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Genoa vs Empoli — Serie A 2018

Genoa
Genoa
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Empoli
Empoli
3/6/2022Serie ASerie A · Round 28Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 57+ matches

Genoa42%
×Draw26%
Empoli31%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
Always home
44.6%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50% correct across 579,794 matches, vs 44.6% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.2% correct · Away picks 49.2% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Genoa
1.40
Empoli
1.16

Genoa creates 21% more chances

Season form · 118 home / 57 away

creates per match

Genoa
1.19
Empoli
0.96

allows per match

Genoa
1.36
Empoli
1.61

finishing

Genoa+0.00on par
Empoli+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%Yes
  • Yes52
  • No48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Genoa ↓

Empoli →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–011%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Genoa or draw
69%
Genoa or Empoli
74%
Draw or Empoli
58%

Winning margin

Genoa wins by 2+
20%
Empoli wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Genoa 1+ goals
75%
Genoa 2+ goals
41%
Genoa 3+ goals
17%
Empoli 1+ goals
69%
Empoli 2+ goals
32%
Empoli 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Genoa (draw refunded)
58%
Empoli (draw refunded)
42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Genoa at home — creates 1.19, concedes 1.36 · 118 matches

Empoli away — creates 0.96, concedes 1.61 · 57 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Genoa attack 1.19 + Empoli defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.40

Empoli attack 0.96 + Genoa defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.16

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Genoa scores more
42%
level
26%
Empoli scores more
31%

Genoa at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Genoa will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Genoa vs Empoli

Genoa and Empoli drew 0-0 in Serie A on March 6, 2022.

The match was played at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova.