Genoa vs Roma

8 March 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Andrea Colombo

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Junior Messias 52’ (pen)
  • Vitinha 80’
  • Evan Ndicka 55’

Match summary

Genoa won 2-1 at home to Roma. It was goalless at half-time.

Junior Messias put Genoa ahead from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute, Evan Ndicka equalised with a header in the 55th minute, and Vitinha won it in the 80th minute, set up by Patrizio Masini.

The chances backed that up: Genoa created 2.56 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Roma's 0.28 from 7.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%
11 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 6
102 Attacks 102
39 Dangerous attacks 47
254 Passes 455
61% Pass accuracy 76%
14 Tackles 7
11 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 5

Key events

Genoa Roma
Kick-off
12’
Evan NdickaFoul
Patrizio MasiniFoul
16’
Junior MessiasShot on target
24’
40’
Donyell MalenFoul
Half-time0-0
46’
Bryan CristanteLorenzo Venturino
Second half underway
Junior MessiasPenalty1-0 (Genoa)
52’
55’
Evan NdickaHeader1-1 (Roma)
56’
Neil El AynaouiLorenzo Pellegrini
Lorenzo ColomboJeff Ekhator
64’
Ruslan MalinovskyiJunior Messias
64’
70’
Daniele GhilardiDevyne Rensch
VitinhaCaleb Ekuban
75’
Lorenzo ColomboShot on target
77’
Aarón MartínMikael Egill EllertssonInjury
79’
VitinhaRight foot shot2-1 (Genoa)
80’
84’
Robinio VazZeki Çelik
84’
Jan ZiolkowskiGianluca Mancini
89’
Bryan CristanteFoul
Ruslan MalinovskiyShot on target
90+1’
Full-time2-1

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.28 52’ Junior Messias (Genoa), 1-0 52’ 55’ Evan Ndicka (Roma), 1-1 55’ 80’ Vitinha (Genoa), 2-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.56 0.28 52’ Junior Messias (Genoa), 1-0 Messias 52’ 55’ Evan Ndicka (Roma), 1-1 Ndicka 55’ 80’ Vitinha (Genoa), 2-1 Vitinha 80’
Genoa 2.56 xGRoma 0.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Roma attacking Genoa attacking 
80’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 52’ Junior Messias (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 53’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Donyell Malen (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Donyell Malen (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Evan Ndicka (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 90’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Patrizio Masini (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Devyne Rensch (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.81 xG, goal 52’ Junior Messias (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 53’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Donyell Malen (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Donyell Malen (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Evan Ndicka (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 90’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Mikael Ellertsson (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Patrizio Masini (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Devyne Rensch (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Genoa 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Bijlow
Marcandalli
Østigård
Vásquez
Ellertsson 79’
Frendrup
Masini
Sabelli
Messias 64’
Ekuban 75’
Ekhator 64’
Roma 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Svilar
Çelik 84’
Ndicka
Mancini 84’
Tsimikas
Koné
Pisilli
Rensch 70’
Venturino 46’
Pellegrini 56’
Malen

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Justin Bijlow GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Marcandalli DEF900 0.000.000
Johan Vásquez DEF900 0.000.011
Leo Østigard DEF900 0.000.000
Mikael Ellertsson MID811 0.020.031
Stefano Sabelli MID900 0.000.000
Morten Frendrup MID900 0.000.000
Patrizio Masini MID9011 0.020.811
Caleb Ekuban MID772 0.230.000
Junior Messias MID6613 0.850.101
Jeff Ekhator FWD660 0.000.131
Lorenzo Colombo Sub242 0.040.000
Ruslan Malinovskiy Sub241 0.580.000
Vitinha Sub1311 0.810.021
Aarón Martín Sub90 0.000.581

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 22% Avg odds 4.20
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.12
Roma win 48% Avg odds 1.98

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

Form going into the game

Genoa LLDWL
Roma LWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Roma 3-1 Genoa, 29 Dec 25 Next meeting: Roma 2-0 Genoa, 17 Oct 26  All Genoa vs Roma meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.