What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Juventus lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Genoa -0.27, Juventus +0.92.
- Points per game over the last five: Genoa 0.80, Juventus 1.00.
- Attack: Genoa xG per match 1.09, 12.0 shots, 1.4 big chances created; Juventus xG per match 1.55, 15.6 shots, 2.4 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Genoa 1.36, Juventus 0.63; shots on target faced 10.6 vs 4.6, big chances faced 2.0 vs 1.0.
Each team's clearest edge
Head-to-head data
Genoa
|
Metric |
Juventus
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 0.80 | Points per game | 1.00 |
| 1.00 | Goals per match | 1.20 |
| 2.00 | Goals conceded per match | 1.60 |
| 1.17 | Expected points per game | 2.07 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.09 | xG per match | 1.55 |
| 12.0 | Shots per match | 15.6 |
| 7.4 | Shots on target per match | 10.0 |
| 1.4 | Big chances created per match | 2.4 |
| 42.2% | Possession | 57.8% |
| 3.2 | Deep completions per match | 8.4 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.36 | xGA per match | 0.63 |
| 15.8 | Shots faced per match | 7.4 |
| 10.6 | Shots on target faced per match | 4.6 |
| 2.0 | Big chances faced per match | 1.0 |
| 8.8 | Deep completions allowed per match | 3.6 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 22.8 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 23.6 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Genoa 5
- Djibril Sow Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Elias Havel Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Franz-Ethan Meichtry Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Lorenzo Colombo Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Lorenzo Venturino Injury Back in training
Juventus 6
- Francisco Conceição Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Jeff Ekhator Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Kamil Grabara Injury Out for the season
- Kenan Yıldız Injury Expected back early December 2026
- Khéphren Thuram-Ulien Injury Expected back mid January 2027
- Manuel Locatelli Injury Expected back late March 2027
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.