Wednesday , 30 September 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)
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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
#19 Position #9
1 Points 7
5 Played 5
0 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 2
3 Scored 7
10 Conceded 6
-7 GD +1
0.20 PPG 1.40
0% Win % 40%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this season
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Genoa CFC are 19th (1 pts). SSC Napoli are 9th (7 pts).

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Genoa CFC welcome SSC Napoli for this crunch clash at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 11' Poor challenge from Caleb Ekuban. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Genoa CFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 21' Andrea Petagna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Andrea Cambiaso is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Genoa CFC and SSC Napoli are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 39' Magnificent from Fabian Ruiz! That is 35 goals in 510 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mario Rui, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Luigi Ferraris with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Giovanni Di Lorenzo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Genoa CFC make a change. Hernani trudges off to be replaced by Goran Pandev on 46 minutes.
  • 49' It’s gonna be 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' Goran Pandev makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Genoa CFC are in front.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 510 games and scored 643 goals.
  • 67' Andrea Masiello is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zinho Vanheusden at the 67 minute mark.
  • 69' Assisted by Paolo Ghiglione with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrea Cambiaso makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Adam Ounas. He replaces Hirving Lozano on 70 minute.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Genoa CFC 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.
  • 82' Andrea Petagna is replacing Matteo Politano for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Genoa CFC. Paolo Ghiglione is replaced by Valon Behrami.
  • 84' Goal! Andrea Petagna scores his 45 goal in 236 matches.
  • 89' Valon Behrami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mario Rui.
  • 90' Gianluca Gaetano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eljif Elmas at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SSC Napoli to claim maximum points.

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
0.81 Genoa CFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.18 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Genoa CFC17% Draw23% SSC Napoli60%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw
40%
Draw or SSC Napoli
83%
Genoa CFC or SSC Napoli
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Genoa CFC11% Draw41% SSC Napoli48%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.8%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
8.3%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 4
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 4
3.8%
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap Genoa CFC covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 23% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 20% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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