Genoa vs Napoli

21 December 2024 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Federico La Penna

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Andrea Pinamonti 51’
  • Franck Zambo 15’
  • Amir Rrahmani 23’

Match summary

Napoli won 2-1 away at Genoa. Napoli led 2-0 at half-time.

Franck Zambo put Napoli ahead with a header in the 15th minute, set up by David Neres, Amir Rrahmani made it 0-2 with a header in the 23rd minute, set up by Stanislav Lobotka, and Andrea Pinamonti pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 51st minute, set up by Vitinha.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Genoa's 0.71 from 11.

Match stats

Genoa Napoli
11 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.71 xG 1.42
0.71 Non-penalty xG 1.42
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Genoa Napoli
Kick-off
15’
Franck Zambo
Assist: David Neres0-1 (Napoli)
23’
Amir Rrahmani
Assist: Stanislav Lobotka0-2 (Napoli)
Half-time0-2
Andrea Pinamonti
Assist: Vitinha1-2 (Genoa)
51’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Stefano Sabelli
  • Morten Frendrup
Napoli
  • Juan Jesus

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.42 15’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), 0-1 15’ 23’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), 0-2 23’ 51’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), 1-2 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 1.42 15’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), 0-1 Zambo 15’ 23’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), 0-2 Rrahmani 23’ 51’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), 1-2 Pinamonti 51’
Genoa 0.71 xGNapoli 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Genoa attacking 
5’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.57 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 51’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+3’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 11’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 85’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ David Neres (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ David Neres (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.57 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 51’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+3’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, goal 11’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+5’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 85’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Andrea Pinamonti (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ David Neres (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ David Neres (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nicola Leali GK900 0.000.000
Stefano Sabelli DEF810 0.000.061
Mattia Bani DEF900 0.000.071
Johan Vásquez DEF902 0.080.000
Aarón Martín DEF900 0.000.204
Morten Frendrup MID900 0.000.000
Milan Badelj MID722 0.080.000
Alessandro Zanoli MID900 0.000.081
Fabio Miretti MID850 0.000.000
Vitinha MID7211 0.080.232
Andrea Pinamonti FWD9015 0.410.000
Caleb Ekuban Sub181 0.060.000
Morten Thorsby Sub180 0.000.000
Brooke Norton-Cuffy Sub90 0.000.000
Mario Balotelli Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 17% Avg odds 5.60
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Napoli win 56% Avg odds 1.70

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

Form going into the game

Genoa DDWDD
Napoli DWWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Napoli 1-1 Genoa, 17 Feb 24 Next meeting: Napoli 2-2 Genoa, 11 May 25  All Genoa vs Napoli 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.