Genoa vs Atalanta

21 December 2025 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Rosario Abisso

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Isak Hien 90+4’

Match summary

Atalanta took a 1-0 win at Genoa, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Isak Hien put Atalanta ahead with a header in stoppage time, set up by Nicola Zalewski.

The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Genoa's 0.97 from 6. Genoa had a player sent off.

Match stats

29% Possession 71%
6 Shots 16
3 Shots on target 4
6 Corners 10
70 Attacks 121
31 Dangerous attacks 93
220 Passes 542
73% Pass accuracy 90%
16 Tackles 21
11 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Genoa Atalanta
Kick-off
Nicola LealiProfessional foul last man
3’
Daniele SommarivaAarón Martín
5’
10’
Charles De KetelaereShot on target
Johan VásquezShot on target
17’
VitinhaShot on target
34’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
49’
ÉdersonShot on target
57’
Lazar SamardžićDaniel Maldini
60’
Lazar SamardžićFoul
60’
Raffaele Palladino
Lorenzo ColomboCaleb Ekuban
67’
Morten ThorsbyRuslan Malinovskyi
67’
69’
Kamaldeen SulemanaDavide Zappacosta
69’
Nicola ZalewskiLorenzo Bernasconi
72’
Raffaele Palladino
Lorenzo ColomboShot on target
77’
79’
Nicola ZalewskiFoul
82’
Marco BrescianiniÉderson
82’
Nikola KrstovićSead Kolasinac
Patrizio MasiniVitinhaInjury
83’
Morten ThorsbySimulation
85’
87’
Nicola ZalewskiShot on target
90+4’
Isak HienHeader0-1 (Atalanta)
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.77 90+4’ Isak Hien (Atalanta), 0-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 1.77 90+4’ Isak Hien (Atalanta), 0-1 Hien 90+4’
Genoa 0.97 xGAtalanta 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking Genoa attacking 
49’ Éderson (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.51 xG, saved 77’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 90+4’ Isak Hien (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 46’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Éderson (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.51 xG, saved 77’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 90+4’ Isak Hien (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 46’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+2’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 67’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Daniel Maldini (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 2’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Éderson (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Genoa 3-5-2 Starting XI
Leali
Marcandalli
Otoa
Vásquez
Norton-Cuffy
Malinovskyi 67’
Frendrup
Ellertsson
Martín 5’
Vitinha 83’
Ekuban 67’
Atalanta 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Carnesecchi
Kolasinac 82’
Hien
Roon
Bernasconi 69’
Éderson 82’
Musah
Zappacosta 69’
Maldini 57’
Ketelaere
Scamacca

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nicola Leali GK20 0.000.000
Sebastian Otoa DEF900 0.000.000
Alessandro Marcandalli DEF900 0.000.000
Johan Vásquez DEF901 0.020.000
Brooke Norton-Cuffy MID900 0.000.321
Aarón Martín MID40 0.000.061
Morten Frendrup MID900 0.000.000
Mikael Ellertsson MID900 0.000.461
Ruslan Malinovskiy MID690 0.000.082
Vitinha FWD853 0.420.000
Caleb Ekuban FWD691 0.060.041
Daniele Sommariva Sub860 0.000.000
Lorenzo Colombo Sub211 0.460.000
Morten Thorsby Sub210 0.000.000
Patrizio Masini Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 25% Avg odds 3.80
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.19
Atalanta win 46% Avg odds 2.06

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Genoa DDWWL
Atalanta LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genoa 2-3 Atalanta, 17 May 25 Next meeting: Atalanta 0-0 Genoa, 02 May 26  All Genoa vs Atalanta meetings

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