Serie A Gameweek 34 Sun, Apr 26 · 14:00 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 37). Como usually keep the ball (62% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Genoa had 6.9 days of rest, Como 8.9 and had to travel 156 km.

Away travel156 kmRest days6.9 · 8.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Genoa29%
Draw27%
Como44%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.47
Genoa30%
Draw27%
Como43%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.48
Genoa29%
Draw27%
Como44%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.46
Genoa23%
Draw26%
Como51%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.65
Genoa30%
Draw26%
Como43%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.53
Over 2.5 49% Both score 53% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Genova)

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Referee · ItalyFederico La Penna
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 49

Team strength

GenoaComo
37 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
23 AttackIn forecast 72
44 DefenceIn forecast 67
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Genoa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaComo
1.21 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.73
1.39 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.85
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.87
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
67% Scored inContext 76%
21% Clean sheetsContext 45%
11.45 ShotsContext 14.21
3.97 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
35% On target shareContext 35%
7.19 Shots in the boxContext 9.13
61% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 12%
1.75 OffsidesContext 1.57
12.70 Shots allowedContext 9.00
4.55 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.45
4.43 BlocksContext 3.00
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.62
69% Save rateContext 72%
48% PossessionIn forecast 62%
375 PassesContext 523
303 Accurate passesContext 458
81% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.91
12.42 FoulsContext 13.06
14.76 Fouls sufferedContext 11.97
1.76 Yellow cardsContext 2.15
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 33 and 33 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.46
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.81
-0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.54
60% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.10 ShotsContext 14.00
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
31% On target shareContext 34%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.33
60% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 14%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.86
11.30 Shots allowedContext 8.00
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.22
3.10 BlocksContext 3.00
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.25
71% Save rateContext 64%
51% PossessionIn forecast 61%
414 PassesContext 516
346 Accurate passesContext 457
84% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.00 FoulsContext 12.60
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.10
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Genoa
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km280 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Como
Rest8.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel156 km346 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Genoa Como
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 19 Apr8.9Serie A 2025-2026, 17 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km156 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways280 km346 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.26.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Genoa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
16J. Bijlow(G)
34S. Otoa 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
22J. Vásquez 77M. Ellertsson 4Alexsandro Amorim 32M. Frendrup 20S. Sabelli
9Vítinha 21J. Ekhator
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Como Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Butez(G)
3Álex Valle 34Diego Carlos 14Jacobo Ramón 28I. Smolčić
33L. da Cunha 23M. Perrone
20M. Baturina 10N. Paz 38Assane Diao
11A. Douvikas
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Genoa Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Como Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Como+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 1.29points per game · 17 home games
W-D-L
6-4-7
Scored
1.24
Conceded
1.29
Como · Away 1.63points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
7-5-4
Scored
1.44
Conceded
0.81

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

0 Genoa wins2 draws1 Como wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 15 Sep 2025Como1–1Genoa
  • 27 Apr 2025Como1–0Genoa
  • 7 Nov 2024Genoa1–1Como

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Federico La Penna Italy · 49 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.22league 3.71
Red cards0.16league 0.19
Cards 5+41%league 35%
Fouls26.1league 24.8
Penalties0.29league 0.29
Home wins41%league 40%
Genoa4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W12 Jan 26H · Cagliari3–02
  • D22 Nov 25A · Cagliari3–33
  • L5 Oct 25A · Napoli1–23
  • L21 Dec 24H · Napoli1–22
Como

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Genoa33 games · scored 40 · conceded 46
5 6 0-15
5 8 16-30
6 7 31-45
4 9 46-60
8 9 61-75
12 7 76-90
Como32 games · scored 55 · conceded 27
10 4 0-15
7 2 16-30
8 5 31-45
7 8 46-60
10 4 61-75
13 4 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 13 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 2 76-90
Como10 games · scored 20 · conceded 12
3 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
6 3 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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