Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Genoa CFC vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
Genoa CFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 6 Mar 2022 · 11:30 UTC Stadio Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'
Alexander Blessin 34' Y
Y 37' Valerio Verre
Y 38' Valerio Verre
Stefano Sturaro 41' Y
Y 42' Sebastiano Luperto
Y 43' Sebastiano Luperto
Kelvin Yeboah 45' Y
Manolo Portanova 49' Y
Y 70' Filippo Bandinelli
Nicolo Rovella 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Genoa CFC vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Gianluca Aureliano
  • Referee Niccolo Pagliardini
  • Referee Giovanni Baccini
  • Referee Daniele Paterna (Italy)
  • Referee Luca Zufferli (Italy)
5 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

4
7
5
Genoa CFC 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-06 Genoa CFC 0–0 Empoli FC 2021-11-05 Empoli FC 2–2 Genoa CFC 2019-01-28 Empoli FC 1–3 Genoa CFC 2018-08-26 Genoa CFC 2–1 Empoli FC 2018-04-03 Genoa CFC 0–2 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Genoa CFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Empoli FC H 0–0 D
25 Feb FC Internazionale Milano H 0–0 D
20 Feb Venezia FC A 1–1 D
13 Feb US Salernitana 1919 H 1–1 D
05 Feb AS Roma A 0–0 D
22 Jan Udinese Calcio H 0–0 D
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Genoa CFC A 0–0 D
26 Feb Juventus FC H 2–3 L
19 Feb UC Sampdoria A 0–2 L
13 Feb Cagliari Calcio H 1–1 D
06 Feb Bologna FC 1909 A 0–0 D
23 Jan AS Roma H 2–4 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Genoa CFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Genoa CFC
Milutin Osmajic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Genoa CFC and Empoli FC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Empoli FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Genoa CFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Genoa CFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Empoli FC backline.
  • 30' Slovenia international Petar Stojanovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' The referee shows Genoa CFC player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Valerio Verre on 37 minutes.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Valerio Verre.
  • 41' Genoa CFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Sebastiano Luperto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Sebastiano Luperto gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Kelvin Yeboah is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Manolo Portanova.
  • 52' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Valerio Verre by Andrea La Mantia on 52 minute.
  • 56' The whistle greets Kelvin Yeboah as he departs to be replaced by Mattia Destro.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Genoa CFC and Empoli FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Empoli FC make a change. Nedim Bajrami trudges off to be replaced by Liam Henderson on 62 minutes.
  • 63' A change in the Genoa CFC ranks — Filippo Melegoni exits the field as Nadiem Amiri enters on 63.
  • 68' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Filippo Bandinelli gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Kristjan Asllani by Leo Stulac on 73 minute.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alexander Blessin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolo Rovella.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexander Blessin

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christian Kouame 2
Matteo Cancellieri 1
Ruslan Malinovskiy 1
Krzysztof Piatek 1
Sebastiano Esposito 1
Samuel Mraz 1
Milan Badelj 1
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 1

Head to Head

2022-03-06 Genoa CFC 0–0 Empoli FC 2021-11-05 Empoli FC 2–2 Genoa CFC 2019-01-28 Empoli FC 1–3 Genoa CFC 2018-08-26 Genoa CFC 2–1 Empoli FC 2018-04-03 Genoa CFC 0–2 Empoli FC

Genoa CFC Form

2022-03-06 Genoa CFC 0–0 Empoli FC D 2022-02-25 Genoa CFC 0–0 FC Internazionale Milano D 2022-02-20 Venezia FC 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2022-02-13 Genoa CFC 1–1 US Salernitana 1919 D 2022-02-05 AS Roma 0–0 Genoa CFC D 2022-01-22 Genoa CFC 0–0 Udinese Calcio D

Empoli FC Form

2022-03-06 Genoa CFC 0–0 Empoli FC D 2022-02-26 Empoli FC 2–3 Juventus FC L 2022-02-19 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Empoli FC L 2022-02-13 Empoli FC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio D 2022-02-06 Bologna FC 1909 0–0 Empoli FC D 2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 Genoa CFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Genoa CFC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Genoa CFC43% Draw32% Empoli FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw
75%
Draw or Empoli FC
57%
Genoa CFC or Empoli FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Genoa CFC26% Draw56% Empoli FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
2.9%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap Genoa CFC covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 23% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.