Serie A Gameweek 26 Sun, Feb 22 · 11:30 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 Genoa. Genoa had 6.9 days of rest, Torino 6.8 and had to travel 124 km.

Away travel124 kmRest days6.9 · 6.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Genoa46%
Draw27%
Torino27%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.09
Genoa43%
Draw27%
Torino30%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.20
Genoa45%
Draw27%
Torino28%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.10
Genoa39%
Draw28%
Torino34%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.23
Genoa47%
Draw25%
Torino28%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.22
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.
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Referee · ItalyMarco Guida
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.36
  • Matches 81

Team strength

GenoaTorino
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
23 AttackIn forecast 39
44 DefenceIn forecast 47
— 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—

Torino

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaTorino
1.16 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.48 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.76
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.31 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
68% Scored inContext 68%
20% Clean sheetsContext 36%
11.12 ShotsContext 11.64
3.96 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.16
36% On target shareContext 36%
7.04 Shots in the boxContext 7.64
61% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 9%
1.95 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.44 Shots allowedContext 13.40
4.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.16
4.95 BlocksContext 3.76
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
69% Save rateContext 61%
47% PossessionIn forecast 44%
363 PassesContext 363
290 Accurate passesContext 288
80% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.48 FoulsContext 13.92
14.64 Fouls sufferedContext 10.56
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.92
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.31
+0.34 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.20 ShotsContext 11.60
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
36% On target shareContext 35%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
62% Box shareContext 68%
12% ConversionContext 9%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.33
16.00 Shots allowedContext 12.40
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
5.70 BlocksContext 3.80
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
75% Save rateContext 61%
46% PossessionIn forecast 46%
368 PassesContext 378
301 Accurate passesContext 297
82% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.78
12.70 FoulsContext 14.30
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
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 km235 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Torino
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel124 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 Torino
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 15 Feb6.8Serie A 2025-2026, 15 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km124 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways235 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.37.2

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)
22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
15B. Norton-Cuffy 17R. Malinovskyi 32M. Frendrup 8T. Baldanzi 77M. Ellertsson
18C. Ekuban 29L. Colombo
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Torino Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Paleari(G)
77E. Ebosse 13G. Maripán 23Saúl Coco
33Rafael Obrador 66G. Gineitis 6E. İlkhan 10N. Vlašić 20V. Lazaro
18G. Simeone 17S. Kulenović
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Torino Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Torino-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 1.00points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
3-4-6
Scored
1.08
Conceded
1.38
Torino · Away 1.08points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
3-4-5
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.83

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 7 of 7 meetings

1 Genoa wins3 draws3 Torino wins
Goals per game0.71 – 1.00 Over 2.529% Both scored43% Clean sheets43% · 43%
  • 26 Oct 2025Torino2–1Genoa
  • 8 Feb 2025Torino1–1Genoa
  • 7 Dec 2024Genoa0–0Torino
  • 13 Jan 2024Genoa0–0Torino
  • 3 Sep 2023Torino1–0Genoa
  • 18 Mar 2022Genoa1–0Torino

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 · Marco Guida Italy · 81 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.79
Red cards0.11league 0.20
Cards 5+40%league 37%
Fouls24.0league 25.4
Penalties0.36league 0.32
Home wins42%league 37%
Genoa6 with this referee
Record2-2-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • D9 Nov 25H · Fiorentina2–22
  • D15 Dec 24A · AC Milan0–02
  • W4 Nov 24A · Parma1–05
  • W22 Dec 23A · Sassuolo2–11
  • L5 Nov 23A · Cagliari1–22
Torino4 with this referee
Record1-2-1 Cards · opp.0.8 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Sep 23H · AS Roma1–10
  • W27 May 23A · Spezia4–02
  • D13 Mar 22H · Inter1–11
  • L22 Dec 21A · Inter0–10

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

Genoa25 games · scored 29 · conceded 37
5 5 0-15
3 6 16-30
4 6 31-45
2 7 46-60
7 7 61-75
8 6 76-90
Torino25 games · scored 25 · conceded 44
2 4 0-15
6 9 16-30
4 7 31-45
3 7 46-60
4 10 61-75
6 7 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
4 4 76-90
Torino10 games · scored 10 · conceded 18
1 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 31-45
5 46-60
2 5 61-75
4 3 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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