A important match in Serie B as both participants are battling for the top positions. With Genoa in 3rd place and Pisa at 6th, this promises to be a thriling battle. Read on to find out more!
- Genoa is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
- Pisa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Genoa form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Genoa have to build on here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in the Serie B. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Genoa has won their last four matches.
Genoa are returning here after visiting Benevento and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Pușcaș and Coda scored the goal(s). The victory against Benevento came after Pușcaș's winning goal. The Genoa manager Gilardino was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 70th minute. Midfield player Sabelli got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Sabelli served one assist, hit three key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that, Genoa had a home game versus Venezia which ended with a victory 1-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Genoa's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Genoa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pisa form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 2 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats. Pisa are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
Pisa are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Como (placed 16th). The draw against Como came from a losing position. The Pisa manager D'Angelo brought on Masucci as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Nicolas (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.02. Nicolas saved a penalty.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Cittadella.Pisa find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Pisa have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Genoa and Pisa have played each other previously this season: Pisa - Genoa 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Coda 8 goals |  E. Gliozzi 7 goals |  E. Torregrossa 5 goals |
Genoa missing players
Pisa missing players
| Genoa | Pisa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 73% | 81% |
| 52% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 67% |
| 33% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 52% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 43% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 57% |
| 43% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 33% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 22% | 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 34% | 40% |
| 9.5 | 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.2 | 12.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4 |
- Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Serie B
- Genoa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Genoa is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
- Pisa 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 | Frosinone | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Reggina | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Genoa | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | Südtirol | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 6 | Pisa | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Parma | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Cagliari | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Ternana | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Modena | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Palermo | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Ascoli | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 | Brescia | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | SPAL | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 24 |
| 15 | Benevento | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -4 | 23 |
| 16 | Como | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Cittadella | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Venezia | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 19 | Perugia | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 20 |
| 20 | Cosenza | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -17 | 18 |
