3rd spot in the Serie B table for Genoa at present, a strong achievement. The home team followers pray for more goals as 13th-placed Cittadella visit Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
- Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Serie B
- Cittadella have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Serie B
Genoa and Cittadella should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Genoa form and stats
1-5-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Genoa so far this season. The home fans are hungry for more even though Genoa have been steadily collecting points here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris through three straight draws.
The followers are hoping that Genoa will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Perugia (placed 20th). The forward Guðmundsson outperformed all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Guðmundsson hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Como that ended 1-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Genoa, as the Serie B home game vs Südtirol is only four days away.
Genoa have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cittadella form and stats
There's been little loot from Cittadella's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Serie B. Cittadella only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
Cittadella's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cosenza that finished 1-1. Midfield player Branca was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Branca hit three key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
Prior to that match, the Cittadella manager Gorini faced defeat when travelling to Parma and losing 1-3.Low-scoring game? 10 of this team's most recent 12 league fixtures have had two goals or less.
After this away game Cittadella return home for a Serie B game against Bari 1908. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Cittadella have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Coda 6 goals |   M. Antonucci 4 goals |  F. Jagiełło 2 goals |
Genoa missing players
Cittadella missing players
| Genoa | Cittadella | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 86% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 71% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 29% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 36% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 43% |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13.6 | 13.5 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.1 | 13.7 |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 20% | 17% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | 24% |
| 9.8 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cittadella have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Serie B
- Cittadella have the most clean sheets (3) away in Serie B
- Cittadella have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Serie B
- Genoa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Genoa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Serie B
- Genoa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | Frosinone | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Reggina | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Genoa | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Brescia | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Bari 1908 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Parma | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Ternana | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Südtirol | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Pisa | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Modena | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Cittadella | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | SPAL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Benevento | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Palermo | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Como | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Venezia | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 20 | Perugia | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
