Serie A · 2025Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Genoa 2–1 Sassuolo · Serie A

Genoa

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Genoa won 2–1.

Shots
1415
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
1.181.24
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Genoa beat Sassuolo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Genoa – Sassuolo): shots 14–15, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 1.18–1.24, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Sassuolo's recent record differs from the season

weak

Sassuolo's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.22 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 for1 goal/match1.22 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots15 shotsGenoa 14 shots, Sassuolo 15 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsGenoa 7 shots, Sassuolo 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.18 xG1.24 xGGenoa 1.18 xG, Sassuolo 1.24 xG
  • Possession52%48%Genoa 52%, Sassuolo 48%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersGenoa 5 corners, Sassuolo 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls14 foulsGenoa 9 fouls, Sassuolo 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsGenoa 2 cards, Sassuolo 3 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.

Josh Doig · Sassuolo · 6′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedStefano Sabelli · Genoa · 39′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTommaso Baldanzi · Genoa · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTarik Muharemović · Sassuolo · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 74′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 15′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 18′ · 0.03 xG · goalArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 70′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 5′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVitinha · Genoa · 15′ · 0.04 xG · on targetVitinha · Genoa · 16′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 21′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIsmael Koné · Sassuolo · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 12′ · 0.05 xG · on targetTommaso Baldanzi · Genoa · 25′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 9′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKristian Thorstvedt · Sassuolo · 29′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Genoa · 30′ · 0.06 xG · on targetVitinha · Genoa · 43′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTommaso Baldanzi · Genoa · 47′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Ekuban · Genoa · 76′ · 0.06 xG · on targetRuslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 27′ · 0.07 xG · on targetDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 28′ · 0.08 xG · on targetArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Ekuban · Genoa · 84′ · 0.64 xG · goalIsmael Koné · Sassuolo · 57′ · 0.70 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Genoa: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.22 xG. Sassuolo: 15 shots, 6 on target, 1.28 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Ruslan Malinovskyi · Genoa · 18′Caleb Ekuban · Genoa · 84′Ismael Koné · Sassuolo · 57′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Genoa 1.22 xG · Sassuolo 1.28 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Genoa
2Draws
0Sassuolo
Sassuolo — Genoa · Serie A1–2
Genoa — Sassuolo · Serie A2–1
Sassuolo — Genoa · Serie A1–2
Sassuolo — Genoa · Serie A1–1
Genoa — Sassuolo · 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 7 of 11 directional metrics · Sassuolo in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Genoa32 matchesSassuolo32 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored32/321.22 goals/match
1.41 goals/matchGoals allowed32/321.34 goals/match
1.24 xG/match ▲Expected goals32/321.03 xG/match
11.8 shots/match ▲Shots32/3210.5 shots/match
4.03 shots/match ▲Shots on target32/323.75 shots/match
47.9% ●Possession32/3245%
3.69 corners/matchCorners32/32● 3.88 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards29/282.36 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls32/3212 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / 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: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 14:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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