Genoa vs Cagliari: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

This fixture involves two teams residing in the lower parts of the Serie A, Genoa having 18th spot and Cagliari sitting at 17th. A decent chance for one of the participants to better their position.

Insights:
  • Genoa have the fewest scored goals (24) in Serie A
  • Cagliari have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Serie A

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an animated game!

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Genoa form and stats

With 1 Serie A win, 8 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Genoa are certainly not brimming with confidence. Genoa has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Blessin and the players.

Genoa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Milan.

Before that game, the home loss against Lazio with the scoreline 1-4.

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 nine games. Genoa has won four of these, drawn two and lost three.

Genoa have scored 11 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. 23 goals have been conceded. Genoa has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Cagliari form and stats

Cagliari have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-4-9 (16 played). Cagliari has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The followers enjoyed Cagliari's previous match versus Sassuolo (placed 9th), a 1-0 win played at home. Midfield player Deiola was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.04/10. Deiola scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 1-2 loss hosting Juventus before that.

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 five relevant matches. Results were two Cagliari wins, one draw and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Cagliari, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Cagliari - Genoa 2-3 was the output when these sides last played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Genoa wins - draws - Cagliari wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariJ. dos Santos Galvão
J. dos Santos Galvão
12 goals
GenoaM. Destro
M. Destro
9 goals
GenoaD. Criscito
D. Criscito
5 goals

Genoa missing players

Cagliari missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Genoa Cagliari
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 3 16 33
2 1 0 Won W 1 3 6
16 8 3 Drew D 1 4 10
15 7 2 Lost L 1 9 17
24 11 2 Scored S 3 13 31
54 23 5 Conceded C 4 33 61
76% 69% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
64% 56% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
42% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 55%
33% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 27%
15% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
45% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 61%
27% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 6%
52% 50% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 36%
 
4 4.7 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 2.6 3.6
5.1 5.2 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.6 5.4
2.5 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 2.6
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
10.4 11.6 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8.9 10.8
3 3.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.9 3.3
24% 20% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 28% 28%
 
14.6 13.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 16.6 14.9
4.8 4.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 6.1 5.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cagliari have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cagliari have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Serie A
  • Cagliari have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Genoa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Genoa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Genoa have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Serie A
  • Genoa have the fewest scored goals (24) in Serie A
  • Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Serie A

  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 33 21 8 4 58 29 17 10 4 3 25 12 16 11 4 1 33 17 29 71
2 Inter 32 20 9 3 68 25 16 11 3 2 38 13 16 9 6 1 30 12 43 69
3 Napoli 32 20 6 6 58 26 16 9 2 5 27 14 16 11 4 1 31 12 32 66
4 Juventus 33 18 9 6 50 29 17 9 4 4 21 11 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 63
5 Roma 32 17 6 9 53 36 17 10 4 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 28 21 17 57
6 Lazio 33 16 8 9 65 48 16 9 5 2 36 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 17 56
7 Fiorentina 32 17 5 10 53 40 16 11 2 3 34 16 16 6 3 7 19 24 13 56
8 Atalanta 31 14 9 8 53 36 15 4 6 5 25 21 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 51
9 Sassuolo 33 12 10 11 58 53 16 6 5 5 25 24 17 6 5 6 33 29 5 46
10 Hellas Verona 32 12 9 11 56 49 16 9 2 5 32 20 16 3 7 6 24 29 7 45
11 Torino 32 10 10 12 36 31 16 7 5 4 27 16 16 3 5 8 9 15 5 40
12 Udinese 31 9 12 10 47 49 16 6 7 3 28 23 15 3 5 7 19 26 -2 39
13 Bologna 32 10 8 14 35 45 16 7 3 6 20 18 16 3 5 8 15 27 -10 38
14 Empoli 33 8 10 15 42 60 16 3 4 9 23 38 17 5 6 6 19 22 -18 34
15 Spezia 33 9 6 18 33 57 16 5 3 8 17 20 17 4 3 10 16 37 -24 33
16 Sampdoria 33 8 5 20 40 56 17 4 3 10 24 31 16 4 2 10 16 25 -16 29
17 Cagliari 33 6 10 17 31 61 17 3 6 8 18 28 16 3 4 9 13 33 -30 28
18 Genoa 33 2 16 15 24 54 16 1 8 7 11 23 17 1 8 8 13 31 -30 22
19 Venezia 32 5 7 20 26 58 16 2 4 10 16 32 16 3 3 10 10 26 -32 22
20 Salernitana 31 4 7 20 25 69 15 1 5 9 12 32 16 3 2 11 13 37 -44 19

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Table
  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 33 21 8 4 58 29 17 10 4 3 25 12 16 11 4 1 33 17 29 71
2 Inter 32 20 9 3 68 25 16 11 3 2 38 13 16 9 6 1 30 12 43 69
3 Napoli 32 20 6 6 58 26 16 9 2 5 27 14 16 11 4 1 31 12 32 66
4 Juventus 33 18 9 6 50 29 17 9 4 4 21 11 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 63
5 Roma 32 17 6 9 53 36 17 10 4 3 25 15 15 7 2 6 28 21 17 57
6 Lazio 33 16 8 9 65 48 16 9 5 2 36 20 17 7 3 7 29 28 17 56
7 Fiorentina 32 17 5 10 53 40 16 11 2 3 34 16 16 6 3 7 19 24 13 56
8 Atalanta 31 14 9 8 53 36 15 4 6 5 25 21 16 10 3 3 28 15 17 51
9 Sassuolo 33 12 10 11 58 53 16 6 5 5 25 24 17 6 5 6 33 29 5 46
10 Hellas Verona 32 12 9 11 56 49 16 9 2 5 32 20 16 3 7 6 24 29 7 45
11 Torino 32 10 10 12 36 31 16 7 5 4 27 16 16 3 5 8 9 15 5 40
12 Udinese 31 9 12 10 47 49 16 6 7 3 28 23 15 3 5 7 19 26 -2 39
13 Bologna 32 10 8 14 35 45 16 7 3 6 20 18 16 3 5 8 15 27 -10 38
14 Empoli 33 8 10 15 42 60 16 3 4 9 23 38 17 5 6 6 19 22 -18 34
15 Spezia 33 9 6 18 33 57 16 5 3 8 17 20 17 4 3 10 16 37 -24 33
16 Sampdoria 33 8 5 20 40 56 17 4 3 10 24 31 16 4 2 10 16 25 -16 29
17 Cagliari 33 6 10 17 31 61 17 3 6 8 18 28 16 3 4 9 13 33 -30 28
18 Genoa 33 2 16 15 24 54 16 1 8 7 11 23 17 1 8 8 13 31 -30 22
19 Venezia 32 5 7 20 26 58 16 2 4 10 16 32 16 3 3 10 10 26 -32 22
20 Salernitana 31 4 7 20 25 69 15 1 5 9 12 32 16 3 2 11 13 37 -44 19

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.