Serie A · Matchday 1
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:45:00 UTCStadio Luigi FerrarisMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Genoa CFC 22%Draw 24%SSC Napoli 54%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Genoa CFCSSC Napoli
52Possession48
0.58Expected goals (xG)0.1
9Shots5
2Shots on target1
3Shots off target2
4Blocked shots2
6Shots inside box0
3Shots outside box5
4Corners3
0Offsides1
7Fouls7
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves2
355Passes324
315Accurate passes286
89Pass accuracy88
Match events
- 54'Matteo Politano
- 66'Leo Østigård → Sebastian Otoa
- 66'Tommaso Baldanzi → Junior Messias
- 66'Alisson de Almeida Santos ← Noa Lang
- 67'Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa ← Kevin De Bruyne
- 67'Matteo Politano ← Antonio Vergara
- 74'Lorenzo Colombo → Franz-Ethan Meichtry
- 75'Alexsandro Amorim de Freitas Filho → Djibril Sow
- 78'Rasmus Højlund ← Lorenzo Lucca
- 81'Rafa Marín ← Mathías Olivera
- 82'Kevin De Bruyne (assist Antonio Vergara)
- 87'Johan Vásquez
- 87'Antonio Vergara (assist Kevin De Bruyne)
Genoa CFC · SSC Napoli
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.1Bijlow
296.3↓74'Colombo
326.3Frendrup
56.3↓66'Østigård
86.3↓66'Baldanzi
226.3↓87'Vásquez
96.3Oliveira
776.3Ellertsson
156.3Norton-Cuffy
276.3Marcandalli
46.3↓75'Filho
216.5↓67'Politano
686.8Lobotka
17.3Meret
996.8↓67'Anguissa
377.2Spinazzola
86.8McTominay
227.2Lorenzo
137.2Rrahmani
196.8↓78'Højlund
167.2↓81'Marín
276.8↓66'Santos
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Genoa CFC
- 1Justin Bijlow6.1
- 29Lorenzo Colombo6.3
- 32Morten Wetche Frendrup6.3
- 5Leo Østigård6.3
- 8Tommaso Baldanzi6.3
- 22Johan Vásquez6.3
- 9Vítor Oliveira6.3
- 77Mikael Egill Ellertsson6.3
- 15Brooke Norton-Cuffy6.3
- 27Alessandro Marcandalli6.3
- 4Alexsandro Amorim de Freitas Filho6.3
SSC Napoli
- 21Matteo Politano6.5
- 68Stanislav Lobotka6.8
- 1Alex Meret7.3
- 99Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa6.8
- 37Leonardo Spinazzola7.2
- 8Scott McTominay6.8
- 22Giovanni Di Lorenzo7.2
- 13Amir Rrahmani7.2
- 19Rasmus Højlund6.8
- 16Rafa Marín7.2
- 27Alisson de Almeida Santos6.8
Genoa CFCTale of the tapeSSC Napoli
4-2-4Formation4-3-3
0 ptsTable3 pts
-6Goal difference+0
0Head-to-head wins3
22%Pre-match odds54%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Genoa CFC 0W0D3W SSC Napoli
Goals 3–7
- 2026-08-22Genoa CFC0–2SSC Napoli
- 2026-02-07Genoa CFC2–3SSC Napoli
- 2025-10-05SSC Napoli2–1Genoa CFC
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa CFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| SSC Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 3 |
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