Struggling Genoa pray to pull off an upset when they host top team Inter in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 2nd and the home supporters will have not-so-high confidence.
- Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals (55) in Serie A
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
With 0 Serie A wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Genoa are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Genoa who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 23 attempts. Their previous win was against Cagliari, 166 days ago.
An away draw last time out for Genoa, facing Venezia in a game that ended 1-1. Defender Maksimović got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.81/10. Maksimović hit one key pass and won 17 of 19 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Salernitana that ended 1-1.Genoa have scored 9 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Genoa defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Genoa hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cagliari, Sampdoria, Venezia, Spezia, Udinese and Salernitana), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Inter form and stats
Inter have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 7-4-1 from 12 games. Inter are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Inter's previous game was their home loss versus Sassuolo (0-2). Perišić got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Perišić hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Coppa Italia trip to Milan.
Inter have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 12 away matches. Inter are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Inter - Genoa 4-0 was the output when these two sides previously met, also in this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: Genoa won two, Inter were winners in eight and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Martínez 11 goals |  E. Džeko 10 goals |   M. Destro 9 goals |
Genoa missing players
Inter missing players
| Genoa | Inter | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 55 |
| 47 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 81% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 73% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 58% | 60% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 42% | 40% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 54% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 56% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 42% | 40% |
| 46% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 11.6 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 15.6 | 17.7 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
| 28% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | 32% |
| 15.5 | 13.8 | 16.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Genoa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Serie A
- Genoa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Genoa have yet to win a game at home.
- Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Inter have scored more than double the goals of Genoa.
- Inter have the most points from losing position (17) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals (55) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Serie A
- Inter have the the best goal difference (+33) 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 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Inter | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 33 | 54 |
| 3 | Napoli | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 29 | 53 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | Lazio | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 42 |
| 8 | Roma | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 37 |
| 10 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | -1 | 33 |
| 12 | Empoli | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -12 | 31 |
| 13 | Bologna | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 28 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Spezia | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 30 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Udinese | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Venezia | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -21 | 22 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 21 |
| 19 | Genoa | 26 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | -25 | 16 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -36 | 14 |
