📊 Form Guide

Cagliari

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Cagliari go into this game after a 0-0 Serie A stalemate versus Como.

In that game, Cagliari had 25% possession and 4 shots at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Como had 10 shots on goal with 6 on target.

It has been seldom in recent times where Cagliari have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Cagliari have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 9 goals in the process. We will have to find out if that trend will be sustained in this game.

Looking at their past form shows that Cagliari:

• haven't lost in the league to Genoa in their previous 2 games.
• have not won against Genoa in their last 3 matches in the league.
• have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

Genoa

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Previously, Genoa drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with Fiorentina.

In that match, Genoa managed 41% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Genoa, the goals were scored by Leo Østigård (15') and Lorenzo Colombo (60'). At the other end, Fiorentina had 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Albert Guðmundsson (20') and Roberto Piccoli (57') scored for Fiorentina.

Looking at their form, and Genoa have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals overall. Defensively, Genoa have seen their frailties exposed.

Coming into this fixture, Genoa haven't won against Cagliari when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 07/10/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Cagliari winning 1 of those games, Genoa 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.

A sum of 12 goals were scored between them in these games, with 5 of them for Casteddu / Rossoblu and 7 belonging to Il Grifone. The average goals per game has been 2.

The last league fixture featuring these sides was Serie A match day 28 on 07/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Cagliari 1-1 Genoa.

That day, Cagliari managed 47% possession and 9 shots on goal with 1 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Nicolas Viola (18').

Genoa had 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Maxwel Cornet (47') scored.

The referee was Michael Fabbri.

ℹ️ Team News: Cagliari

Luca Mazzitelli (Calf problems), Zé Pedro (Knee surgery) and Andrea Belotti (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for Cagliari gaffer Fabio Pisacane.

It seems likely that Casteddu / Rossoblu will possibly opt for a 4-3-1-2 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Elia Caprile, Gabriele Zappa, Yerry Mina, Sebastiano Luperto, Marco Palestra, Michel Ndary Adopo, Matteo Prati, Michael Folorunsho, Gianluca Gaetano, Sebastiano Esposito and Gennaro Borrelli.

🗞️ Team News: Genoa

Genoa has multiple availability issues to deal with. Hugo Cuenca (muscular problems), Jean Onana (muscular problems), Junior Messias (muscular problems) and Maxwel Cornet (muscular problems) miss out here.

We’re of the thinking that Il Grifone appear most likely to elect for a 3-4-2-1 formation by sending out Nicola Leali, A. Marcandalli, Leo Oestigard, Johan Vasquez, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Morten Frendrup, Morten Thorsby, Aaron Martin Caricol, Ruslan Malinovsky, Vitinha and Lorenzo Colombo.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that Genoa and Cagliari may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. We therefore see a very even match with a 1-1 score at the end of this one.

Andre Moura, 13:04 22/11/2025