Serie A · 2024Sat, 17 May 2025, 18:45 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Genoa

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Atalanta

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Genoa	Atalanta
Shots	12 shots/match	13 shots/match▲
Shots on target	5 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.22 xG/match	1.96 xG/match▲
Possession	56%●	44%
Corners	7 corners/match●	0 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	14 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Genoa: 12 shots, 5 on target, 1.24 xG. Atalanta: 13 shots, 6 on target, 1.94 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Genoa 1.24 xG · Atalanta 1.94 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Genoa's last-five shots average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Genoa's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Genoa's recent record differs from the season

weak

Genoa's last-five shots average is below their season average.

8.6 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	8.6 shots/match	10.3 shots/match	11.8 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Genoa show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Genoa's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

10.3 shots/match▲ShotsGenoa · Atalanta14.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Genoa	Atalanta	Baseline
Shots	10.3 shots/match	14.4 shots/match	11.8 shots/match
Shots against	12.5 shots/match	10.5 shots/match	12.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Atalanta have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.8%PossessionGenoa · Atalanta●55.4%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.6 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Genoa	Atalanta	Baseline
Possession	45.8%	55.4%	49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Genoa

2Draws

3Atalanta

5 Oct 2024Atalanta — Genoa · Serie A5–1

11 Feb 2024Genoa — Atalanta · Serie A1–4

22 Oct 2023Atalanta — Genoa · Serie A2–0

13 Mar 2022Atalanta — Genoa · Serie A0–0

21 Dec 2021Genoa — Atalanta · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Genoa favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Atalanta in 11 · 2 too close

0.92 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 37/37▲2.05 goals/match

1.3 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 37/37▲0.92 goals/match

0.98 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 37/37▲1.77 xG/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 37/37▲1.01 xG/match

10.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 37/37▲14.4 shots/match

12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 37/37▲10.5 shots/match

3.22 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 37/37▲5.11 shots/match

4.27 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 37/37▲3.84 shots/match

45.8%Possessionseason · 37/37●55.4%

4.16 corners/matchCornersseason · 37/37●5.11 corners/match

5.11 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 37/37▲3.19 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 37/3711.6 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

30%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 37/37▲41%

65%Scoring frequencyseason · 37/37▲81%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Genoa32.5

Atalanta82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Genoa24.2

Atalanta89.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Genoa44.2

Atalanta72.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Genoa12.5

Atalanta87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Genoa57.5

Atalanta37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Genoa22.5

Atalanta77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Genoa31.2

Atalanta72.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Genoa37 matchesAtalanta37 matches

0.92 goals/matchGoals scored37/37▲2.05 goals/match

1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed37/37▲0.92 goals/match

0.98 xG/matchExpected goals37/37▲1.77 xG/match

10.3 shots/matchShots37/37▲14.4 shots/match

3.22 shots/matchShots on target37/37▲5.11 shots/match

45.8%Possession37/37●55.4%

4.16 corners/matchCorners37/37●5.11 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.8 fouls/matchFouls37/3711.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Genoa19 matchesAtalanta19 matches

1.11 goals/matchGoals scored19/19▲2.21 goals/match

1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲0.68 goals/match

1.12 xG/matchExpected goals19/19▲1.91 xG/match

11.6 shots/matchShots19/19▲13.9 shots/match

4.11 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲4.84 shots/match

46.4%Possession19/19●52.8%

4.63 corners/match●Corners19/194.53 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.6 fouls/matchFouls19/1912 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples37 / 37home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 May 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4