Nothing but a win will suffice for the Roma fans in this Stadio Olimpico battle with Genoa, as they enjoy a solid lead on them in the Serie A table.
- Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Serie A
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Roma form and stats
Roma have collected 23 points from their Serie A home games so far after 7-2-3.
A good away victory last time out for Roma, who won 4-2 against Empoli (placed 12th). Abraham, a natural forward, was the highest rated player for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 9.01 (out of 10). Abraham scored two goals.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Roma home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in twelve wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, nine matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Roma after this match as they are travelling to Inter for a Coppa Italia game in only three days.
Roma has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches.
Genoa form and stats
There's been little loot from Genoa's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Genoa only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Genoa have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Cagliari game.
Destro was the last player to score for the away team. Genoa haven't scored a league goal in the last 353 minutes.
Genoa played 0-0 against Udinese in their previous match. Bani, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Bani won 13 of 14 duels.
A 0-6 defeat away at Fiorentina before that.You'll want to know how Genoa managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found six similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and six home wins.
The Genoa manager Shevchenko has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties meet this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Genoa - Roma 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Roma victories, three draws and zero Genoa wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Bakumo-Abraham 10 goals |   M. Destro 8 goals |  L. Pellegrini 6 goals |
Roma missing players
Genoa missing players
| Roma | Genoa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 40 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 20 |
| 30 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 27 | 45 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 83% |
| 74% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 74% |
| 57% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 57% |
| 39% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 58% | 43% |
| 26% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 52% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 58% | 52% |
| 35% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 42% | 48% |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.2 | 14.8 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 31% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 29% |
| 11.1 | 11.9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23 | 16.4 | 15.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
- Genoa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Genoa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Serie A
- Genoa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 36 | 53 |
| 2 | Napoli | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 49 |
| 3 | Milan | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 5 | Juventus | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Roma | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 36 |
| 8 | Lazio | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Torino | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Empoli | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | -10 | 29 |
| 13 | Bologna | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 14 | Spezia | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 15 | Udinese | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 20 |
| 17 | Venezia | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -20 | 18 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 17 |
| 19 | Genoa | 23 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 13 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -39 | 10 |
