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Sassuolo vs Genoa — Serie A 2018

Sassuolo
Sassuolo
FT
2 – 1
HT: 0 – 0
Genoa
Genoa
1/6/2021Serie ASerie A · Round 16MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 24+ matches

Sassuolo36%
×Draw27%
Genoa37%
✓ 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.

Sassuolo
1.25
Genoa
1.26

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 24 home / 27 away

creates per match

Sassuolo
1.02
Genoa
1.04

allows per match

Sassuolo
1.48
Genoa
1.47

finishing

Sassuolo+0.23scores more
Genoa-0.11scores less

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Sassuolo ↓

Genoa →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–110%
0–26%
0–33%
0–41%
1
1–010%
1–113%
1–28%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–06%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–13%
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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Sassuolo or draw
63%
Sassuolo or Genoa
73%
Draw or Genoa
64%

Winning margin

Sassuolo wins by 2+
16%
Genoa wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Sassuolo 1+ goals
71%
Sassuolo 2+ goals
36%
Sassuolo 3+ goals
13%
Genoa 1+ goals
72%
Genoa 2+ goals
36%
Genoa 3+ goals
13%

Draw no bet

Sassuolo (draw refunded)
50%
Genoa (draw refunded)
50%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Sassuolo at home — creates 1.02, concedes 1.48 · 24 matches

Genoa away — creates 1.04, concedes 1.47 · 27 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Sassuolo attack 1.02 + Genoa defence 1.47 → ÷2 → 1.25

Genoa attack 1.04 + Sassuolo defence 1.48 → ÷2 → 1.26

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 37%?"

Sassuolo scores more
36%
level
27%
Genoa scores more
37%

Genoa at 37% 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 37% 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

Serie A: Sassuolo 2–1 Genoa

Sassuolo beat Genoa 2-1 in Serie A on January 6, 2021.

The match was played at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore in Reggio nell'Emilia.