Saturday , 14 November 2026

Genoa CFC vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
Genoa CFC
1 – 2
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 16:30 UTC Stadio Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'
Caleb Ekuban 11' Y
Y 45' Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Y 49' Matteo Politano
Domenico Criscito 51' Y
Y 90' Mario Rui

Overview

Match Preview

Genoa CFC vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Mauro Vivenzi
  • Referee Matteo Gariglio (Italy)
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

1
5
9
Genoa CFC 15 games · Avg 3.1 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-29 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli 2021-02-06 Genoa CFC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC 2020-07-08 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-11-09 SSC Napoli 0–0 Genoa CFC

Recent Form

Genoa CFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug SSC Napoli H 1–2 L
21 Aug FC Internazionale Milano A 0–4 L
22 May Cagliari Calcio A 1–0 W
15 May Atalanta BC H 3–4 L
12 May Bologna FC 1909 A 2–0 W
09 May US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–2 L
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Genoa CFC A 2–1 W
22 Aug Venezia FC H 2–0 W
23 May Hellas Verona FC H 1–1 D
16 May ACF Fiorentina A 2–0 W
11 May Udinese Calcio H 5–1 W
08 May Spezia Calcio A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Genoa CFC SSC Napoli
#13 Position #10
13 Points 15
11 Played 11
4 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4
11 Scored 18
16 Conceded 14
-5 GD +4
1.18 PPG 1.36
36% Win % 36%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this season
20% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Genoa CFC are 13th (13 pts). SSC Napoli are 10th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Genoa CFC
Milutin Osmajic 4 G 1 A
SSC Napoli
Kevin De Bruyne 4 G 1 A
Rasmus Hojlund 3 G
Matteo Politano 2 G 3 A
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Luigi Ferraris!
  • 5' With 3 assists to his name this season, Andrea Cambiaso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paolo Ghiglione suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' Caleb Ekuban has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' SSC Napoli fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' Nicolo Rovella has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 36' Italy international Lorenzo Insigne has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' A stunning finish from Fabian Ruiz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 44' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 46' The Genoa CFC bench stirs into life. Hernani is withdrawn and Goran Pandev gets his opportunity.
  • 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matteo Politano.
  • 51' Genoa CFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' What a strike from Goran Pandev! The score is 1-1.
  • 55' Sensational shot from Goran Pandev. Genoa CFC is back in the lead.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Genoa CFC and SSC Napoli are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' A change in the Genoa CFC ranks — Zinho Vanheusden exits the field as Andrea Masiello enters on 67.
  • 69' What a strike from Andrea Cambiaso! The score is 3-1.
  • 70' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Hirving Lozano exits the field as Adam Ounas enters on 70.
  • 75' Caleb Ekuban is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Genoa CFC so far.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Matteo Politano as he leaves the pitch. Andrea Petagna steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Genoa CFC! Valon Behrami comes on to replace Paolo Ghiglione.
  • 84' GOAL! Andrea Petagna scores on 84. Assisted by Mario Rui
  • 89' Stanislav Lobotka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Mario Rui is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' SSC Napoli make a change. Eljif Elmas trudges off to be replaced by Gianluca Gaetano on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Ballardini

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Goran Pandev 4
Dries Mertens 3
Hirving Lozano 3
Matteo Politano 3
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Eljif Elmas 2
Giacomo Raspadori 2

Head to Head

2021-08-29 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli 2021-02-06 Genoa CFC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC 2020-07-08 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-11-09 SSC Napoli 0–0 Genoa CFC

Genoa CFC Form

2021-08-29 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli L 2021-08-21 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 Genoa CFC L 2021-05-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Genoa CFC W 2021-05-15 Genoa CFC 3–4 Atalanta BC L 2021-05-12 Bologna FC 1909 0–2 Genoa CFC W 2021-05-09 Genoa CFC 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L

SSC Napoli Form

2021-08-29 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2021-08-22 SSC Napoli 2–0 Venezia FC W 2021-05-23 SSC Napoli 1–1 Hellas Verona FC D 2021-05-16 ACF Fiorentina 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2021-05-11 SSC Napoli 5–1 Udinese Calcio W 2021-05-08 Spezia Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Genoa CFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Genoa CFC21% Draw24% SSC Napoli55%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw
45%
Draw or SSC Napoli
79%
Genoa CFC or SSC Napoli
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Genoa CFC15% Draw43% SSC Napoli42%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 3
6.3%
1 – 3
6.3%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.2%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap Genoa CFC covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 23% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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