Serie A Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 12 · 14:00 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

Genoa were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Frosinone. Genoa had 7.8 days of rest, Frosinone 6 and had to travel 471 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel471 kmRest days7.8 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
Genoa46%
Draw26%
Frosinone28%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.11
Genoa47%
Draw25%
Frosinone28%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
Genoa46%
Draw26%
Frosinone28%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.11
Genoa38%
Draw27%
Frosinone35%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.25
Genoa45%
Draw25%
Frosinone29%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.17
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% 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)
28°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 14 km/h
  • Humidity 49%
Warm
Referee · ItalyAntonio Rapuano
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 59

Team strength

GenoaFrosinone
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
23 AttackIn forecast 41
44 DefenceIn forecast 25
21 Form indexContext 61
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—

Frosinone

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaFrosinone
0.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.62 xGVia Att/Def 0.74
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.03
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext +1.26
33% Scored inContext 67%
0% Clean sheetsContext 33%
10.00 ShotsContext 11.67
1.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
17% On target shareContext 43%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 8.67
66% Box shareContext 74%
3% ConversionContext 17%
3.00 OffsidesContext 3.67
16.00 Shots allowedContext 20.00
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
5.00 BlocksContext 6.33
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
53% Save rateContext 77%
46% PossessionIn forecast 39%
451 PassesContext 261
391 Accurate passesContext 180
87% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.55 Team ratingContext 6.95
8.00 FoulsContext 18.00
10.67 Fouls sufferedContext 15.33
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
0.87 xGVia Att/Def —
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
-0.27 Goals minus xGContext —
40% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.00 ShotsContext 14.20
2.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
26% On target shareContext 36%
6.20 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
62% Box shareContext 62%
6% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.43
13.00 Shots allowedContext 15.50
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
3.89 BlocksContext 4.60
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
68% Save rateContext 79%
51% PossessionIn forecast 42%
424 PassesContext 311
354 Accurate passesContext 232
83% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.99
9.80 FoulsContext 13.20
13.40 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km804 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 21 · 0 pts vs 3.7 for an average club · -2.9 vs expected
  • L4 SepH · Como1–41.0 xPts
  • L30 AugA · Lazio0–10.9 xPts
  • L22 AugH · Napoli0–21.1 xPts
Frosinone
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel471 km586 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 61 · 6 pts vs 4.7 for an average club · +2.5 vs expected
  • W6 SepH · Venezia3–21.9 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Fiorentina3–00.8 xPts
  • L23 AugH · Juventus0–10.8 xPts

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 Frosinone
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Serie A 2026-2027, 4 Sep6Serie A 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km471 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways804 km586 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one88

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
1J. Bijlow(G)
22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
77M. Ellertsson 97M. Sow 8T. Baldanzi 32M. Frendrup 3K. Ehizibue
18M. Osmajić 29L. Colombo
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Frosinone Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22L. Palmisani(G)
79G. Bracaglia 2G. Cittadini 3G. Calvani 20A. Oyono
73P. Masini 14Giacomo Calò
17G. Kvernadze 10R. Schmid 7F. Ghedjemis
9A. Raimondo

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Frosinone Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Frosinone+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 0.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
3.00
Frosinone · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
0.00

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

0 Genoa wins1 draws1 Frosinone wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 30 Mar 2024Genoa1–1Frosinone
  • 26 Nov 2023Frosinone2–1Genoa

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 · Antonio Rapuano Italy · 59 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.44league 3.29
Red cards0.36league 0.00
Cards 5+47%league 16%
Fouls25.3league 22.5
Penalties0.25league 0.00
Home wins49%league 39%
Genoa5 with this referee
Record2-1-2 Cards · opp.2.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds2
  • W12 Apr 26H · Sassuolo2–13
  • L29 Mar 25A · Juventus0–12
  • W28 Dec 24A · Empoli2–12
  • D7 Nov 24H · Como1–14
  • L22 Sep 23A · Lecce0–13
Frosinone3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D21 Apr 24A · Torino0–02
  • L16 Mar 24H · Lazio2–31
  • L25 Feb 24A · Juventus2–32

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

Genoa3 games · scored 1 · conceded 7
0-15
1 3 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
3 76-90
Frosinone3 games · scored 6 · conceded 3
0-15
2 1 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 6 · conceded 14
2 0-15
2 4 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
2 4 76-90
Frosinone10 games · scored 12 · conceded 11
2 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 4 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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