Matchday

Serie A 25/26 · 12 Apr 2026

Genoa 2–1 Sassuolo

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.2 – 1.3
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Genoa favourites at 53%.

Genoa won a close one on the chances: 1.2 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ismael Koné, 61.4 in 87′.

Well above their usual level: Ismael Koné +15.3, Justin Bijlow +10.2, Armand Laurienté +9.0.

Well below it: Mikael Ellertsson −28.0, Domenico Berardi −15.6, Johan Vásquez −14.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Genoa

6 Apr 2026L 0–2at Juventus Serie A
20 Mar 2026L 0–2v Udinese Serie A
15 Mar 2026W 2–0at Hellas Verona Serie A
8 Mar 2026W 2–1v AS Roma Serie A
28 Feb 2026L 0–2at Inter Serie A

Sassuolo

4 Apr 2026W 2–1v Cagliari Serie A
21 Mar 2026D 1–1at Juventus Serie A
15 Mar 2026L 0–1v Bologna Serie A
9 Mar 2026L 1–2at Lazio Serie A
1 Mar 2026W 2–1v Atalanta Serie A

Head to head

3 Nov 2025Sassuolo 1–2 Genoa Serie A

Genoa

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Junior Messias Forward1501–84.4–
Caleb Ekuban Forward35100.6770.0–
Ruslan Malinovskyi Midfielder55100.1461.1+7.3
Justin Bijlow Goalkeeper9000–59.5+10.2
Stefano Sabelli Midfielder87000.0150.0+7.8
Tommaso Baldanzi Midfielder55010.1349.8+1.9
Morten Frendrup Midfielder9000–45.2−1.3
Alessandro Marcandalli Defender9000–42.3+1.9
Leo Østigård Defender9000–41.5−12.9
Lorenzo Colombo Forward55000.1139.9−4.9
Vitinha Forward75000.1539.6−5.3
Sebastian Otoa Defender300–38.6–
Johan Vásquez Defender9000–37.0−14.9
Patrizio Masini Midfielder3500–35.9–
Aarón Martín Midfielder3500–25.5–
Mikael Ellertsson Midfielder4700–14.8−28.0

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Luca Lipani Midfielder900–83.2–
Woyo Coulibaly Defender2300–70.0–
Cristian Volpato Forward2300–62.3–
Ismael Koné Midfielder87100.7761.4+15.3
Armand Laurienté Forward90000.2057.5+9.0
Arijanet Murić Goalkeeper9000–54.9+5.9
Josh Doig Defender81000.0148.9+8.2
Jay Idzes Defender9000–47.4+3.3
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender6700–45.7+1.3
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder90000.0742.3−2.7
Andrea Pinamonti Forward81000.0940.9−6.8
Nemanja Matić Midfielder6700–39.3−4.3
Tarik Muharemović Defender90000.0237.6−11.5
Domenico Berardi Forward47000.1635.0−15.6
Luca Moro Forward300–28.2–
Edoardo Iannoni Midfielder900–22.2–