Roma vs Genoa

29 December 2025 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Matìas Soulè Malvano 14’
  • Kouadio Kone 19’
  • Evan Ferguson 31’
  • Jeff Ekhator 87’

Match summary

Roma beat Genoa 3-1. Roma led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Matìas Soulè Malvano put Roma ahead in the 14th minute, Kouadio Kone made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, set up by Evan Ferguson, and Evan Ferguson made it 3-0 in the 31st minute. In the second half, Jeff Ekhator pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Genoa's 0.51 from 10.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
16 Shots 10
8 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 1
97 Attacks 104
55 Dangerous attacks 31
563 Passes 371
85% Pass accuracy 76%
21 Tackles 22
13 Fouls 13
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Roma Genoa
Kick-off
Matías SouléLeft foot shot1-0 (Roma)
14’
Evan FergusonShot on target
17’
Manu KonéRight foot shot2-0 (Roma)
19’
Evan FergusonLeft foot shot3-0 (Roma)
31’
Matìas Soulè MalvanoShot on target
31’
Paulo DybalaShot on target
45’
Half-time3-0
Second half underway
47’
Leo ØstigardShot on target
50’
Morten FrendrupFoul
Stephan El ShaarawyMatías SouléInjury
57’
58’
Alessandro MarcandalliLeo Østigård
59’
Lorenzo ColomboCaleb Ekuban
59’
Seydou FiniRuslan Malinovskyi
72’
Jeff EkhatorVitinha
Bryan CristanteShot on target
72’
Daniele GhilardiGianluca Mancini
74’
Niccolò PisilliBryan Cristante
74’
79’
Patrizio MasiniMorten Frendrup
Stephan El ShaarawyShot on target
82’
Artem DovbykEvan Ferguson
85’
Devyne RenschWesley
85’
87’
Jeff EkhatorRight foot shot3-1 (Genoa)
Full-time3-1

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 2.05 0.51 14’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), 1-0 14’ 19’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), 2-0 19’ 31’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), 3-0 31’ 87’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), 3-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.51 14’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), 1-0 Malvano 14’ 19’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), 2-0 Kone 19’ 31’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), 3-0 Ferguson 31’ 87’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), 3-1 Ekhator 87’
Roma 2.05 xGGenoa 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Roma attacking 
31’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 31’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 14’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 19’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 38’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 45’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 62’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 56’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Aarón Martín (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Mario Hermoso (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Sebastian Otoa (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 31’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 14’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 19’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 38’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 45’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 62’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 56’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Aarón Martín (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Mario Hermoso (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Sebastian Otoa (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Roma 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Svilar
Mancini 74’
Ziolkowski
Hermoso
Çelik
Cristante 74’
Koné
Wesley 85’
Soulé 57’
Dybala
Ferguson 85’
Genoa 3-5-2 Starting XI
Sommariva
Vásquez
Otoa
Østigård 58’
Martín
Ellertsson
Frendrup 79’
Malinovskyi 59’
Norton-Cuffy
Vitinha 72’
Ekuban 59’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mile Svilar GK900 0.000.000
Jan Ziólkowski DEF900 0.000.000
Mario Hermoso DEF901 0.030.021
Gianluca Mancini DEF750 0.000.051
Mehmet Zeki Çelik MID902 0.130.162
Wesley MID860 0.000.142
Kouadio Kone MID9012 0.220.000
Bryan Cristante MID751 0.060.000
Paulo Dybala MID902 0.140.142
Matìas Soulè Malvano MID5812 0.680.000
Evan Ferguson FWD86113 0.640.243
Stephan El Shaarawy Sub323 0.150.000
Niccolò Pisilli Sub150 0.000.071
Daniele Ghilardi Sub150 0.000.000
Devyne Rensch Sub40 0.000.000
Artem Dovbyk Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 59% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Genoa win 15% Avg odds 6.42

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

Form going into the game

Roma WLLWL
Genoa DWWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Roma 3-1 Genoa, 17 Jan 25 Next meeting: Genoa 2-1 Roma, 08 Mar 26  All Roma vs Genoa meetings

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