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

Serie A · 2019-20
US Sassuolo Calcio
5 – 0
Full Time
Genoa CFC
Wed 29 Jul 2020 · 17:30 UTC Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'
Y 15' Christian Romero
Pedro Obiang 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs Genoa CFC — Serie A at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Alberto Tegoni
  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Valerio Colarossi
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.7 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

5
4
5
US Sassuolo Calcio 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Genoa CFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–0 Genoa CFC 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

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul Genoa CFC H 5–0 W
25 Jul SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
21 Jul AC Milan H 1–2 L
18 Jul Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
15 Jul Juventus FC H 3–3 D
11 Jul SS Lazio A 2–1 W
Genoa CFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 Jul US Lecce H 2–1 W
16 Jul Torino FC A 0–3 L
12 Jul SPAL 2013 H 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

93% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. US Sassuolo Calcio kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It’s high time Davide Nicola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Genoa CFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Poor challenge from Christian Romero. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' Manuel Locatelli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Genoa CFC so far.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore. Genoa CFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' What a moment for Hamed Traore! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francesco Caputo, as he is very good at scoring at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore with 18 goals in the last 13 games.
  • 36' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Lasse Schone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' The Italy Domenico Berardi breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 2-0!
  • 44' Genoa CFC is showing some good football. However, Genoa CFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Domenico Criscito gets the nod from Genoa CFC. He replaces Davide Biraschi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. US Sassuolo Calcio in their trying to find a way past Genoa CFC's compact .
  • 56' Genoa CFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Genoa CFC! Valon Behrami comes on to replace Filip Jagiello.
  • 65' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 65 minute. Hamed Traore leaves to be changed by Lukas Haraslin.
  • 66' What a moment for Francesco Caputo! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 71' Genoa CFC 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.
  • 72' Genoa CFC make a change. Lasse Schone trudges off to be replaced by Iago Falque on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Pedro Obiang comes on to replace Manuel Locatelli.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Giacomo Raspadori makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 77' Francesco Caputo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 79' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos gets the nod from US Sassuolo Calcio. He replaces Rogerio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Pedro Obiang will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and Genoa CFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-0.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Genoa CFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Nicola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gianluca Scamacca 4
Domenico Berardi 3
Giacomo Raspadori 3
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Francesco Caputo 2
Caleb Ekuban 2
Krzysztof Piatek 2
Goran Pandev 2

Head to Head

2020-07-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–0 Genoa CFC 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

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2020-07-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–0 Genoa CFC W 2020-07-25 SSC Napoli 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2020-07-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan L 2020-07-18 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-07-15 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 Juventus FC D 2020-07-11 SS Lazio 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W

Genoa CFC Form

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 2020-07-19 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Lecce W 2020-07-16 Torino FC 3–0 Genoa CFC L 2020-07-12 Genoa CFC 2–0 SPAL 2013 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.32 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Genoa CFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio60% Draw21% Genoa CFC19%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
81%
Draw or Genoa CFC
40%
US Sassuolo Calcio or Genoa CFC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio46% Draw39% Genoa CFC15%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6.7%
3 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
4.7%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push Genoa CFC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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