Genoa vs Fiorentina

18 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Livio Marinelli

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Domenico Criscito 90+8’ (pen)
  • Riccardo Saponara 60’
  • Giacomo Bonaventura 89’

Match summary

Fiorentina won 2-1 away at Genoa. It was goalless at half-time.

Riccardo Saponara put Fiorentina ahead in the 60th minute, set up by Giacomo Bonaventura, Giacomo Bonaventura made it 0-2 in the 89th minute, set up by Riccardo Saponara, and Domenico Criscito pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Genoa created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Fiorentina 1.13 from 16.

Match stats

Genoa Fiorentina
9 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 11
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.28 xG 1.12
0.52 Non-penalty xG 1.12
1 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Genoa Fiorentina
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
60’
Riccardo Saponara
Assist: Giacomo Bonaventura0-1 (Fiorentina)
89’
Giacomo Bonaventura
Assist: Riccardo Saponara0-2 (Fiorentina)
Domenico Criscito
Penalty1-2 (Genoa)
90+8’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Genoa
  • Zinho Vanheusden
  • Domenico Criscito
  • Abdoulaye Touré
  • Valon Behrami
Fiorentina
  • Álvaro Odriozola
  • Lucas Martínez Quarta
  • Cristiano Biraghi
  • Aleksandr Kokorin

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 1.13 60’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), 0-1 60’ 89’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), 0-2 89’ 90+8’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 1-2 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 1.13 60’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), 0-1 Saponara 60’ 89’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), 0-2 Bonaventura 89’ 90+8’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 1-2 Criscito 90+8’
Genoa 1.28 xGFiorentina 1.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fiorentina attacking Genoa attacking 
90+8’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 51’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 89’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 17’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ José Callejón (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Hernani (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+8’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 51’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 89’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 17’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ José Callejón (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 35’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Hernani (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Mohamed Fares (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Salvatore Sirigu GK900 0.000.000
Andrea Cambiaso DEF641 0.010.000
Zinho Vanheusden DEF902 0.060.000
Nikola Maksimovic DEF900 0.000.000
Domenico Criscito DEF9011 0.760.000
Milan Badelj MID900 0.000.041
Abdoulaye Touré MID690 0.000.000
Filippo Melegoni MID580 0.000.000
Nicolo Rovella MID901 0.010.112
Mohamed Fares MID691 0.040.000
Mattia Destro FWD582 0.350.000
Hernani Sub321 0.050.000
Goran Pandev Sub320 0.000.000
Davide Biraschi Sub260 0.000.000
Valon Behrami Sub210 0.000.000
Yayah Kallon Sub210 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 28% Avg odds 3.39
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.34
Fiorentina win 43% Avg odds 2.22

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

Form going into the game

Genoa LWLLW
Fiorentina LDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Genoa 1-1 Fiorentina, 03 Apr 21 Next meeting: Fiorentina 6-0 Genoa, 17 Jan 22  All Genoa vs Fiorentina meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.