📏 Form Guide

Genoa

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Genoa head into this fixture following on from a 2-2 Serie A drawn game against SSC Napoli.

In that match, Genoa managed 41% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Genoa was Johan Vásquez (84'). For their opponents, Napoli got 22 attempts at goal with 11 of them on target. Romelu Lukaku (15'), Alex Meret (32' Own goal) and Giacomo Raspadori (64') scored for SSC Napoli.

Genoa have really struggled up front in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 versus opposition teams during the course of their previous six fixtures. In those meetings, Genoa have also seen the number of goals against them come to 7.

A look at their previous results shows us that Genoa:

• have not beaten Atalanta in their previous 10 matches in the league.
• have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.

Atalanta

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Atalanta will go into the game following on from a 2-1 Serie A win against Roma in their most recent game.

In that game, Atalanta had 57% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Atalanta, the scorers were Ademola Lookman (9') and Ibrahim Sulemana (76'). At the other end, Roma got 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Bryan Cristante (32') was the scorer for Roma.

A succession of very capable performances from the Atalanta defensive unit has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their previous 6 outings combined. In that time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10. Nevertheless, we’ll just have to find out if that trend shall continue on in this upcoming game.

Analysis of their past results shows that Atalanta:

• haven't been defeated by Genoa in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. A solid away record against them.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head results going back to 15/05/2021 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Genoa. They’ve not managed to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas Atalanta have maintained the edge over them, winning in 67% of those ties.

A combined sum of 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 of them for Il Grifone and 15 coming from La Dea. That is an average goals per game value of 3.33.

The previous league clash between the two was Serie A match day 7 on 05/10/2024 when the final score was Atalanta 5-1 Genoa.

On that occasion, Atalanta managed 63% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Mateo Retegui (24', 50', 74'), Éderson (60') and Marten de Roon (80').

On the other side, Genoa got 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. Jeff Ekhator (83') scored.

The referee was Daniele Chiffi.

📋 Team News: Genoa

Mario Balotelli (Broken hand), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Foot surgery) and Fabio Miretti (Shoulder injury) will not be taking part for Genoa gaffer Patrick Vieira.

It looks as if Il Grifone may well employ a 4-2-3-1 system, utilising Benjamin Siegrist, Stefano Sabelli, Sebastian Otoa, Johan Vasquez, Honest Ahanor, Patrizio Masini, Morten Frendrup, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Junior Messias, Vitor Oliveira and Andrea Pinamonti.

📰 Team News: Atalanta

Atalanta manager Gian Gasperini has some current player fitness concerns. Rafael Tolói (Calf problems), Stefan Posch (Hamstring muscle injury), Juan Cuadrado (Hamstring muscle injury), Giorgio Scalvini (Shoulder injury), Gianluca Scamacca (Hamstring injury) and Sead Kolasinac (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection.

From our viewpoint, La Dea could decide to make use of a 3-4-2-1 system, giving starts to Marco Carnesecchi, Odilon Kossounou, Isak Hien, Marten de Roon, Raoul Bellanova, Mario Pasalic, Ederson, Davide Zappacosta, Charles De Ketelaere, Ademola Lookman and Mateo Retegui.

🧠 Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Genoa might well have a job on their hands to break down this Atalanta team who we reckon will gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore expecting a very competitive game with a 0-1 advantage for Atalanta at the end of the 90 minutes.

Peter Guest, 18:02 17/05/2025