1 Napoli
2021-12-09 Napoli vs Leicester City 3 - 2
2021-09-16 Leicester City vs Napoli 2 - 2
Recent form
Leicester City D D L D L
Napoli D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester City vs Napoli?
Leicester City drew 2-2 against Napoli on 16 September 2021.
Who won Leicester City vs Napoli?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Leicester City vs Napoli played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire).
Who had more possession in Leicester City vs Napoli?
Napoli had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.