Serie A: Genoa - Fiorentina pre-match thoughts and the hard facts

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

This is the Serie A opening game for these teams, whom look forward to competing for points again. Will Genoa or Fiorentina get that highly important first three points?

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Genoa form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Genoa as they were promoted from Serie B last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses from 38 games. The team scored 29 goals at home last season and conceded 10. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

Genoa have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Genoa scored {14 goals} and let in {4 goals} during these three games.

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Fiorentina form and stats

Let's have a look at how Fiorentina performed last season in the Serie A: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 11 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded {43 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 23/21 goals scored/conceded.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Fiorentina manager Italiano as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against TBC.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Fiorentina have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from eight fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Fiorentina have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (2-3-0) when facing Genoa.

Genoa missing players

Fiorentina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Genoa Fiorentina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Genoa Last season Fiorentina
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
21 12   Won W   6 15
11 6   Drew D   5 11
6 1   Lost L   8 12
53 29   Scored S   23 53
28 10   Conceded C   21 43
84% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
58% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 76%
39% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 42%
16% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 18%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 13%
37% 26%   BTTS BTTS   47% 55%
53% 68%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 26%
26% 21%   Failed to Score F T   32% 24%
 
5.7 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 6.2
3.5 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.1
2.3 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.4
5 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
14.1 15.8   Shots (avg) S (   13.6 16.1
4.9 5.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.8
29% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 29%
 
9.7 8.6   Shots against (avg) S A   10.6 9.4
2.9 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atalanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bologna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cagliari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Empoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fiorentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Frosinone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Genoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hellas Verona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Inter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lazio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Monza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Napoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Salernitana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sassuolo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Torino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Udinese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Sudtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 38 28 6 4 77 28 19 14 3 2 40 15 19 14 3 2 37 13 49 90
2 Lazio 38 22 8 8 60 30 19 11 4 4 32 18 19 11 4 4 28 12 30 74
3 Inter 38 23 3 12 71 42 19 14 0 5 37 14 19 9 3 7 34 28 29 72
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 19 13 4 2 41 20 19 7 6 6 23 23 21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 19 10 3 6 38 26 19 9 4 6 28 22 18 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 19 11 3 5 28 15 19 7 6 6 22 23 12 63
7 Juventus 38 22 6 10 56 33 19 13 3 3 38 15 19 9 3 7 18 18 23 62
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 19 9 6 4 30 22 19 6 5 8 23 21 10 56
9 Bologna 38 14 12 12 53 49 19 7 9 3 24 14 19 7 3 9 29 35 4 54
10 Torino 38 14 11 13 42 41 19 5 7 7 15 19 19 9 4 6 27 22 1 53
11 Monza 38 14 10 14 48 52 19 7 5 7 25 22 19 7 5 7 23 30 -4 52
12 Udinese 38 11 13 14 47 48 19 6 9 4 30 20 19 5 4 10 17 28 -1 46
13 Sassuolo 38 12 9 17 47 61 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 4 5 10 23 38 -14 45
14 Empoli 38 10 13 15 37 49 19 8 4 7 22 23 19 2 9 8 15 26 -12 43
15 Salernitana 38 9 15 14 48 62 19 7 6 6 30 26 19 2 9 8 18 36 -14 42
16 Lecce 38 8 12 18 33 46 19 3 8 8 18 24 19 5 4 10 15 22 -13 36
17 Spezia 38 6 13 19 31 62 19 4 8 7 18 30 19 2 5 12 13 32 -31 31
18 Hellas Verona 38 7 10 21 31 59 19 6 3 10 20 32 19 1 7 11 11 27 -28 31
19 Cremonese 38 5 12 21 36 69 19 4 4 11 15 31 19 1 8 10 21 38 -33 27
20 Sampdoria 38 3 10 25 24 71 19 1 7 11 12 28 19 2 3 14 12 43 -47 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 Atalanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bologna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cagliari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Empoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fiorentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Frosinone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Genoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hellas Verona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Inter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Lazio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Monza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Napoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Salernitana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sassuolo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Torino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Udinese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.