Spezia vs Genoa

23 December 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Davide Massa

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • M'Bala Nzola 10’
  • Mattia Destro 15’
  • Domenico Criscito 73’ (pen)

Match summary

Genoa came from behind to win 2-1 away at Spezia. It was 1-1 at half-time.

M'Bala Nzola put Spezia ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Emmanuel Gyasi, Mattia Destro equalised in the 15th minute, set up by Goran Pandev, and Domenico Criscito won it from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Genoa created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Spezia's 0.53 from 8.

Match stats

Spezia Genoa
7 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.53 xG 1.25
0.53 Non-penalty xG 0.49
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Spezia Genoa
Kick-off
M'Bala Nzola
Assist: Emmanuel Gyasi
1-0 (Spezia)
10’
15’
Mattia Destro
Assist: Goran Pandev
1-1 (Genoa)
Half-time1-1
73’
Domenico Criscito
Penalty
1-2 (Genoa)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Martin Erlic
  • Julian Chabot
  • Claudio Terzi
Genoa
  • Paolo Ghiglione
  • Mattia Destro
  • Goran Pandev
  • Miha Zajc

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 0.53 1.25 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 1-0 10’ 15’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), 1-1 15’ 73’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 1-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 1.25 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 1-0 Nzola 10’ 15’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), 1-1 Destro 15’ 73’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 1-2 Criscito 73’
Spezia 0.53 xGGenoa 1.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Spezia attacking 
73’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+2’ Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 48’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 15’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 81’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+2’ Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 49’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 48’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 15’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 81’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Gianluca Scamacca (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Paolo Bartolomei (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Luca Vignali DEF900 0.000.000
Martin Erlic DEF900 0.000.000
Julian Chabot DEF460 0.000.000
Riccardo Marchizza DEF900 0.000.121
Matteo Ricci MID840 0.000.000
Nahuel Estévez MID751 0.120.000
Giulio Maggiore MID752 0.050.000
Emmanuel Gyasi FWD9011 0.120.313
M'Bala Nzola FWD9012 0.170.031
Diego Farias FWD610 0.000.021
Claudio Terzi Sub440 0.000.000
Giuseppe Mastinu Sub290 0.000.000
Alessandro Deiola Sub150 0.000.021
Paolo Bartolomei Sub151 0.020.000
Roberto Piccoli Sub61 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Genoa win 27% Avg odds 3.59

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

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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.