Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Genoa & Benevento face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
Genoa form and stats
Genoa was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Coppa Italia.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie A this season. Genoa have only managed 3 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
Stress levels are on the rise for Genoa's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Criscito was their last goal scorer.
Genoa's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Bologna.
Heartbreak before that as Genoa lost 0-3 at Napoli's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Genoa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Genoa here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 19 games). Genoa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benevento form and stats
Benevento's mission in Coppa Italia last season failed in the 2nd round.8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Benevento playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.
Two away games in a row for Benevento, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Pisa. Glik, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.15. Glik won 6 of 9 duels.
Prior to that match, the Benevento manager Caserta faced defeat when travelling to Pisa and losing 0-1.Benevento are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Benevento have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings featuring these sides: Genoa won one, Benevento were winners in two and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Genoa missing players
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| Genoa | Benevento | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 24 | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 20% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 31% | ||
| 13.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.6 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 38 | 86 |
| 2 | Inter | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 84 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 84 |
| 3 | Napoli | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 43 | 79 |
| 4 | Juventus | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Lazio | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 58 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 64 |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 63 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 62 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 59 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 53 |
| 10 | Torino | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 50 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 66 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 36 | -2 | 50 |
| 12 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Bologna | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -11 | 46 |
| 14 | Empoli | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -20 | 41 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -17 | 36 |
| 16 | Spezia | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 71 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 41 | -30 | 36 |
| 17 | Salernitana | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 39 | -45 | 31 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 68 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -34 | 30 |
| 19 | Genoa | 38 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 60 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -33 | 28 |
| 20 | Venezia | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 69 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -35 | 27 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lecce | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 71 |
| 2 | Cremonese | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 69 |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 67 |
| 4 | Pisa | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 67 |
| 5 | Brescia | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 66 |
| 6 | Ascoli | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 65 |
| 7 | Benevento | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 63 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 58 |
| 9 | Perugia | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 58 |
| 10 | Ternana | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -3 | 54 |
| 11 | Cittadella | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 52 |
| 12 | Parma | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 49 |
| 13 | Como | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -5 | 47 |
| 14 | Reggina | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 46 |
| 15 | SPAL | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 42 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -23 | 35 |
| 17 | Vicenza | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 33 | -21 | 34 |
| 18 | Alessandria | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -22 | 34 |
| 19 | Crotone | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 36 | -20 | 26 |
| 20 | Pordenone | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 71 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 37 | -42 | 18 |