Serie A Gameweek 15 Sun, Dec 14 · 17:00 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

Inter were clear favourites.

Inter were the stronger side on L90 Strength (84 vs 32). Genoa had 6 days of rest, Inter 8 and had to travel 119 km.

Away travel119 kmRest days6 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Genoa14%
Draw21%
Inter65%
Expected goals 0.81 – 2.02
Genoa14%
Draw21%
Inter65%
Expected goals 0.87 – 2.07
Genoa14%
Draw22%
Inter64%
Expected goals 0.80 – 1.95
Genoa10%
Draw18%
Inter72%
Expected goals 0.72 – 2.26
Genoa14%
Draw20%
Inter66%
Expected goals 0.87 – 2.14
Over 2.5 54% Both score 49% Likeliest score 0–2
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.
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Referee · ItalyDaniele Doveri
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 73

Team strength

GenoaInter
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 84
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 83
23 AttackIn forecast 91
44 DefenceIn forecast 73
— 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—

Inter

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaInter
1.07 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.29
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.93
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.82
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.47
64% Scored inContext 93%
14% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.50 ShotsContext 17.14
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.43
35% On target shareContext 32%
7.14 Shots in the boxContext 11.86
61% Box shareContext 71%
9% ConversionContext 13%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.17
11.29 Shots allowedContext 9.29
4.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.46
4.00 BlocksContext 3.18
2.92 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.91
63% Save rateContext 84%
49% PossessionIn forecast 59%
365 PassesContext 520
288 Accurate passesContext 453
79% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.77 Team ratingContext 7.07
14.29 FoulsContext 13.86
14.57 Fouls sufferedContext 11.43
2.43 Yellow cardsContext 1.36
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
70% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.90 ShotsContext 15.90
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
33% On target shareContext 33%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.90
62% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.63 OffsidesContext 1.78
11.10 Shots allowedContext 9.70
4.78 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
3.57 BlocksContext 2.88
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
61% Save rateContext 83%
49% PossessionIn forecast 58%
367 PassesContext 531
294 Accurate passesContext 461
80% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.77 Team ratingContext 7.02
14.10 FoulsContext 11.80
15.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km767 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Inter
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel119 km0 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 Inter
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Serie A 2025-2026, 8 Dec8Serie A 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km119 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways767 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.114.1

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
1N. Leali(G)
22J. Vásquez 34S. Otoa 27A. Marcandalli
3Aarón Martín 77M. Ellertsson 17R. Malinovskyi 32M. Frendrup 15B. Norton-Cuffy
29L. Colombo 9Vítinha
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Inter Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1Y. Sommer(G)
95A. Bastoni 25M. Akanji 31Y. Bisseck
30Carlos Augusto 8P. Sučić 7P. Zieliński 23N. Barella 11L. de Lima
94F. Esposito 10L. Martínez
+7 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.08 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Inter Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa-0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.7 pp
  • Inter+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 0.86points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
1-3-3
Scored
0.57
Conceded
1.29
Inter · Away 2.00points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
4-0-2
Scored
1.83
Conceded
1.33

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 11 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

0 Genoa wins3 draws3 Inter wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.67 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets17% · 50%
  • 22 Feb 2025Inter1–0Genoa
  • 17 Aug 2024Genoa2–2Inter
  • 4 Mar 2024Inter2–1Genoa
  • 29 Dec 2023Genoa1–1Inter
  • 25 Feb 2022Genoa0–0Inter
  • 21 Aug 2021Inter4–0Genoa

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 · Daniele Doveri Italy · 73 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.34league 3.85
Red cards0.21league 0.16
Cards 5+29%league 37%
Fouls24.7league 25.9
Penalties0.22league 0.32
Home wins25%league 40%
Genoa6 with this referee
Record1-4-1 Cards · opp.2.2 · 2.3 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • W27 Jan 25H · Monza2–00
  • D19 Oct 24H · Bologna2–22
  • D29 Dec 23H · Inter1–12
  • D22 Jan 22H · Udinese0–04
  • L10 Dec 21H · Sampdoria1–32
Inter12 with this referee
Record4-5-3 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.1 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W2 Nov 25A · Verona2–11
  • D5 Apr 25A · Parma2–23
  • D1 Mar 25A · Napoli1–10
  • L6 Feb 25A · Fiorentina0–30
  • W28 Dec 24A · Cagliari3–00

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

Genoa14 games · scored 15 · conceded 21
2 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
2 6 61-75
4 2 76-90
Inter14 games · scored 32 · conceded 13
6 1 0-15
4 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
5 2 46-60
7 1 61-75
8 4 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 13 · conceded 17
2 2 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 5 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 1 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 17 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
5 1 61-75
5 2 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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