Genoa CFC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2019-20

Genoa CFC

2 – 1

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 5 Jan 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Alfred Duncan

Domenico Criscito 20' Y

Y 23' Manuel Locatelli

Stefano Sturaro 36' Y

Antonio Sanabria 51' Y

Y 76' Filippo Romagna

Y 85' Jeremy Toljan

Y 90' Pedro Obiang

Davide Biraschi 90' Y

R 90' Domenico Berardi

Overview

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

Genoa CFC 38 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lorenzo Manganelli
Referee Massimiliano Irrati
Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
Referee Francesco Fourneau
Referee Giuseppe Maccaddino

Standings

#	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	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	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

Genoa CFC 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-05 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-02-03 Genoa CFC 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–3 Genoa CFC 2018-01-21 Genoa CFC 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2017-08-27 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–2 Genoa CFC

Recent Form

Genoa CFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–1	W
21 Dec	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–4	L
14 Dec	UC Sampdoria	H	0–1	L
08 Dec	US Lecce	A	2–2	D
30 Nov	Torino FC	H	0–1	L
25 Nov	SPAL 2013	A	1–1	D

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Genoa CFC	A	1–2	L
22 Dec	SSC Napoli	H	1–2	L
18 Dec	Brescia Calcio	A	2–0	W
15 Dec	AC Milan	A	0–0	D
08 Dec	Cagliari Calcio	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	Juventus FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Genoa CFC		US Sassuolo Calcio
#16	Position	#11
41	Points	49
38	Played	38
10 / 11 / 17	W / D / L	14 / 7 / 17
41	Scored	46
51	Conceded	50
-10	GD	-4
1.08	PPG	1.29
26%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

93% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Genoa CFC are 16th (41 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jeremy Toljan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Sassuolo Calcio.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Genoa CFC in their trying to find a way past US Sassuolo Calcio's compact .
15' It looks surprising Genoa CFC does not make any changes. Ivan Radovanovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
19' Poor challenge from Alfred Duncan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' Genoa CFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Manuel Locatelli.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
29' The deadlock is broken! Domenico Criscito gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
33' GOAL! Pedro Obiang scores on 33. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli
36' Stefano Sturaro is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
41' Italy international Andrea Consigli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' Genoa CFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
51' Antonio Sanabria has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
53' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Alfred Duncan has done his job and it is now time for Filip Duricic to step up.
58' Genoa CFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' Genoa CFC have won 267 goals from 418 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Davide Nicola will be considering his options from the bench.
69' A change in the Genoa CFC ranks — Antonio Sanabria exits the field as Andrea Favilli enters on 69.
72' The whistle greets Filip Jagiello as he departs to be replaced by Valon Behrami.
76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Filippo Romagna.
77' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Jeremie Boga is replaced by Domenico Berardi.
79' A change in the Genoa CFC ranks — Stefano Sturaro exits the field as Francesco Cassata enters on 79.
84' Goran Pandev has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 418 appearances.
85' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 85.
86' The North Macedonia Goran Pandev breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 2-1!
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Obiang on 90.
90' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Hamed Traore exits the field as Giacomo Raspadori enters on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Antonio Sanabria ↓ Andrea Favilli 69'
1
Mattia Perin
33
Marko Pajac
14
Davide Biraschi
19
Goran Pandev
4
Domenico Criscito C
21
Ivan Radovanovic
27
Stefano Sturaro ↓ Francesco Cassata 79'
17
Christian Romero
32
Peter Ankersen
15
Filip Jagiello ↓ Valon Behrami 72'

Bench

Coach Davide Nicola

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gianluca Scamacca	4
Giacomo Raspadori	3
Domenico Berardi	3
Francesco Caputo	2
Caleb Ekuban	2
Krzysztof Piatek	2
Goran Pandev	2
Krzysztof Piatek	2

Head to Head

Genoa CFC Form

2020-01-05 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2019-12-21 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 Genoa CFC L 2019-12-14 Genoa CFC 0–1 UC Sampdoria L 2019-12-08 US Lecce 2–2 Genoa CFC D 2019-11-30 Genoa CFC 0–1 Torino FC L 2019-11-25 SPAL 2013 1–1 Genoa CFC D

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2020-01-05 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2019-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SSC Napoli L 2019-12-18 Brescia Calcio 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2019-12-15 AC Milan 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2019-12-01 Juventus FC 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.34 Genoa CFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Genoa CFC or US Sassuolo Calcio 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Genoa CFC38% Draw27% US Sassuolo Calcio35%

Actual: Genoa CFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw

65%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

62%

Genoa CFC or US Sassuolo Calcio

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Genoa CFC26% Draw46% US Sassuolo Calcio28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap	Genoa CFC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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