Genoa CFC vs Spezia Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Genoa CFC vs Spezia Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
- Genoa CFC 38 games · 41 pts (2025/26)
- Spezia Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Marco Guida
- Referee Antonio Di Martino
- Referee Lucas Mondin
- Referee
- Referee Gianluca Sechi
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87 2 SSC Napoli 38 76 3 AS Roma 38 73 4 Como 1907 38 71 5 AC Milan 38 70 6 Juventus FC 38 69 7 Atalanta BC 38 59 8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56 9 SS Lazio 38 54 10 Udinese Calcio 38 50 11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49 12 Torino FC 38 45 13 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45 14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43 15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42 16 Genoa CFC 38 41 17 US Lecce 38 38 18 US Cremonese 38 34 19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21 20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Jan Spezia Calcio H 0–1 L 06 Jan US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–1 D 21 Dec Atalanta BC H 0–0 D 17 Dec SS Lazio A 1–3 L 10 Dec UC Sampdoria H 1–3 L 05 Dec Juventus FC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Jan Genoa CFC A 1–0 W 06 Jan Hellas Verona FC H 1–2 L 22 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–0 W 19 Dec Empoli FC H 1–1 D 13 Dec AS Roma A 0–2 L 05 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Genoa CFC0-15–/316-301/231-451/–46-601/261-75–/176+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Genoa CFCLorenzo Colombo 7 G 1 A Ruslan Malinovskiy 6 G 3 A Vitinha 5 G 1 A Leo Ostigard 5 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The referee calls foul for Caleb Ekuban. He receives a Yellow card.
- 10' Genoa CFC is showing some good football. However, Genoa CFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 14' What a strike from Simone Bastoni! The score is 0-1.
- 16' Mattia Destro is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Genoa CFC that had 405 games and scored 210 goals.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Time for substitution for Genoa CFC. Mattia Bani is replaced by Silvan Hefti.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 54' Johan Vasquez is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Johan Vasquez on 55.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' It’s high time Thiago Motta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Caicedo. He replaces Caleb Ekuban on 71 minute.
- 76' It looks surprising Genoa CFC does not make any changes. Stefano Sturaro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 78' Time for substitution for Spezia Calcio. Rey Manaj is replaced by M'Bala Nzola.
- 80' Manolo Portanova has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milan Badelj on 80 minute.
- 81' The whistle greets Milan Badelj as he departs to be replaced by Manolo Portanova.
- 82' Spezia Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 83' Giulio Maggiore is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 85' Another substitution for Spezia Calcio to replace Giulio Maggiore by Viktor Kovalenko on 85 minute.
- 89' Salvador Ferrer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniele Verde on 89 minute.
- 90' Kelvin Amian Adou is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Spezia Calcio players.
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Lineups
Genoa CFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 57
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47
Milan Badelj ↓ Manolo Portanova 80'
- 93
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13
Mattia Bani ↓ Silvan Hefti 46'
- 27
- 10
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20
Caleb Ekuban ↓ Felipe Caicedo 71'
- 55
- 15
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50
Andrea Cambiaso ↓ Goran Pandev 46'
Bench
- 5
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9
Felipe Caicedo ↑ 71'
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19
Goran Pandev ↑ 46'
- 1
- 35
- 8
- 18
- 33
- 3
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36
Silvan Hefti ↑ 46'
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65
Nicolo Rovella ↑ 46'
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90
Manolo Portanova ↑ 80'
Coach Andriy ShevchenkoSpezia Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 13
- 25
- 20
- 28
- 11
- 94
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10
Daniele Verde ↓ Salvador Ferrer 89'
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9
Rey Manaj ↓ M'Bala Nzola 78'
- 43
- 14
Bench
- 1
- 15
- 7
- 6
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8
Viktor Kovalenko ↑ 85'
- 44
- 22
- 31
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21
Salvador Ferrer ↑ 89'
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18
M'Bala Nzola ↑ 78'
- 40
- 77
Coach Thiago Motta -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Domenico Criscito 2 Salvatore Sirigu 1 Ebrima Colley 1 Simone Bastoni 1 Mattia Destro 1 Mbala N'Zola 1 Gianluca Scamacca 1 Goran Pandev 1 Head to Head
Genoa CFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.01 Genoa CFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Spezia Calcio xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Genoa CFC or Draw 67%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Spezia Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.99Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 32% 68% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Genoa CFC or Draw 67%Draw or Spezia Calcio 66%Genoa CFC or Spezia Calcio 67%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Spezia Calcio win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 16%1 – 1 14.5%1 – 0 12.4%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 6.6%1 – 2 6.5%0 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 1 2.3%3 – 0 2.2%1 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC
Handicap Genoa CFC covers Push Spezia Calcio covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 20% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 20% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.