Can Genoa beat Sassuolo in Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris clash?

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Genoa in 13th and Sassuolo in 8th place.

Insights:
  • Genoa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Relegation threatens Genoa who should definitely be looking for some points here. Sassuolo are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Genoa form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Genoa have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 17 games. In general it's been a long time since Genoa tasted defeat here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

Ahead of that match, Genoa won a home game hosting Spezia (2-0).

A goal frenzy last time out for Genoa, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Lazio. Fun stuff to watch! Genoa's goalkeeper Mattia Perin was extremely busy against Lazio, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Genoa are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Bologna awaits in three days.

Genoa has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Genoa have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Sassuolo form and stats

8 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Sassuolo playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sassuolo, as they have won on their previous two travels.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Sampdoria.

Andrea Consigli had red hot gloves after the game against Atalanta, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Juventus in just three days.

Sassuolo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 17 games. Sassuolo have conceded 27 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Genoa and Sassuolo have met before this season: Sassuolo - Genoa 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Genoa three wins, two draws and Sassuolo five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
15 goals
GenoaM. Destro
M. Destro
11 goals
SassuoloF. Caputo
F. Caputo
11 goals

Genoa missing players

Sassuolo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Genoa Sassuolo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
8 5 1 Won W 3 8 14
12 7 3 Drew D 1 3 11
14 5 1 Lost L 1 6 9
40 25 7 Scored S 9 28 56
52 24 7 Conceded C 7 27 51
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
82% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 85%
53% 53% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 59% 59%
26% 35% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 35%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 29% 26%
62% 76% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 71% 74%
21% 18% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 21%
26% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 12% 12%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.6 9 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 13.6 14
2.9 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.6 4.6 4.9
40% 45% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 35% 34%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Genoa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 34 25 7 2 74 29 16 14 1 1 40 15 18 11 6 1 34 14 45 82
2 Atalanta 34 20 9 5 79 40 17 11 3 3 47 22 17 9 6 2 32 18 39 69
3 Juventus 34 20 9 5 67 31 17 13 2 2 37 13 17 7 7 3 30 18 36 69
4 Milan 34 21 6 7 62 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 16 13 1 2 31 17 21 69
5 Napoli 34 21 4 9 74 38 17 11 3 3 44 18 17 10 1 6 30 20 36 67
6 Lazio 33 20 4 9 60 49 17 12 2 3 35 23 16 8 2 6 25 26 11 64
7 Roma 33 16 7 10 58 51 17 11 4 2 35 18 16 5 3 8 23 33 7 55
8 Sassuolo 34 14 11 9 56 51 17 6 8 3 28 24 17 8 3 6 28 27 5 53
9 Hellas Verona 34 11 9 14 41 42 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 42
10 Sampdoria 33 12 6 15 43 47 16 7 2 7 25 24 17 5 4 8 18 23 -4 42
11 Udinese 34 10 9 15 39 46 17 5 3 9 13 17 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 39
12 Bologna 34 10 9 15 47 56 17 7 5 5 32 27 17 3 4 10 15 29 -9 39
13 Genoa 34 8 12 14 40 52 17 5 7 5 25 24 17 3 5 9 15 28 -12 36
14 Fiorentina 34 8 11 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -12 35
15 Spezia 34 8 10 16 43 63 16 4 6 6 21 26 18 4 4 10 22 37 -20 34
16 Cagliari 34 8 8 18 40 57 17 5 3 9 22 31 17 3 5 9 18 26 -17 32
17 Torino 32 6 13 13 46 56 16 2 8 6 23 28 16 4 5 7 23 28 -10 31
18 Benevento 34 7 10 17 37 68 17 2 6 9 17 35 17 5 4 8 20 33 -31 31
19 Parma 33 3 11 19 36 70 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 1 6 9 23 39 -34 20
20 Crotone 34 5 3 26 42 85 17 4 1 12 21 34 17 1 2 14 21 51 -43 18

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 34 25 7 2 74 29 16 14 1 1 40 15 18 11 6 1 34 14 45 82
2 Atalanta 34 20 9 5 79 40 17 11 3 3 47 22 17 9 6 2 32 18 39 69
3 Juventus 34 20 9 5 67 31 17 13 2 2 37 13 17 7 7 3 30 18 36 69
4 Milan 34 21 6 7 62 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 16 13 1 2 31 17 21 69
5 Napoli 34 21 4 9 74 38 17 11 3 3 44 18 17 10 1 6 30 20 36 67
6 Lazio 33 20 4 9 60 49 17 12 2 3 35 23 16 8 2 6 25 26 11 64
7 Roma 33 16 7 10 58 51 17 11 4 2 35 18 16 5 3 8 23 33 7 55
8 Sassuolo 34 14 11 9 56 51 17 6 8 3 28 24 17 8 3 6 28 27 5 53
9 Hellas Verona 34 11 9 14 41 42 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 42
10 Sampdoria 33 12 6 15 43 47 16 7 2 7 25 24 17 5 4 8 18 23 -4 42
11 Udinese 34 10 9 15 39 46 17 5 3 9 13 17 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 39
12 Bologna 34 10 9 15 47 56 17 7 5 5 32 27 17 3 4 10 15 29 -9 39
13 Genoa 34 8 12 14 40 52 17 5 7 5 25 24 17 3 5 9 15 28 -12 36
14 Fiorentina 34 8 11 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -12 35
15 Spezia 34 8 10 16 43 63 16 4 6 6 21 26 18 4 4 10 22 37 -20 34
16 Cagliari 34 8 8 18 40 57 17 5 3 9 22 31 17 3 5 9 18 26 -17 32
17 Torino 32 6 13 13 46 56 16 2 8 6 23 28 16 4 5 7 23 28 -10 31
18 Benevento 34 7 10 17 37 68 17 2 6 9 17 35 17 5 4 8 20 33 -31 31
19 Parma 33 3 11 19 36 70 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 1 6 9 23 39 -34 20
20 Crotone 34 5 3 26 42 85 17 4 1 12 21 34 17 1 2 14 21 51 -43 18

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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.