Verona vs Genoa

15 March 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Matteo Marchetti

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Vitinha 61’
  • Leo Østigard 86’

Match summary

Genoa took a 2-0 win at Verona. It was goalless at half-time.

Vitinha put Genoa ahead in the 61st minute and Leo Østigard made it 0-2 with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Aarón Martín.

There was little between the sides on chances: Verona created 0.37 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Genoa 0.53 from 11.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
8 Shots 11
1 Shots on target 3
4 Corners 2
78 Attacks 100
36 Dangerous attacks 30
302 Passes 430
77% Pass accuracy 81%
16 Tackles 16
22 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Verona Genoa
Kick-off
Daniel OyegokeFoul
6’
8’
Caleb EkubanShot on target
Kieron BowieShot on target
12’
Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproFoul
31’
Half-time0-0
Rafik BelghaliDaniel Oyegoke
46’
Second half underway
59’
Brooke Norton-CuffyStefano Sabelli
59’
VitinhaCaleb Ekuban
61’
VitinhaRight foot shot0-1 (Genoa)
Tomas SuslovAbdou Harroui
65’
71’
Alexsandro Amorim de Freitas FilhoRuslan MalinovskyiInjury
78’
Aarón MartínJunior Messias
79’
Jeff EkhatorLorenzo Colombo
Amin SarrMartin Frese
80’
81’
VitinhaFoul
86’
Leo ØstigårdHeader0-2 (Genoa)
Daniel MosqueraGift Orban
86’
Full-time0-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 0.53 61’ Vitinha (Genoa), 0-1 61’ 86’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), 0-2 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 0.53 61’ Vitinha (Genoa), 0-1 Vitinha 61’ 86’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), 0-2 Østigard 86’
Verona 0.37 xGGenoa 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Verona attacking 
90’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 52’ Stefano Sabelli (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 70’ Nicolás Valentini (Verona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Vitinha (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 33’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 90’ Jeff Ekhator (Genoa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 52’ Stefano Sabelli (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 70’ Nicolás Valentini (Verona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 49’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Vitinha (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Lorenzo Colombo (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Kieron Bowie (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Gift Orban (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Vitinha (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 33’ Junior Messias (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
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Lineups

Verona

Lineup not available for this match.

Genoa 3-5-2 Starting XI
Bijlow
Vásquez
Østigård
Marcandalli
Sabelli 59’
Malinovskyi 71’
Frendrup
Messias 78’
Ellertsson
Ekuban 59’
Colombo 79’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.000
Nicolás Valentini DEF901 0.090.000
Victor Nelsson DEF900 0.000.000
Andrias Edmundsson DEF900 0.000.000
Daniel Oyegoke MID480 0.000.031
Martin Frese MID820 0.000.021
Roberto Gagliardini MID900 0.000.000
Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro MID901 0.040.021
Abdou Harroui MID671 0.050.000
Kieron Bowie FWD902 0.050.000
Gift Orban FWD882 0.100.091
Rafik Belghali Sub420 0.000.091
Tomás Suslov Sub231 0.030.000
Amin Sarr Sub80 0.000.000
Daniel Mosquera Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Verona win 28% Avg odds 3.35
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.90
Genoa win 40% Avg odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

Verona DLLLW
Genoa LDWLW

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