Serie A 25/26 · 12 Jan 2026

Genoa 3–0 Cagliari

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Genoa favourites at 61%.

Genoa won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Sebastiano Esposito, 72.0 in 69′.

Well above their usual level: Sebastiano Esposito +19.6, Sebastiano Luperto +10.6.

Well below it: Patrizio Masini −14.7, Johan Vásquez −14.2, Aarón Martín −14.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Nov 2025	Cagliari 3–3 Genoa Serie A

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Nicola Leali Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.0	+6.7
Junior Messias Forward	8	0	0	–	56.4	–
Morten Frendrup Midfielder	90	1	0	0.04	50.5	+2.4
Stefano Sabelli Midfielder	8	0	0	–	48.9	–
Leo Østigård Defender	90	1	0	0.53	47.9	−9.2
Morten Thorsby Midfielder	16	0	0	–	47.4	–
Aarón Martín Midfielder	90	0	1	–	46.3	−14.0
Lorenzo Colombo Forward	74	1	0	0.35	45.6	−3.9
Vitinha Forward	82	0	0	0.02	43.3	−5.4
Jeff Ekhator Forward	16	0	0	–	39.6	–
Alessandro Marcandalli Defender	90	0	0	–	38.6	−5.6
Ruslan Malinovskyi Midfielder	74	0	1	0.09	38.3	−10.2
Brooke Norton-Cuffy Midfielder	45	0	0	–	35.0	−9.4
Johan Vásquez Defender	90	0	0	–	34.0	−14.2
Mikael Ellertsson Midfielder	82	0	0	–	33.6	−9.1
Patrizio Masini Midfielder	45	0	0	–	30.7	−14.7

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Sebastiano Esposito Forward	69	0.04	72.0	+19.6
Marco Palestra Midfielder	90	0.03	59.0	+6.6
Juan Rodríguez Defender	45	–	55.5	+5.3
Sebastiano Luperto Defender	90	0.02	55.4	+10.6
Adam Obert Defender	90	–	52.0	+1.4
Luca Mazzitelli Midfielder	69	0.15	51.5	+5.5
Michel Adopo Midfielder	90	0.29	49.9	+5.2
Matteo Prati Midfielder	90	0.05	46.9	+2.9
Zito Luvumbo Forward	62	0.41	46.8	−1.5
Gabriele Zappa Defender	21	–	43.2	–
Semih Kılıçsoy Forward	90	0.25	42.7	−2.1
Riyad Idrissi Defender	45	0.02	41.7	+3.9
Elia Caprile Goalkeeper	90	–	40.0	−12.7
Gennaro Borrelli Forward	21	–	39.4	–
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder	28	–	37.0	–