Serie A · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 18:45 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis
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What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Genoa
0Draws
2Napoli
GenoaNapoli · Serie A23
NapoliGenoa · Serie A21

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Genoa

Competition
Serie A
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.08 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.34 goals/match
  • Expected goals0.99 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.25 xG/match
  • Shots11.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.76 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.24 shots/match
  • Possession48.7%
  • Corners3.68 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.84 corners/match
  • Cards2 cards/match
  • Fouls12.4 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency24%
  • Scoring frequency61%

Napoli

Competition
Serie A
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.53 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.95 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.22 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.81 xG/match
  • Shots13.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed10.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.71 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.03 shots/match
  • Possession58.9%
  • Corners5.42 corners/match
  • Corners allowed2.74 corners/match
  • Cards1.45 cards/match
  • Fouls11.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency39%
  • Scoring frequency79%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 0home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 0last-five windows
FreshnessUnavailablestale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 18:45 UTC · analysis-v4