Serie A · 2025Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Genoa 2–3 Napoli · Serie A

Genoa

DWDWL
2–3Historical match

Napoli

DDWLW

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Napoli won 2–3.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.322.3
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Napoli beat Genoa 3–2. Recorded in this match (Genoa – Napoli): shots 12–14, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.32–2.3, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Genoa's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Genoa's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.21 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.17 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Napoli have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.5%PossessionGenoa · Napoli● 57.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricGenoaNapoliBaseline
Possession46.5%57.5%48.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsGenoa 12 shots, Napoli 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsGenoa 3 shots, Napoli 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.32 xG2.3 xGGenoa 1.32 xG, Napoli 2.3 xG
  • Possession40%60%Genoa 40%, Napoli 60%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersGenoa 4 corners, Napoli 3 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls12 foulsGenoa 16 fouls, Napoli 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsGenoa 2 cards, Napoli 4 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Rasmus Højlund · Napoli · 12′ · 0.02 xG · on targetScott McTominay · Napoli · 22′ · 0.02 xG · goalLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 40′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBrooke Norton-Cuffy · Genoa · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMikael Ellertsson · Genoa · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Napoli · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJunior Messias · Genoa · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVitinha · Genoa · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAntonio Vergara · Napoli · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Spinazzola · Napoli · 73′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedScott McTominay · Napoli · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStanislav Lobotka · Napoli · 63′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVitinha · Genoa · 16′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedScott McTominay · Napoli · 18′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLeonardo Spinazzola · Napoli · 61′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 57′ · 0.09 xG · goalScott McTominay · Napoli · 20′ · 0.10 xG · on targetScott McTominay · Napoli · 13′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 28′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Napoli · 63′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedRasmus Højlund · Napoli · 20′ · 0.75 xG · goalRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 3′ · 0.82 xG · goalRasmus Højlund · Napoli · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Genoa: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.34 xG. Napoli: 14 shots, 5 on target, 2.43 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Ruslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 3′Lorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 57′Rasmus Højlund · Napoli · 20′Scott McTominay · Napoli · 22′Rasmus Højlund · Napoli · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Genoa 1.34 xG · Napoli 2.43 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Genoa
3Draws
2Napoli
Napoli — Genoa · Serie A2–1
Napoli — Genoa · Serie A2–2
Genoa — Napoli · Serie A1–2
Napoli — Genoa · Serie A1–1
Genoa — Napoli · Serie A2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Genoa favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Napoli in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Genoa24 matchesNapoli24 matches
1.21 goals/matchGoals scored24/24▲ 1.5 goals/match
1.54 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 0.96 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals24/24▲ 1.46 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots24/24▲ 13.2 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target24/24▲ 4.58 shots/match
46.5%Possession24/24● 57.5%
3.42 corners/matchCorners24/24● 5.29 corners/match
2.21 cards/matchCards24/241.5 cards/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls24/2412.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 7 Feb 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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