Struggling Genoa will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Cagliari in the upcoming league round. It's 18th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Genoa form and stats
With 3 Serie A wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Genoa, who have the most conceded goals (43) in Serie A, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
An away draw last time out for Genoa, facing Atalanta in a game that ended 2-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Fiorentina that finished 0-0.
Genoa's goalie Mattia Perin played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Atalanta with a stunning six saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Genoa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Genoa as a small favourite), we find eight games. Genoa has won one of these, drawn four and lost three.
Genoa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Genoa defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cagliari form and stats
The visitors are W3-D6-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. With three draws in a row for Cagliari the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Two points from the last two away games for Cagliari, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
There were no winners in Cagliari's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 2-2 vs Parma (placed 8th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Inter that ended 1-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cagliari playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Cagliari wins, three draws and two defeats.
Cagliari have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Cagliari have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Cagliari - Genoa 3-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Genoa won four, Cagliari won four and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 14 goals |  G. Simeone 6 goals |   G. Pandev 5 goals |
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| Genoa | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 43 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 73% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 59% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 45% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 68% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 4.6 | 6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 270 | 137 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 123 | 285 |
| 92 | 45 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 37 | 95 |
| 25% | 24% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 43% | 40% |
- Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cagliari haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Genoa has the most conceded goals (43)
- Genoa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 2 | Inter | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 51 |
| 3 | Lazio | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 50 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 39 |
| 5 | Roma | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | Bologna | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Cagliari | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Parma | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Milan | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Napoli | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Torino | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -13 | 27 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Udinese | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 20 |
| 17 | Lecce | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 18 | Genoa | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | -20 | 16 |
| 19 | Brescia | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 15 |
| 20 | SPAL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 15 |