In autumn, Genoa have managed only two accurate shots in four games. Juventus, since the arrival of Thiago Motta, is slowly revamping while continuing to rely on the solid defence instilled by the former manager Massimiliano Allegri.
After a promising start to the campaign with two wins and a draw against Inter Milan (2:2), Genoa have gone on a four-match winless streak. They have underperformed their xG by 2.31 goals (6.31 xG with 4 goals). On Wednesday, the team suffered a significant setback, losing to Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia derby (1:2 after a penalty shootout). It is crucial for them to bounce back with a positive performance against the favourites to appease their fans.
Juventus are also struggling in attack (4.23 xG – the 19th in Serie A), but they lead the Italian league in xGA by a large margin (2.27 and no goals conceded). Against Napoli (0:0), Thiago Motta adopted a restrictive style, registering just one shot on target. He is likely dissatisfied with the form of his main forward Dušan Vlahović, who was substituted at halftime for Timothy Weah – the American certainly works better in pressing.
In the first five rounds, Genoa and Juventus combined had only three matches exceeding the total over 2.5 – all of which occurred in August. In Genoa, do not expect plenty of dangerous moments; the opponents are likely to have a low-scoring game.
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Alberto Gilardino
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Pierluigi Gollini
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gk. | 5 | -5 |
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Daniele Sommariva
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Franz Stolz
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Nicola Leali
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Aaron Martin
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Johan Vásquez
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Koni De Winter
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df. | 5 | 1 |
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Stefano Sabelli
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Alessandro Vogliacco
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df. | 4 | 1 |
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Alessandro Zanoli
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Mattia Bani
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Alan Matturro
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alessandro Marcandalli
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Brooke Norton-Cuffy
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Gabriele Calvani
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Honest Ahanor
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Marko Pajač
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Tommaso Pittino
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Milan Badelj
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Morten Frendrup
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Morten Thorsby
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Ruslan Malinovskyi
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Emil Bohinen
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Fabio Miretti
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Filippo Melegoni
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Lior Kasa
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Manolo Portanova
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Patrizio Masini
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Vitinha Oliveira
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Andrea Pinamonti
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Caleb Ekuban
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Jeff Ekhator Osayuki
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fw. | 4 | 0 |
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Messias Rodrigues da Silva Júnior
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Federico Accornero
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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David Ankeye
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Thiago Motta
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Michele Di Gregorio
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gk. | 4 | 0 |
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Mattia Perin
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Carlo Pinsoglio
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Andrea Cambiaso
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df. | 5 | 1 |
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Gleison Bremer
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Federico Gatti
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Nicolò Savona
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df. | 4 | 1 |
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Juan David Cabal Murillo
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Pierre Kazeye Rommel Kalulu Kyatengwa
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Danilo
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jonas Jakob Rouhi
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Manuel Locatelli
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Douglas Luiz
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Nicolò Fagioli
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mf. | 4 | 0 |
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Khéphren Thuram-Ulien
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Teun Koopmeiners
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Weston McKennie
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Arthur
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Paul Pogba
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Vasilije Adžić
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Dušan Vlahović
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fw. | 5 | 2 |
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Kenan Yıldız
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fw. | 5 | 0 |
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Samuel-Germain Kinduelu Mbangula Tshifunda
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Nicolás González
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Timothy Weah
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Francisco Conceição
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Lorenzo Anghelè
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Arkadiusz Milik
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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