Venezia FC vs Genoa CFC, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Venezia FC vs Genoa CFC — Serie A at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.
- Venezia FC 11 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- Genoa CFC 11 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
- Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
- Assistant 2 Giorgio Peretti
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 13.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS Lazio | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | FC Internazionale Milano | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Como 1907 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Frosinone Calcio | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Juventus FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Bologna FC 1909 | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | SSC Napoli | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Torino FC | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | Atalanta BC | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Genoa CFC | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | US Lecce | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | ACF Fiorentina | 11 | 9 |
| 16 | Parma Calcio 1913 | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | US Sassuolo Calcio | 11 | 8 |
| 18 | AC Monza | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Venezia FC | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Udinese Calcio | 11 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep | Genoa CFC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Sep | AC Milan | A | 0–4 | L |
| 30 Aug | Torino FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Aug | ACF Fiorentina | A | 0–0 | D |
| 18 Aug | SS Lazio | A | 1–3 | L |
| 10 May | Spezia Calcio | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep | Venezia FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 15 Sep | AS Roma | H | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Sep | Hellas Verona FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Aug | AC Monza | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Aug | FC Internazionale Milano | H | 2–2 | D |
| 24 May | Bologna FC 1909 | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Venezia FC | Genoa CFC | |
|---|---|---|
| #19 | Position | #13 |
| 6 | Points | 13 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 2 / 0 / 9 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 6 |
| 8 | Scored | 11 |
| 21 | Conceded | 16 |
| -13 | GD | -5 |
| 0.55 | PPG | 1.18 |
| 18% | Win % | 36% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
Venezia FC this season
Venezia FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Genoa CFC this season
Genoa CFC this season
Venezia FC are 19th (6 pts). Genoa CFC are 13th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Venezia FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/5
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Genoa CFC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Venezia FC
| Antoine Hainaut | 2 G | 2 A |
| Akor Adams | 2 G |
Genoa CFC
| Milutin Osmajic | 4 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Venezia FC and Genoa CFC get this one started.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Venezia FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Milan Badelj has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' Poor challenge from Koni De Winter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Venezia FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 40' Morten Frendrup has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 17 appearances.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Genoa CFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 50' A tactical swap from Genoa CFC — Andrea Pinamonti on, Ruslan Malinovskiy off on 50 minutes.
- 55' Gaetano Oristanio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 57' The referee has no hesitation. Mattia Bani is booked for Genoa CFC — card on 57.
- 59' The Genoa CFC manager makes a substitution. Stefano Sabelli departs to be replaced by Alessandro Zanoli.
- 62' Andrea Pinamonti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 62.
- 63' Gianluca Busio does the damage! The net is bulging and Venezia FC surge ahead!
- 68' Venezia FC ring the changes. Gaetano Oristanio has done his job and it is now time for John Yeboah to step up.
- 71' Michael Svoboda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
- 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Johan Vasquez suffering a number of foals already.
- 79' Another substitution for Venezia FC to replace Ridgeciano Haps by Marin Sverko on 79 minute.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 85' Magnificent from Joel Pohjanpalo! That is 50 goals in 551 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a card for John Yeboah.
- 89' The crowd applauds Joel Pohjanpalo as he leaves the pitch. Christian Gytkjaer steps in for Venezia FC.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Venezia FC to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Venezia FC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
-
5
Ridgeciano Haps ↓ Marin Sverko 79'
- 20
- 27
- 7
-
6
Gianluca Busio ↓ Domen Crnigoj 89'
- 1
- 38
- 4
- 30
- 77
-
11
Gaetano Oristanio ↓ John Yeboah 68'
Bench
- 23
-
33
Marin Sverko ↑ 79'
-
9
Christian Gytkjaer ↑ 89'
-
10
John Yeboah ↑ 68'
-
22
Domen Crnigoj ↑ 89'
- 35
- 79
- 12
- 45
- 21
- 25
-
97
Issa Doumbia ↑ 79'
- 80
Coach
Eusebio Di Francesco
Genoa CFC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 3
- 95
- 47
- 13
- 20
-
18
Caleb Ekuban ↓ Jeff Ekhator 79'
- 32
- 22
- 4
- 9
- 17
Bench
- 1
-
2
Morten Thorsby ↑ 79'
-
19
Andrea Pinamonti ↑ 50'
- 14
- 8
-
59
Alessandro Zanoli ↑ 59'
- 33
- 55
- 39
- 53
- 27
- 73
-
21
Jeff Ekhator ↑ 79'
- 69
Coach
Alberto Gilardino
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Caleb Ekuban | 1 |
| Thomas Henry | 1 |
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 1 |
| Gianluca Busio | 1 |
| Maxwel Cornet | 1 |
| Andrea Pinamonti | 1 |
| Mikael Egill Ellertsson | 1 |
Head to Head
Venezia FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97
Venezia FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
Genoa CFC xG
I would bet for:
Venezia FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 74%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Venezia FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 2.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Venezia FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Genoa CFC
59%
Venezia FC or Genoa CFC
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.8%
1 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.4%
Asian Handicap — Venezia FC
| Handicap | Venezia FC covers | Push | Genoa CFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 23% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 18% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
Genoa CFC keeps clean sheet
38%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.