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SSC Napoli vs Genoa CFC, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
6 – 0
Full Time
Genoa CFC
Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 16:00 UTC Stadio San Paolo HT 45+7' · FT 45+2'
Y 90' Mattia Destro
Victor Osimhen 90' Y
Y 90' Andrea Masiello

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Genoa CFC — Serie A at Stadio San Paolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Sacchi
  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero
  • Referee Francesco Fourneau
  • Referee Christian Rossi

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

8
5
1
SSC Napoli 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Genoa CFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC 2020-07-08 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-11-09 SSC Napoli 0–0 Genoa CFC 2019-04-07 SSC Napoli 1–1 Genoa CFC 2018-11-10 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Genoa CFC H 6–0 W
20 Sep Parma Calcio 1913 A 2–0 W
08 Aug FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
01 Aug SS Lazio H 3–1 W
28 Jul FC Internazionale Milano A 0–2 L
25 Jul US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–0 W
Genoa CFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep SSC Napoli A 0–6 L
20 Sep FC Crotone H 4–1 W
02 Aug Hellas Verona FC H 3–0 W
29 Jul US Sassuolo Calcio A 0–5 L
25 Jul FC Internazionale Milano H 0–3 L
22 Jul UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W

Season Stats

SSC Napoli Genoa CFC
#2 Position #16
76 Points 41
38 Played 38
23 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 11 / 17
58 Scored 41
36 Conceded 51
+22 GD -10
2.00 PPG 1.08
61% Win % 26%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 2nd (76 pts). Genoa CFC are 16th (41 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio San Paolo. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SSC Napoli and Genoa CFC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Assisted by Dries Mertens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hirving Lozano makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and Genoa CFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Genoa CFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Lorenzo Insigne exits the field as Eljif Elmas enters on 23.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and Genoa CFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Genoa CFC backline.
  • 43' SSC Napoli currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Piotr Zielinski doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Kostas Manolas is replaced by Nikola Maksimovic.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Genoa CFC make a change. Luca Pellegrini trudges off to be replaced by Paolo Ghiglione on 54 minutes.
  • 55' A change in the Genoa CFC ranks — Miha Zajc exits the field as Goran Pandev enters on 55.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dries Mertens makes it 3-0.
  • 62' It’s high time Gennaro Gattuso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' The whistle greets Milan Badelj as he departs to be replaced by Valon Behrami.
  • 65' Assisted by Dries Mertens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hirving Lozano makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 66' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Dries Mertens has done his job and it is now time for Stanislav Lobotka to step up.
  • 69' What composure from Eljif Elmas! The North Macedonia international strokes it home. 5-0.
  • 70' Genoa CFC ring the changes. Marko Pjaca has done his job and it is now time for Filippo Melegoni to step up.
  • 72' GOAL! Matteo Politano scores on 72. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • 73' The crowd applauds Piotr Zielinski as he leaves the pitch. Faouzi Ghoulam steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 78' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' Ivan Radovanovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' SSC Napoli are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Genoa CFC's shape.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mattia Destro on 90 minutes.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for SSC Napoli and Genoa CFC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rolando Maran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Goran Pandev 4
Dries Mertens 3
Hirving Lozano 3
Matteo Politano 3
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Eljif Elmas 2
Giacomo Raspadori 2

Head to Head

2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC 2020-07-08 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli 2019-11-09 SSC Napoli 0–0 Genoa CFC 2019-04-07 SSC Napoli 1–1 Genoa CFC 2018-11-10 Genoa CFC 1–2 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC W 2020-09-20 Parma Calcio 1913 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2020-08-08 FC Barcelona 3–1 SSC Napoli L 2020-08-01 SSC Napoli 3–1 SS Lazio W 2020-07-28 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 SSC Napoli L 2020-07-25 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W

Genoa CFC Form

2020-09-27 SSC Napoli 6–0 Genoa CFC L 2020-09-20 Genoa CFC 4–1 FC Crotone W 2020-08-02 Genoa CFC 3–0 Hellas Verona FC W 2020-07-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–0 Genoa CFC L 2020-07-25 Genoa CFC 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-07-22 UC Sampdoria 1–2 Genoa CFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.82 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Genoa CFC xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli75% Draw16% Genoa CFC9%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
91%
Draw or Genoa CFC
25%
SSC Napoli or Genoa CFC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli60% Draw33% Genoa CFC7%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12.6%
3 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
8.9%
4 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5.2%
5 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
4.3%
5 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Genoa CFC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 22% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 20% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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