Genoa CFC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2023-24

Genoa CFC

2 – 1

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US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 12 May 2024 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 31' Andrea Pinamonti pen

Milan Badelj 56' 1–1

Marash Kumbulla og 63' 2–1

Morten Thorsby 48' Y

Y 50' Pedro Obiang

Y 75' Josh Doig

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Maurizio Mariani
Assistant 1 Alessandro Costanzo
Assistant 2 Dario Cecconi

14 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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 2021-10-17 Genoa CFC 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-05-09 Genoa CFC 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

Genoa CFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–1	W
05 May	AC Milan	A	3–3	D
29 Apr	Cagliari Calcio	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	SS Lazio	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–1	D
07 Apr	Hellas Verona FC	A	2–1	W

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	Genoa CFC	A	1–2	L
04 May	FC Internazionale Milano	H	1–0	W
28 Apr	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–5	L
21 Apr	US Lecce	H	0–3	L
14 Apr	AC Milan	H	3–3	D
05 Apr	US Salernitana 1919	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' The ball is rolling at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Genoa CFC are looking to make home advantage count against US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' US Sassuolo Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Matheus Henrique has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Genoa CFC and US Sassuolo Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Pedro Obiang is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Genoa CFC so far.
31' GOAL! Andrea Pinamonti scores on 31.
36' It looks like no one’s ball. US Sassuolo Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Alessandro Vogliacco makes way for Caleb Ekuban at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Genoa CFC.
48' Morten Thorsby catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
50' That looks like a foul for a card for Pedro Obiang.
55' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Uros Racic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Goal! Milan Badelj scores his 8 goal in 168 matches.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' A goal from the Albania international Marash Kumbulla! He fires home on 63 to make it 1-2!
68' Cristian Volpato has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marash Kumbulla on 68 minute.
73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Doig on 75.
75' Kevin Strootman gets the nod from Genoa CFC. He replaces Albert Gudmundsson and will look to change the dynamic.
76' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Uros Racic is hanging Pedro Obiang on the field on 76 minute.
81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
85' Genoa CFC ring the changes. Milan Badelj has done his job and it is now time for Emil Bohinen to step up.
86' Samuele Mulattieri is replacing Martin Erlic for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
88' Another change for Genoa CFC made on 88 minute. Mateo Retegui leaves to be changed by David Ankeye.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Genoa CFC take all three points.

Lineups

Genoa CFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

11
Albert Gudmundsson ↓ Kevin Strootman 75'
2
Morten Thorsby
3
Aaron Martin
47
Milan Badelj ↓ Emil Bohinen 85'
20
Stefano Sabelli ↓ Djed Spence 46'
14
Alessandro Vogliacco ↓ Caleb Ekuban 46'
19
Mateo Retegui ↓ David Ankeye 88'
32
Morten Frendrup
1
Josep Martinez
22
Johan Vasquez
4
Koni De Winter

Bench

Coach Alberto Gilardino

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

7
Matheus Henrique ↓ Luca Lipani 86'
14
Pedro Obiang ↓ Uros Racic 76'
45
Armand Lauriente
22
Jeremy Toljan
19
Marash Kumbulla ↓ Cristian Volpato 68'
47
Andrea Consigli
5
Martin Erlic ↓ Samuele Mulattieri 86'
9
Andrea Pinamonti
43
Josh Doig
42
Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Nedim Bajrami 68'
13
Gianmarco Ferrari

Bench

Coach Davide Ballardini

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

2024-05-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2024-05-05 AC Milan 3–3 Genoa CFC D 2024-04-29 Genoa CFC 3–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2024-04-19 Genoa CFC 0–1 SS Lazio L 2024-04-15 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2024-04-07 Hellas Verona FC 1–2 Genoa CFC W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2024-05-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2024-05-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 FC Internazionale Milano W 2024-04-28 ACF Fiorentina 5–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2024-04-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 US Lecce L 2024-04-14 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 AC Milan D 2024-04-05 US Salernitana 1919 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 Genoa CFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Genoa CFC52% Draw24% US Sassuolo Calcio24%

Actual: Genoa CFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

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	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw

76%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

48%

Genoa CFC or US Sassuolo Calcio

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Genoa CFC35% Draw44% US Sassuolo Calcio21%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap	Genoa CFC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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