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

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Serie A · 2023-24

US Sassuolo Calcio

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Genoa CFC

Fri 22 Dec 2023 · 17:30 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'

Andrea Pinamonti 28' 1–0

1–1 64' Albert Gudmundsson pen

1–2 87' Caleb Ekuban

Y 13' Mattia Bani

Armand Lauriente 22' Y

Gianmarco Ferrari 39' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Marco Guida
Assistant 1 Luigi Rossi
Assistant 2 Federico Fontani (Italy)

13 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.8 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

US Sassuolo Calcio 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Genoa CFC

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-01-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Genoa CFC

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Genoa CFC	H	1–2	L
17 Dec	Udinese Calcio	A	2–2	D
11 Dec	Cagliari Calcio	A	1–2	L
03 Dec	AS Roma	H	1–2	L
26 Nov	Empoli FC	A	4–3	W
10 Nov	US Salernitana 1919	H	2–2	D

Genoa CFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	2–1	W
15 Dec	Juventus FC	H	1–1	D
10 Dec	AC Monza	A	0–1	L
02 Dec	Empoli FC	H	1–1	D
26 Nov	Frosinone Calcio	A	1–2	L
10 Nov	Hellas Verona FC	H	1–0	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' Welcome to Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore that hosts another battle between US Sassuolo Calcio and Genoa CFC.
5' US Sassuolo Calcio are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Genoa CFC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
10' Milan Badelj has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
13' A moment of madness from Mattia Bani on 13 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Genoa CFC will be frustrated.
18' Genoa CFC have won 267 goals from 418 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Armand Lauriente on 22 minutes.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and Genoa CFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' What composure from Andrea Pinamonti! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-0.
33' The travelling Genoa CFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Gianmarco Ferrari gets a Yellow card.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Ruan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gianmarco Ferrari on 46 minute.
51' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Kristian Thorstvedt is withdrawn and Nedim Bajrami gets his opportunity.
60' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Cristian Volpato comes on to replace Samu Castillejo.
64' Goal! Nedim Bajrami scores his 14 goal in 380 matches.
69' Genoa CFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
74' The Genoa CFC bench stirs into life. Milan Badelj is withdrawn and Kevin Strootman gets his opportunity.
79' 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.
84' The crowd applauds Andrea Pinamonti as he leaves the pitch. Samuele Mulattieri steps in for US Sassuolo Calcio.
87' GOAL! Caleb Ekuban scores on 87.
90' Alessandro Vogliacco gets the nod from Genoa CFC. He replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy and will look to change the dynamic.
It finishes all square. US Sassuolo Calcio and Genoa CFC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Matheus Henrique
45
Armand Lauriente
22
Jeremy Toljan
20
Samu Castillejo ↓ Nedim Bajrami 59'
47
Andrea Consigli
5
Martin Erlic
9
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Samuele Mulattieri 84'
42
Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Cristian Volpato 60'
3
Marcus Pedersen
24
Daniel Boloca
13
Gianmarco Ferrari ↓ Ruan 46'

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

Genoa CFC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

11
Albert Gudmundsson
47
Milan Badelj ↓ Kevin Strootman 74'
13
Mattia Bani ↓ Morten Thorsby 60'
20
Stefano Sabelli
18
Caleb Ekuban
32
Morten Frendrup
1
Josep Martinez
22
Johan Vasquez ↓ Aaron Martin 60'
4
Koni De Winter
5
Radu Dragusin
17
Ruslan Malinovskiy ↓ Alessandro Vogliacco 90'

Bench

Coach Alberto Gilardino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Genoa CFC L 2023-12-17 Udinese Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-12-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AS Roma L 2023-11-26 Empoli FC 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-11-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 US Salernitana 1919 D

Genoa CFC Form

2023-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Genoa CFC W 2023-12-15 Genoa CFC 1–1 Juventus FC D 2023-12-10 AC Monza 1–0 Genoa CFC L 2023-12-02 Genoa CFC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2023-11-26 Frosinone Calcio 2–1 Genoa CFC L 2023-11-10 Genoa CFC 1–0 Hellas Verona FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.49 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Genoa CFC xG

I would bet for: US Sassuolo Calcio or Genoa CFC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio39% Draw28% Genoa CFC33%

Actual: Genoa CFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

67%

Draw or Genoa CFC

61%

US Sassuolo Calcio or Genoa CFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio29% Draw46% Genoa CFC25%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	Genoa CFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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