Pre-match info: 15 points are between the contenders until now, Genoa having performed best. Can Perugia strike back?
- Perugia have the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie B
- Genoa have the most points (15) away in Serie B
Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic game!
Perugia form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. Perugia have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at Stadio Renato Curi. With Perugia having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Castori.
The Perugia coach Castori and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Modena (placed 15th). Bartolomei (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.75/10. Bartolomei served one assist and hit three key passes.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Frosinone.Perugia have scored {4 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. Perugia have conceded 10 from these games.
Genoa form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie B.
Genoa played 1-1 against Como in their previous match. Frendrup, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Frendrup hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.
Prior to that match, the Genoa manager Blessin faced defeat when travelling to Reggina and losing 1-2.Both teams to score? This club's fresh statistics suggest that, having completed 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.
Genoa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Genoa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding two meetings): Perugia won zero games, zero matches ended in a draw and Genoa managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero. The matches between these sides have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last two encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Coda 6 goals |   F. Melchiorri 3 goals |  L. Strizzolo 2 goals |
Perugia missing players
Genoa missing players
| Perugia | Genoa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 54% |
| 15% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 46% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 12.8 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.7 | 13.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 20% | 17% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 21% |
| 14.5 | 12.5 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Genoa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Genoa have scored at least twice as many goals away as Perugia have scored home.
- Genoa have the most points (15) away in Serie B
- Genoa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Genoa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Perugia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Perugia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Perugia have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Serie B
- Perugia have the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie B
- Perugia have the the worst goal difference (-11) 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 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Reggina | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Genoa | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Parma | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Ternana | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Bari 1908 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Brescia | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Südtirol | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Cagliari | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Pisa | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | SPAL | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Palermo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Modena | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Benevento | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Como | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 13 |
| 19 | Venezia | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 20 | Perugia | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
