aleavici-football · v1.0-xgboost · 11 September 2026
Serie A

Napoli vs Bologna

Sunday, 13 September 2026 at 16:00
Blowout AlertHigh probability of dominant scoreline — 50% confidence
Win probability
52%
Napoli wins
25%
Draw
22%
Bologna wins
xG Home
1.58
Napoli
Blowout %
50%
Dominant win
xG Away
0.93
Bologna
Analysis

Our model puts a Napoli win at 52.4% in this Serie A fixture — a moderate lean. Expected goals run 1.58 to 0.93.

Where we disagree with the market

Bookmakers price Napoli at 1.71, which implies about 58.5%. Our model has it at 52.4% — 6.1 points lower. That is a wide gap, and it is worth being plain about what it means: it is not a claim that the price is wrong and we are right. It means two methods that usually agree have landed far apart on this one, and only the result will say which of them read it better.

Attack against defence

The single rating hides where the mismatch actually sits. Splitting it, Napoli's attack should find room against Bologna's defence, by 118 points. That is the mechanism behind the expected-goals line rather than a separate opinion about it.

Margin risk

Our blowout flag reads 50%: more than half of all simulations end with a three-goal margin or more. Finishing gaps that wide make the scoreline far less predictable than the winner.

Market odds
1.71
Napoli
3.50
Draw
4.50
Bologna
Published 11 September 2026 · aleavici-football
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