Genoa CFC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2025-26

Genoa CFC

2 – 1

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 10:30 UTC Stadio Luigi Ferraris 30,858 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ruslan Malinovskiy 18' 1–0

1–1 57' Ismael Kone

Caleb Ekuban 84' 2–1

Ruslan Malinovskiy 5' Y

Morten Frendrup 20' Y

Y 32' Josh Doig

Y 40' Sebastian Walukiewicz

R 45' Domenico Berardi

Mikael Egill Ellertsson 45' R

Y 90' Tarik Muharemovic

Overview

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Genoa CFC vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Genoa CFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Antonio Rapuano
Assistant 1 Vittorio Di Gioia
Assistant 2 Davide Moro (Italy)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	US Cremonese	38	34
2	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
3	AC Pisa 1909	38	18
4	FC Internazionale Milano	0	0
5	SSC Napoli	0	0
6	AS Roma	0	0
7	Como 1907	0	0
8	AC Milan	0	0
9	Juventus FC	0	0
10	Atalanta BC	0	0
11	Bologna FC 1909	0	0
12	SS Lazio	0	0
13	Udinese Calcio	0	0
14	US Sassuolo Calcio	0	0
15	Torino FC	0	0
16	Parma Calcio 1913	0	0
17	Cagliari Calcio	0	0
18	ACF Fiorentina	0	0
19	Genoa CFC	0	0
20	US Lecce	0	0
21	AC Monza	0	0
22	Venezia FC	0	0
23	Frosinone Calcio	0	0

Head-to-Head

Genoa CFC 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2025-11-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Genoa CFC 2024-05-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2023-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Genoa CFC 2022-01-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Genoa CFC

Recent Form

Genoa CFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Juventus FC	A	0–2	L
20 Mar	Udinese Calcio	H	0–2	L
15 Mar	Hellas Verona FC	A	2–0	W
08 Mar	AS Roma	H	2–1	W
28 Feb	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–2	L

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Genoa CFC	A	1–2	L
04 Apr	Cagliari Calcio	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Juventus FC	A	1–1	D
15 Mar	Bologna FC 1909	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	SS Lazio	A	1–2	L
01 Mar	Atalanta BC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Genoa CFC		US Sassuolo Calcio
#19	Position	#14
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

93% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Genoa CFC are 19th (0 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 14th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Genoa CFC and US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' That is a card for Genoa CFC. Ruslan Malinovskiy will be fuming at that decision.
10' Italy international Andrea Pinamonti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' US Sassuolo Calcio come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
18' A stunning finish from Ruslan Malinovskiy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Morten Frendrup on 20 minutes.
25' Leo Ostigard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 336 appearances.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Josh Doig.
37' Genoa CFC have won 267 goals from 418 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Walukiewicz is booked for US Sassuolo Calcio — card on 40.
45' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Domenico Berardi gets a card.
50' US Sassuolo Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' It is a substitution in Genoa CFC team. Tommaso Baldanzi is replaced by Aaron Martin on 55 minute.
57' What a moment for Ismael Kone! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
62' A quiet spell here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. US Sassuolo Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Woyo Coulibaly gets the nod from US Sassuolo Calcio. He replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz and will look to change the dynamic.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Genoa CFC and US Sassuolo Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' A tactical swap from Genoa CFC — Junior Messias on, Vitinha off on 75 minutes.
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 384 games and scored 459 goals.
81' Luca Lipani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Doig on 81 minute.
84' Magnificent from Caleb Ekuban! That is 12 goals in 18 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
87' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Ismael Kone departs to be replaced by Luca Moro.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Tarik Muharemovic.
Genoa CFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Genoa CFC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

16
Justin Bijlow
20
Stefano Sabelli ↓ Sebastian Otoa 87'
32
Morten Frendrup
5
Leo Ostigard
29
Lorenzo Colombo ↓ Caleb Ekuban 55'
22
Johan Vasquez
8
Tommaso Baldanzi ↓ Aaron Martin 55'
77
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
9
Vitinha ↓ Junior Messias 75'
17
Ruslan Malinovskiy ↓ Patrizio Masini 55'
27
Alessandro Marcandalli

Bench

Coach Daniele De Rossi

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

49
Arijanet Muric
18
Nemanja Matic ↓ Cristian Volpato 67'
45
Armand Lauriente
10
Domenico Berardi
99
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Edoardo Iannoni 81'
6
Sebastian Walukiewicz ↓ Woyo Coulibaly 67'
3
Josh Doig ↓ Luca Lipani 81'
42
Kristian Thorstvedt
21
Jay Idzes
90
Ismael Kone ↓ Luca Moro 87'
80
Tarik Muharemovic

Bench

Coach Fabio Grosso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gianluca Scamacca	4
Domenico Berardi	3
Giacomo Raspadori	3
Krzysztof Piatek	2
Mattia Destro	2
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Francesco Caputo	2
Caleb Ekuban	2

Head to Head

Genoa CFC Form

2026-04-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2026-04-06 Juventus FC 2–0 Genoa CFC L 2026-03-20 Genoa CFC 0–2 Udinese Calcio L 2026-03-15 Hellas Verona FC 0–2 Genoa CFC W 2026-03-08 Genoa CFC 2–1 AS Roma W 2026-02-28 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Genoa CFC L

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2026-04-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2026-04-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2026-03-21 Juventus FC 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2026-03-15 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–1 Bologna FC 1909 L 2026-03-09 SS Lazio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2026-03-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Atalanta BC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.84 Genoa CFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.57 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Genoa CFC or Draw 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Genoa CFC45% Draw35% US Sassuolo Calcio20%

Actual: Genoa CFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	42%	58%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw

80%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

55%

Genoa CFC or US Sassuolo Calcio

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Genoa CFC23% Draw64% US Sassuolo Calcio13%

Actual: Genoa CFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27%

1 – 0

18.9%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

12.2%

2 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.4%

3 – 0

2.2%

2 – 2

1.6%

3 – 1

1.5%

0 – 3

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap	Genoa CFC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	25%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	16%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

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