Inter vs Genoa

21 August 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Valerio Marini

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Milan Skriniar 6’
  • Hakan Calhanoglu 14’
  • Arturo Vidal 74’
  • Edin Dzeko 87’

Match summary

Inter won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Genoa. Inter led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Milan Skriniar put Inter ahead with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu and Hakan Calhanoglu made it 2-0 in the 14th minute, set up by Edin Dzeko. In the second half, Arturo Vidal made it 3-0 in the 74th minute, set up by Nicolò Barella and Edin Dzeko made it 4-0 with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Arturo Vidal.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 2.21 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Genoa's 0.97 from 11.

Match stats

Inter Genoa
17 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.21 xG 0.97
2.21 Non-penalty xG 0.97
12 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Inter Genoa
Kick-off
Milan Skriniar
Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu
1-0 (Inter)
6’
Hakan Calhanoglu
Assist: Edin Dzeko
2-0 (Inter)
14’
Half-time2-0
Arturo Vidal
Assist: Nicolò Barella
3-0 (Inter)
74’
Edin Dzeko
Assist: Arturo Vidal
4-0 (Inter)
87’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Inter
  • Matías Vecino
Genoa
  • Domenico Criscito
  • Stefano Sturaro

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 2.21 0.97 6’ Milan Skriniar (Inter), 1-0 6’ 14’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), 2-0 14’ 74’ Arturo Vidal (Inter), 3-0 74’ 87’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), 4-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.21 0.97 6’ Milan Skriniar (Inter), 1-0 Skriniar 6’ 14’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), 2-0 Calhanoglu 14’ 74’ Arturo Vidal (Inter), 3-0 Vidal 74’ 87’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), 4-0 Dzeko 87’
Inter 2.21 xGGenoa 0.97 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Inter attacking 
74’ Arturo Vidal (Inter), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 71’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 45’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 87’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 24’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Milan Skriniar (Inter), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 9’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Stefano Sabelli (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Ivan Perisic (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 2’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Milan Skriniar (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Stefano Sensi (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 12’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Arturo Vidal (Inter), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 71’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 45’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 87’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 24’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 6’ Milan Skriniar (Inter), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 9’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Stefano Sabelli (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 68’ Ivan Perisic (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 37’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Edin Dzeko (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Milan Skriniar (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Stefano Sensi (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 12’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Zinho Vanheusden (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Nicolo Rovella (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Samir Handanovic GK900 0.000.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF901 0.100.000
Milan Skriniar DEF9012 0.160.000
Alessandro Bastoni DEF870 0.000.101
Matteo Darmian MID900 0.000.131
Ivan Perisic MID721 0.100.000
Marcelo Brozovic MID903 0.140.061
Nicolò Barella MID8011 0.060.582
Hakan Calhanoglu MID80111 0.030.365
Stefano Sensi MID721 0.030.061
Edin Dzeko FWD90114 0.960.031
Arturo Vidal Sub18111 0.540.311
Federico Dimarco Sub181 0.080.461
Matías Vecino Sub100 0.000.000
Martín Satriano Sub100 0.000.000
Denzel Dumfries Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 74% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.58
Genoa win 9% Avg odds 10.84

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

Form going into the game

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

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.