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

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Serie A · 2025-26

Genoa CFC

2 – 1

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

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

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

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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Genoa CFC to score. At the same time, US Sassuolo Calcio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Ruslan Malinovskiy is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
10' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' It’s high time Fabio Grosso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' GOAL! Ruslan Malinovskiy scores on 18. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi
20' Morten Frendrup is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Genoa CFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Genoa CFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a card in front of him.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' Sebastian Walukiewicz is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' The referee calls foul for Domenico Berardi. He receives a card.
50' US Sassuolo Calcio 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.
55' It is a substitution in Genoa CFC team. Tommaso Baldanzi is replaced by Aaron Martin on 55 minute.
57' GOAL! Ismael Kone scores on 57.
62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
67' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Sebastian Walukiewicz is replaced by Woyo Coulibaly.
72' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Justin Bijlow has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
75' Time for substitution for Genoa CFC. Vitinha is replaced by Junior Messias.
80' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
81' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Josh Doig departs to be replaced by Luca Lipani.
84' What a strike from Caleb Ekuban! The score is 2-1.
87' The whistle greets Ismael Kone as he departs to be replaced by Luca Moro.
90' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Tarik Muharemovic gets a card.
The final score is 2-1.

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

3 / 4

1.52 Genoa CFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Genoa CFC49% Draw26% US Sassuolo Calcio25%

Actual: Genoa CFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Genoa CFC or Draw

74%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

51%

Genoa CFC or US Sassuolo Calcio

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Genoa CFC31% Draw46% US Sassuolo Calcio23%

Actual: Genoa CFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Genoa CFC

Handicap	Genoa CFC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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