Soccer game preview: Home fans with high expectations before Genoa - Perugia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

Welcome to Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris and this fixture between Genoa and Perugia in the Serie B. Tipsway has all you should know!

Insights:
  • Genoa is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
  • Perugia have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Genoa form and stats

33 points is a decent return from 16 Serie B games here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris for Genoa. The data says 9 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. After failing to beat Pisa here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Genoa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Como that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Genoa in the Como match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Midfielder Strootman was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Strootman scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Genoa won a home game hosting Reggina (1-0).

It should be taken into account that a peek at the 11 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Genoa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. Genoa have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {6 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Perugia form and stats

There's been little loot from Perugia's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games in the Serie B. Perugia only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws.

The manager Castori was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadio Renato Curi. Perugia suffered a 0-1 loss to Modena (placed 10th). It's a bit worrying for Perugia that their goalie Furlan made seven saves in the Modena fixture, but still were unable to hinder a defeat.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Reggina.

The attacking power of Perugia when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Perugia have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The newest logged result featuring both these contenders is the Perugia - Genoa 1-0 played previously this season. Previous three meetings involving these squads: Genoa won two, Perugia triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

GenoaM. Coda
M. Coda
10 goals
GenoaA. Gudmundsson
A. Gudmundsson
8 goals
PerugiaT. Casasola
T. Casasola
7 goals

Genoa missing players

Perugia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Genoa Perugia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 5 16 32
17 9 3 Won W 2 4 9
10 6 2 Drew D 0 2 7
5 1 1 Lost L 3 10 16
42 21 9 Scored S 8 15 34
21 6 2 Conceded C 8 20 39
84% 81% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
56% 44% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 66%
38% 19% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 31% 41%
12% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 12% 22%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 12% 9%
34% 19% 17% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 41%
53% 75% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 34%
28% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 38%
 
5.7 6.6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.8 5.7
3.5 2.7 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.3 4.9
2.4 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.6 2.8 2.9
4 3 1 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
13.7 15 15 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 12.8 13.2
4.8 5.2 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.3 4
27% 25% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 28% 26%
 
9.4 8 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 18.6 15.2 13.8
3 2.2 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Genoa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Serie B
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie B
  • Genoa have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Serie B
  • Genoa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Genoa is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie B
  • Perugia have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B

  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 32 20 6 6 51 20 16 12 2 2 29 8 16 8 4 4 22 12 31 66
2 Genoa 32 17 10 5 42 21 16 9 6 1 21 6 16 8 4 4 21 15 21 60
3 Bari 1908 32 15 11 6 48 28 16 6 7 3 26 16 16 9 4 3 22 12 20 56
4 Südtirol 32 13 13 6 35 30 17 6 8 3 20 17 15 7 5 3 15 13 5 52
5 Reggina 32 15 3 14 43 37 16 8 2 6 24 19 16 7 1 8 19 18 6 48
6 Cagliari 32 11 14 7 39 30 16 9 5 2 24 15 16 2 9 5 15 15 9 47
7 Parma 32 13 8 11 38 34 16 8 2 6 20 14 16 5 6 5 18 20 4 47
8 Pisa 32 11 13 8 42 30 16 7 5 4 24 14 16 4 8 4 18 16 12 46
9 Palermo 32 10 13 9 39 39 16 7 6 3 20 13 16 3 7 6 19 26 0 43
10 Modena 32 12 6 14 42 43 15 6 5 4 22 15 17 6 1 10 20 28 -1 42
11 Como 32 9 13 10 39 41 16 7 5 4 23 17 16 2 8 6 16 24 -2 40
12 Ternana 32 10 10 12 30 38 15 7 5 3 16 12 17 3 5 9 14 26 -8 40
13 Ascoli 32 10 9 13 34 41 16 4 5 7 16 20 16 6 4 6 18 21 -7 39
14 Venezia 32 9 9 14 34 42 16 4 5 7 18 23 16 5 4 7 16 19 -8 36
15 Cittadella 32 8 12 12 28 40 16 4 7 5 16 20 16 4 5 7 12 20 -12 36
16 Cosenza 32 9 9 14 26 47 16 7 5 4 18 15 16 2 4 10 8 32 -21 36
17 Perugia 32 9 7 16 34 39 16 5 5 6 19 19 16 4 2 10 15 20 -5 34
18 SPAL 32 7 11 14 35 44 16 4 5 7 22 23 16 3 6 7 13 21 -9 32
19 Brescia 32 7 10 15 27 48 17 5 5 7 14 20 15 2 5 8 13 28 -21 31
20 Benevento 32 6 11 15 24 38 16 3 4 9 11 21 16 3 7 6 13 17 -14 29

Genoa:
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 Frosinone 32 20 6 6 51 20 16 12 2 2 29 8 16 8 4 4 22 12 31 66
2 Genoa 32 17 10 5 42 21 16 9 6 1 21 6 16 8 4 4 21 15 21 60
3 Bari 1908 32 15 11 6 48 28 16 6 7 3 26 16 16 9 4 3 22 12 20 56
4 Südtirol 32 13 13 6 35 30 17 6 8 3 20 17 15 7 5 3 15 13 5 52
5 Reggina 32 15 3 14 43 37 16 8 2 6 24 19 16 7 1 8 19 18 6 48
6 Cagliari 32 11 14 7 39 30 16 9 5 2 24 15 16 2 9 5 15 15 9 47
7 Parma 32 13 8 11 38 34 16 8 2 6 20 14 16 5 6 5 18 20 4 47
8 Pisa 32 11 13 8 42 30 16 7 5 4 24 14 16 4 8 4 18 16 12 46
9 Palermo 32 10 13 9 39 39 16 7 6 3 20 13 16 3 7 6 19 26 0 43
10 Modena 32 12 6 14 42 43 15 6 5 4 22 15 17 6 1 10 20 28 -1 42
11 Como 32 9 13 10 39 41 16 7 5 4 23 17 16 2 8 6 16 24 -2 40
12 Ternana 32 10 10 12 30 38 15 7 5 3 16 12 17 3 5 9 14 26 -8 40
13 Ascoli 32 10 9 13 34 41 16 4 5 7 16 20 16 6 4 6 18 21 -7 39
14 Venezia 32 9 9 14 34 42 16 4 5 7 18 23 16 5 4 7 16 19 -8 36
15 Cittadella 32 8 12 12 28 40 16 4 7 5 16 20 16 4 5 7 12 20 -12 36
16 Cosenza 32 9 9 14 26 47 16 7 5 4 18 15 16 2 4 10 8 32 -21 36
17 Perugia 32 9 7 16 34 39 16 5 5 6 19 19 16 4 2 10 15 20 -5 34
18 SPAL 32 7 11 14 35 44 16 4 5 7 22 23 16 3 6 7 13 21 -9 32
19 Brescia 32 7 10 15 27 48 17 5 5 7 14 20 15 2 5 8 13 28 -21 31
20 Benevento 32 6 11 15 24 38 16 3 4 9 11 21 16 3 7 6 13 17 -14 29

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Read more about Serie B

Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.