Serie A Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 3 · 14:00 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

Genoa were slight favourites.

Genoa were the stronger side on L90 Strength (30 vs 16). Genoa had 4.8 days of rest, Pisa 6.8 and had to travel 140 km.

Away travel140 kmRest days4.8 · 6.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Genoa54%
Draw26%
Pisa20%
Expected goals 1.61 – 0.86
Genoa56%
Draw24%
Pisa20%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.99
Genoa54%
Draw26%
Pisa20%
Expected goals 1.60 – 0.87
Genoa47%
Draw28%
Pisa25%
Expected goals 1.43 – 0.97
Genoa56%
Draw24%
Pisa20%
Expected goals 1.82 – 0.98
Over 2.5 45% Both score 47% Likeliest score 1–0
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)

No weather data yet

RefereeDaniele Chiffi
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 70

Team strength

GenoaPisa
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 16
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
23 AttackIn forecast 15
44 DefenceIn forecast 21
— 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—

Pisa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaPisa
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.71
1.59 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.41
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.31
65% Scored inContext 41%
12% Clean sheetsContext 24%
10.71 ShotsContext 9.76
3.76 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.85
35% On target shareContext 22%
6.94 Shots in the boxContext 7.71
62% Box shareContext 70%
9% ConversionContext 7%
2.36 OffsidesContext 1.69
12.24 Shots allowedContext 15.53
5.07 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.53
4.29 BlocksContext 4.63
3.27 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.18
65% Save rateContext 70%
46% PossessionIn forecast 41%
351 PassesContext 313
275 Accurate passesContext 241
79% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.73
13.71 FoulsContext 12.71
15.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.41
2.18 Yellow cardsContext 1.94
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
+0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.26
80% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.60 ShotsContext 10.10
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.88
37% On target shareContext 23%
7.89 Shots in the boxContext 8.13
71% Box shareContext 73%
13% ConversionContext 9%
2.86 OffsidesContext 1.75
13.90 Shots allowedContext 14.90
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.22 BlocksContext 4.44
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
67% Save rateContext 71%
43% PossessionIn forecast 41%
326 PassesContext 318
254 Accurate passesContext 244
78% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.70 FoulsContext 12.80
15.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest4.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km804 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Pisa
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel140 km1,019 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 Pisa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.8Serie A 2025-2026, 29 Dec6.8Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km140 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways804 km1,019 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one5.23

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 5L. Østigård 34S. Otoa
3Aarón Martín 2M. Thorsby 32M. Frendrup 17R. Malinovskyi 15B. Norton-Cuffy
9Vítinha 29L. Colombo
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Pisa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Šemper(G)
94G. Bonfanti 39Raúl Albiol 5S. Canestrelli
3S. Angori 8M. Højholt 20M. Aebischer 7M. Léris 15I. Touré
9H. Meister 32S. Moreo
+5 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 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Pisa Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Pisa-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 0.67points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
1-3-5
Scored
0.56
Conceded
1.33
Pisa · Away 0.63points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
0-5-3
Scored
1.38
Conceded
2.13

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 16 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Daniele Chiffi 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.73league 3.90
Red cards0.23league 0.16
Cards 5+39%league 39%
Fouls22.7league 26.0
Penalties0.20league 0.30
Home wins43%league 39%
Genoa8 with this referee
Record0-2-6 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L31 Aug 25H · Juventus0–11
  • L31 Oct 24H · Fiorentina0–14
  • L5 Oct 24A · Atalanta1–50
  • L3 Sep 23A · Torino0–15
  • L15 Apr 22A · AC Milan0–22
Pisa

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

Genoa17 games · scored 17 · conceded 27
2 5 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 4 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 6 61-75
5 3 76-90
Pisa17 games · scored 12 · conceded 24
2 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 6 31-45
2 4 46-60
1 5 61-75
4 5 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
2 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 2 76-90
Pisa10 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
3 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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