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Genoa v Napoli : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 17:00 BST, Luigi Ferraris, Genova

Genoa and their boss Alberto Gilardino will be hoping for victory against Antonio Conte and his Napoli side on Saturday evening, as the pair go head to head at the Luigi Ferraris in the Serie A. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with additional weight assigned to top teams. All the stats and infographics are tailored for the selected market. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Genoa and Napoli combined during 90 mins. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to our prediction, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 80% chance of it coming in. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 55% chance of Napoli coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Genoa
19%
15/4
10%
17/4
Draw
26%
29/10
3%
11/4
4%
Napoli
55%
4/6
3%
7/10
5%
Napoli 1-0
15%
5/1
9%
19/4
5%
Draw 1-1
12%
13/211/2
7%
Napoli 2-0
12%
13/2
7%
6/1
8%
Draw 0-0
10%
17/2
6%
7/1
Napoli 2-1
9%
15/213/2
6%
Genoa 1-0
8%
10/110/1
10%
Napoli 3-0
6%
11/110/1
10%
Genoa 2-1
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
13%
Napoli 3-1
5%
14/111/1
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
Genoa 2-0
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Napoli 4-0
2%
25/1
13%
18/1
Napoli 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
9%
Napoli 4-1
2%
28/120/1
9%
Genoa 3-1
1%
40/128/1
15%
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
11/101/1
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
8/118/11
2%
Home 1st Goal
38%
21/10
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
55%
4/9
3%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
17/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
42%
1/1
5%
1/1
7%
BTTS - No
58%
3/4
5%
8/11
5%
BTTS - Home Win
7%
9/1
9%
8/1
10%
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/2
8%
4/1
9%
BTTS - Away Win
19%
3/1
8%
14/5
3%
Home/draw
45%
23/20
4%
23/20
4%
Away/draw
81%
2/11
1%
1/6
2%
Home/away
74%
1/4
2%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
4/111/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
11/521/10
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
11/4
6%
5/2
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
2/7
3%
2/7
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
6/1
13%
11/2
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/10
2%
1/11
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
16/112/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/401/66
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/16
1%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
9/1
11%
15/2
6%
Home DNB
37%
5/2
7%
13/5
5%
Away DNB
73%
2/7
3%
1/4
2%
Genoa win to nil
12%
7/1-
Napoli win to nil
36%
13/8
10%
-
Genoa / Genoa
10%
8/1
10%
7/1
Genoa / Napoli
4%
22/118/1
Genoa / Draw
5%
16/114/1
Draw / Genoa
8%
9/1
9%
17/2
5%
Draw / Napoli
19%
10/3
8%
16/5
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
4/1
5%
Napoli / Genoa
2%
40/133/1
Napoli / Napoli
31%
13/8
1%
8/5
6%
Napoli / Draw
6%
14/112/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Serie A table

Genoa have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league. Genoa are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Genoa have conceded 17 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Genoa have played 9 games at home, winning 0, drawing 6 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Napoli lay in 2nd place on 32 points in the Serie A league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Napoli have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Napoli have played 7 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Genoa
Napoli
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Atalanta1511132134 
May 18
l
 
5-1A
l
 
0-3A
Jan 19
2
Napoli Away1510231132 
Dec 21
May 11
-
-
3
Inter149411931 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 23
Mar 2
d
 
1-1F
4
Fiorentina149411831 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 2
Mar 9
Jan 4
5
Lazio1510141331 
Apr 20
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 16
6
Juventus156901427 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 30
Jan 26
d
 
0-00-0
7
Milan14644822 
May 4
Dec 15
Mar 30
w
 
0-2F
8
Bologna14572222 
d
 
2-2A
May 25
w
 
3-0F
Apr 6
9
Udinese15627-420 
Apr 6
w
 
0-2F
Feb 9
Dec 14
10
Empoli15474-119 
Mar 2
Dec 28
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
11
Roma15447-316 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 19
w
 
1-0F
Feb 2
12
Torino15447-416 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 9
Apr 27
w
 
0-1F
13
Parma15366-415 
Jan 12
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
May 18
14
Genoa Home15366-1115 
-
-
May 11
Dec 21
15
Cagliari15357-1014 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 9
May 25
w
 
0-4F
16
Lecce15348-1813 
Mar 16
Jan 5
w
 
1-0F
May 4
17
Como 190715267-1212 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 27
w
 
3-1F
Feb 23
18
Verona154011-1912 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 13
Jan 12
l
 
3-0A
19
Monza15177-610 
Jan 26
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 20
20
Venezia152310-149 
Feb 16
l
 
2-0A
Dec 29
Mar 16
Win / draw / win form
3
Genoa have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
9
Genoa have not won in 9 consecutive home league games
Genoa 14TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Napoli 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Genoa since 2014
Genoa
Napoli
Goals: Scored
10
14
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
GEN
1
D
3
NAP
5
League games at Napoli since 2015
Napoli
Genoa
Goals: Scored
19
4
Games: Scored
8 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
1 / 9
D
3
NAP
6
Goal Statistics

Napoli have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Serie A matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Genoa on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Genoa 14th Napoli 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Genoa scoring 1 goal or less
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Napoli will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Genoa’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
Napoli’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/283200/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Genoa
PG (predicted goals)
Napoli
0.8
1.5
Attack rating
GEN
NAP
34%
better
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Games scored9
11
Failed to score6
4
Scored first4
10
Goals scored13
21
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
16
Avg. XG for1
1.6
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
GEN
NAP
48%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
6
Clean sheets4
9
Conceded first10
4
Goals conceded24
10
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
11
Conversion rate against15%
9%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.9
KickOff rating
+48%

Genoa v Napoli Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Genoa Serie A squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14515
A MartínA PinamontiS SabelliJ Vásquez
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sabelli DEF141
1
-
A Martín DEF141
4
-
J Vásquez DEF14
5
-
M Frendrup MID141
2
-
M Thorsby MID141
3
-
A Pinamonti FWD1451
3
-
M Badelj MID13
-
A Zanoli DEF12
1
-
A Vogliacco DEF112
2
-
Vitinha FWD101
-
F Miretti MID91
-
N Leali GLK8
1
-
M Bani DEF8
2
-
A Matturro DEF8
1
-
P Gollini GLK7
1
-
K Winter DEF71
4
-
R Malinovskyi MID5
1
-
J Messias FWD51
-
P Masini MID4
1
-
D Ankeye FWD4
-
C Ekuban  FWD4
-
B Norton-Cuffy DEF3
-
E Bohinen MID3
-
F Melegoni MID31
-
A Marcandalli DEF2
-
F Accornero FWD1
-
Napoli Serie A squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15543
A RrahmaniK KvaratskheliaR Lukaku F Anguissa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Olivera DEF151
1
-
A Rrahmani DEF152
2
-
G Lorenzo DEF1531
2
-
F Anguissa MID1511
3
-
M Politano FWD151
-
A Buongiorno DEF141
1
-
K Kvaratskhelia FWD1453
1
-
R Lukaku  FWD1354
1
-
D Neres  FWD1313
-
G Simeone FWD131
-
A Meret GLK12
-
S McTominay MID1231
1
-
S Lobotka MID11
2
-
B Gilmour MID10
-
L Spinazzola DEF91
-
P Mazzocchi  DEF9
2
-
G Raspadori FWD7
1
-
M Folorunsho MID6
-
E Caprile GLK4
-
C Ngonge FWD4
1
-
J Jesus DEF1
-
A Zerbin FWD1
-