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Genoa vs Spezia — Serie A 2018

Genoa
Genoa
FT
2 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Spezia
Spezia
4/24/2021Serie ASerie A · Round 33Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 57+ matches

Genoa46%
×Draw25%
Spezia29%
✓ 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
1.57
Spezia
1.18

Genoa creates 33% more chances

Season form · 118 home / 57 away

creates per match

Genoa
1.19
Spezia
1.00

allows per match

Genoa
1.36
Spezia
1.96

finishing

Genoa+0.00on par
Spezia+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Over
  • Over52
  • Under48

Close call

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Genoa ↓

Spezia →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–18%
0–24%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–112%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–04%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
76%24%2.5
52%48%3.5
30%70%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

Genoa or draw
71%
Genoa or Spezia
75%
Draw or Spezia
54%

Winning margin

Genoa wins by 2+
24%
Spezia wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Genoa 1+ goals
79%
Genoa 2+ goals
46%
Genoa 3+ goals
21%
Spezia 1+ goals
69%
Spezia 2+ goals
33%
Spezia 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Genoa (draw refunded)
62%
Spezia (draw refunded)
38%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
43%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Spezia away — creates 1.00, concedes 1.96 · 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 + Spezia defence 1.96 → ÷2 → 1.57

Spezia attack 1.00 + Genoa defence 1.36 → ÷2 → 1.18

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 46%?"

Genoa scores more
46%
level
25%
Spezia scores more
29%

Genoa at 46% 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 46% 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

Genoa 2 – 0 Spezia

Genoa beat Spezia 2-0 in Serie A on April 24, 2021.

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