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
Genoa lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Genoa -0.27, Venezia -0.70.
- Points per game over the last five: Genoa 0.80, Venezia 0.60.
- Attack: Genoa xG per match 1.09, 12.0 shots, 1.4 big chances created; Venezia xG per match 1.74, 13.2 shots, 2.8 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Genoa 1.36, Venezia 2.43; shots on target faced 10.6 vs 15.5, big chances faced 2.0 vs 4.5.
Each team's clearest edge
Home edge
Big chances faced per match
2.0
vs 4.5
· Edge 55.6%
xGA per match
1.36
vs 2.43
· Edge 44.0%
Shots on target faced per match
10.6
vs 15.5
· Edge 31.6%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Away edge
Big chances created per match
2.8
vs 1.4
· Edge 49.1%
xG per match
1.74
vs 1.09
· Edge 37.2%
Goals per match
1.20
vs 1.00
· Edge 16.7%
Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.
Head-to-head data
Genoa
|
Metric |
Venezia
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 0.80 | Points per game | 0.60 |
| 1.00 | Goals per match | 1.20 |
| 2.00 | Goals conceded per match | 2.40 |
| 1.17 | Expected points per game | 1.01 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.09 | xG per match | 1.74 |
| 12.0 | Shots per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 13.2 |
| 7.4 | Shots on target per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 6.8 |
| 1.4 | Big chances created per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 2.8 |
| 42.2% | Possession 5 / 4 matches with data | 54.2% |
| 3.2 | Deep completions per match | 5.8 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.36 | xGA per match | 2.43 |
| 15.8 | Shots faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 20.8 |
| 10.6 | Shots on target faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 15.5 |
| 2.0 | Big chances faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data | 4.5 |
| 8.8 | Deep completions allowed per match | 8.8 |
| 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) | 18.2 |
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
Venezia 6
- Andrea Adorante Injury Doubtful
- Armel Bella-Kotchap Injury Doubtful
- Bartol Franjić Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Gianluca Busio Injury Doubtful
- Marin Šverko Injury Expected return: Unknown
- Thierry Correia Injury Expected back early November 2026
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.