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Serie A 25/26 · 7 Feb 2026

Genoa 2–3 SSC Napoli

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.3 – 2.4
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made Genoa favourites at 41%.

SSC Napoli won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rasmus Højlund, 73.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Rasmus Højlund +27.2, Alessandro Buongiorno +16.4, Scott McTominay +11.9.

Well below it: Antonio Vergara −12.8, Mikael Ellertsson −9.9, Alessandro Marcandalli −8.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Genoa

30 Jan 2026L 2–3at Lazio Serie A
25 Jan 2026W 3–2v Bologna Serie A
18 Jan 2026D 0–0at Parma Serie A
12 Jan 2026W 3–0v Cagliari Serie A
8 Jan 2026D 1–1at AC Milan Serie A

SSC Napoli

31 Jan 2026W 2–1v Fiorentina Serie A
28 Jan 2026L 2–3v Chelsea Champions League
25 Jan 2026L 0–3at Juventus Serie A
20 Jan 2026D 1–1at FC København Champions League
17 Jan 2026W 1–0v Sassuolo Serie A

Head to head

5 Oct 2025SSC Napoli 2–1 Genoa Serie A

Genoa

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Junior Messias Forward16000.0275.8–
Lorenzo Colombo Forward64100.3358.6+10.5
Ruslan Malinovskyi Midfielder74100.8555.3+4.5
Johan Vásquez Defender9000–54.9+10.6
Leo Østigård Defender9000–50.0−6.1
Aarón Martín Midfielder7400–48.4−6.9
Patrizio Masini Midfielder1600–47.9–
Morten Frendrup Midfielder9000–46.5−1.0
Vitinha Forward89000.0942.9−5.6
Brooke Norton-Cuffy Midfielder90000.0242.2−3.9
Caleb Ekuban Forward2600–38.6–
Alessandro Marcandalli Defender9000–37.1−8.3
Mikael Ellertsson Midfielder90000.0235.0−9.9
Justin Bijlow Goalkeeper9000–34.6–
Maxwel Cornet Forward1000–28.6–

SSC Napoli

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rasmus Højlund Forward90201.5373.7+27.2
Alessandro Buongiorno Defender6000–69.1+16.4
Scott McTominay Midfielder45100.3666.6+11.9
Sam Beukema Defender3000–63.9–
Amir Rrahmani Defender9001–55.3−1.9
Stanislav Lobotka Midfielder90000.0552.3+1.1
Eljif Elmas Midfielder9000–50.0+0.3
Juan Jesus Defender7600–48.7−1.9
Miguel Gutiérrez Defender90000.2946.3+1.5
Antonio Vergara Forward90000.0341.7−12.8
Giovane Forward3200–38.9–
Alex Meret Goalkeeper9000–38.6−7.3
Leonardo Spinazzola Defender90000.1136.5−5.3
Mathías Olivera Defender1300–32.8–