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Serie A · Matchday 12

Sassuolo vs Genoa: Match Preview & Stats

Sassuolo crest Sassuolo
vs
Genoa crest Genoa
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia

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Our record

  • Sassuolo: 5 of 6 right
  • Genoa: 3 of 6 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Serie A, Matchday 12
Kick-off
Venue
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Since last match
Sassuolo: 14 days (Serie A) · Roma (3‑0) Genoa: 14 days (Serie A) · Milan (1‑2)
Next match
Sassuolo: 7 days (Serie A) later Genoa: 6 days (Serie A) later

Last starting XI

Sassuolo 3-5-2

  1. 49 Murić
  2. 6 Walukiewicz
  3. 5 Ćaleta-Car
  4. 21 Idzes
  5. 46 Cinquegrano
  6. 55 Sulemana
  7. 18 Matić
  8. 42 Thorstvedt
  9. 3 Doig
  10. 7 Esposito
  11. 45 Laurienté

Coach: Alberto Aquilani at Roma, 0-3 · Serie A · 7 Nov

Genoa 3-4-2-1

  1. 1 Bijlow
  2. 27 Marcandalli
  3. 5 Østigard
  4. 22 Vásquez
  5. 3 Ehizibue
  6. 71 Wiafe
  7. 25 Traorè
  8. 77 Ellertsson
  9. 10 Messias
  10. 9 Vítinha
  11. 20 Osmajić

Coach: Daniele De Rossi vs Milan, 1-2 · Serie A · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Sassuolo

  • DF Fedde LeysenInjured · Out for the season
  • MF Daniel BolocaInjured · Back in training
  • MF Ismaël KonéInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Cristian VolpatoInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Domenico BerardiInjured · About 1-2 weeks

Genoa

No absences reported.

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Sassuolo

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 13.0%
Missing minutes share 10.0%
5 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • FW Domenico Berardi 11% attack · 6% mins

Genoa

Low impact

Full squad available — no listed absences

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Sassuolo Genoa
Box & Territory Pressure 39 41
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 33 32
Finishing Efficiency 83 65
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 15 60
Underlying Play Power 21 41
Sassuolo Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Genoa Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Sassuolo

When scoring first 50% won · 67% unbeaten (6 matches)
When conceding first 11% points rescued · 0% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 43% 2nd Half: 57%
First 15': 14% Last 15' (76-90'): 24%

Genoa

When scoring first 80% won · 80% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 12% points rescued · 0% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 67% 2nd Half: 33%
First 15': 33% Last 15' (76-90'): 17%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Sassuolo

  1. 1. FW Armand Laurienté 2G · 1A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 19.0%
  2. 2. FW Sebastiano Esposito 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 6.0%
  3. 3. MF Vasilije Adžić 3G · 0A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 7.0%

Genoa

  1. 1. FW Milutin Osmajić 4G · 1A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. MF Junior Messias 2G · 1A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. MF Tommaso Baldanzi 1G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 9.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Sassuolo Genoa
Over 1.5 goals 10/10 8/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 5/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 1/10
Both teams scored 8/10 6/10
Clean sheet 0/10 3/10
Failed to score 2/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.4 / 2.7 1.2 / 1.3

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Sassuolo

  • L 0-3 at Roma (A) Serie A · 7 Nov
  • L 2-4 vs Fiorentina (H) Serie A · 2 Nov
  • L 2-6 vs Lazio (H) Serie A · 27 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Como (A) Serie A · 24 Oct
  • L 2-4 at Frosinone (A) Serie A · 16 Oct

Genoa

  • L 1-2 vs Milan (H) Serie A · 8 Nov
  • W 2-1 at Lecce (A) Serie A · 1 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs Juventus (H) Serie A · 28 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Venezia (H) Serie A · 25 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Roma (A) Serie A · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Sassuolo

Genoa

Goals in each 15-minute period, Serie A this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Sassuolo

Player G A
Vasilije Adžić 3 1
Armand Laurienté 2 1
Sebastiano Esposito 2 1
Cas Odenthal 2 0
Domenico Berardi 2 0

Genoa

Player G A
Milutin Osmajić 4 1
Junior Messias 2 1
Mikael Egill Ellertsson 2 1
Tommaso Baldanzi 1 2
Johan Vásquez 1 0

Goals and assists in the Serie A this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Sassuolo Genoa
  • 3.8 Corners won 4.1
  • 6.0 Corners conceded 5.3
  • 1.3 Yellow cards 2.0
  • 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8

Per match in the Serie A this season. Average per club and match: 4.9 corners, 1.6 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

SassuoloGenoa
Attack 47 21 1.5 goals per match this season1.0 goals per match this season
Defence 5 53 2.6 conceded per match this season1.5 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Serie A clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1756Elo #165 Elo rating 1787Elo #134

Head-to-head

8Sassuolo wins
5draws
9Genoa wins

22 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 12 Apr 2026 · Serie A Genoa 2-1 Sassuolo
  • 3 Nov 2025 · Serie A Sassuolo 1-2 Genoa
  • 12 May 2024 · Serie A Genoa 2-1 Sassuolo
  • 22 Dec 2023 · Serie A Sassuolo 1-2 Genoa
  • 6 Jan 2022 · Serie A Sassuolo 1-1 Genoa

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Lazio 11 920 25:9 +16 29
2 Inter 11 911 28:13 +15 28
3 Roma 11 830 31:10 +21 27
4 Milan 11 731 23:13 +10 24
5 Como 11 722 18:10 +8 23
6 Frosinone 11 623 24:15 +9 20
7 Juventus 11 533 15:12 +3 18
8 Bologna 11 524 16:14 +2 17
9 Cagliari 11 515 10:15 -5 16
10 Napoli 11 434 18:14 +4 15
11 Torino 11 425 15:17 -2 14
12 Atalanta 11 425 17:20 -3 14
13 Genoa 11 416 11:16 -5 13
14 Lecce 11 317 12:22 -10 10
15 Fiorentina 11 236 17:25 -8 9
16 Parma 11 227 9:17 -8 8
17 Sassuolo 11 227 16:29 -13 8
18 Monza 11 218 17:25 -8 7
19 Venezia 11 209 8:21 -13 6
20 Udinese 11 128 12:25 -13 5

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Serie A: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Relegated
Sassuolo 8
Genoa 13

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