2026/2027 season

Serie A

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Genoa
Head coach: Daniele De Rossi · 3-4-1-2 (parfois lu 3-4-2-1), qui se transforme en 5-3-2 en phase défensive quand les pistons reculent — module confirmé par deux sources indépendantes (Ultimo Uomo, GenoaOggi), la seconde précisant que De Rossi a fait évoluer l'équipe depuis un 3-5-2 initial.
Rank
19th
Pts
4
P
7
Form
🟠 Poor

The essentials at a glance

The summary of this page: estimated level of play, form trend and qualitative verdict. For the details, head to the other tabs.

Editors' ratings
1/10
Attack
3/10
Defence
3/10
Form
3/10
Confidence / mood
Current risk:High

19th with 4 pts from 7 matches: 1 win, 1 draw, 5 defeats.

5 goals scored, 13 conceded.

Son of the former Brazilian prodigy, Robinho Junior honored his great debut under the Genoa jersey against the Roma (0-2), Saturday night.

L'Équipe · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

Votes and reviews of the protagonists of the Olympic challenge, where the Giallorossi found the smile after the bitter night of Champions

Tuttosport · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

The judgement on9the direction of the Olimpico race, where the Giallorossi of Gasperini beat 2-0 the Ligurians of De Rossi: the details

Corriere dello Sport · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

Justin Bijlow experiences a second year at Genoa that is not exactly the same as his first season in Italy. At the same time, nobody at Feyenoord is satisfied with goalkeeper Tjark Ernst. One and one is two, there is already a return. Low at Genoa not happy On Saturday Bijlow went along with his club Genoa [...] Continue reading..

Soccernews · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

How the team has played recently

Match-by-match results, record and rhythm of the current season.

Latest matches
Lvs AS Roma (A) · 0-2
Wvs ACF Fiorentina (H) · 2-1
Lvs Parma Calcio 1913 (A) · 1-2
Dvs Frosinone Calcio (H) · 1-1
Lvs Como 1907 (H) · 1-4
WDLLLLL
5 scored / 13 conceded over 7 matches played
Rest: 1 day since the last match · 2 matches played in the last 15 days
Home form
1W - 1D - 2L
Away form
0W - 0D - 3L
Statistics

Computed from this season's scores, every time the page is shown.

Goals scored per match
1.0
Goals conceded per match
2.0
At home
4 scored · 6 conceded in 3 matches
Away
1 scored · 4 conceded in 2 matches
Over 2.5 goals
3 of 5
Both teams score
4 of 5
Clean sheets
0 of 5
Failed to score
1 of 5
Cumulative points vs league average

Not enough matchdays recorded yet for this curve — history builds up with every standings refresh.

How Genoa play

System, playing identity, and what sets the team apart at both ends of the pitch.

Playing identity
Preferred system
3-4-1-2 (parfois lu 3-4-2-1), qui se transforme en 5-3-2 en phase défensive quand les pistons reculent — module confirmé par deux sources indépendantes (Ultimo Uomo, GenoaOggi), la seconde précisant que De Rossi a fait évoluer l'équipe depuis un 3-5-2 initial.
Philosophy
De Rossi builds a central diamond (one central defender, two midfielders, Baldanzi as a trequartista) and favours seeking depth as the first option rather than elaborate build-up play, with the aim of giving more order and quality to the midfield line.
Attacking strengths
Play organised around Baldanzi, a link between the lines, with direct verticalisation from the defence and exploitation of the flanks by the wing-backs; the two forwards must create depth and occupy the box after combinations.
Defensive solidity
Defensive base presented as solid and experienced, which reorganises into a back five (5-3-2) when the attacking wing-backs drop back to reinforce the retreat.
Pressing
A tactical analysis by GenoaOggi (21/01/2026) described a high press triggered by the central forward (Colombo, tasked with attacking the ball carrier) combined with widespread man-marking, with the team switching to a compact block in a 5-3-2 or 5-4-1 if the press failed — a pattern consistent with the defensive reorganisation into a back five already documented for the current 2026-27 season.
Transitions
The same GenoaOggi analysis referred to attacking transitions based on the rapid exploitation of the flanks (notably via Aarón Martín's left foot); in this early part of the 2026-27 season, however, De Rossi acknowledges that this approach no longer works, judging his team too horizontal after the first two matchdays (“Non andiamo in verticale e non saltiamo l'uomo”, tuttomercatoweb.com, 30/08/2026).
StrengthStability within the squad and coaching staff under De Rossi, a reliable midfield built around Frendrup and Sow, and a tactical platform that avoids isolating the attacking players.
WeaknessNo goals scored in the last four away league matches, an attacking efficiency problem weighing on the start of the season.

The mood around the club, and who is missing

Internal climate, relationship with the supporters, and known absences before the next match.

Mood
Squad confidence
No points and no goals after two matchdays: Genoa host Como needing to get their season going, all the more so as their opponents arrive unbeaten and having won at Napoli. Daniele De Rossi has chosen stability by keeping his 3-5-2 and his Marcandalli-Ostigård-Vásquez back three, and hopes to get back Hamed Traorè, whose condition is improving. The club also closed its window on a symbolic note, with Stephan El Shaarawy's return and the arrival of young Robinho Jr. Opening the matchday on Friday at 20:45 at the Ferraris puts the Rossoblù in the spotlight without a safety net.
Coach / players / board relationship
The board backed De Rossi to the end of the window, completing several deals in the final days and fending off Venezia's push for Ellertsson. The arrival of Robinho Jr, on loan from Santos with a purchase option of around €8m and destined first for the Primavera, illustrates an openly stated policy of recruiting for resale. No public disagreement is reported between the coach and his executives, including after two opening defeats. The relationship remains built on a shared and cautious objective, survival.
Mood with the supporters
Despite the away ban imposed in Rome and a start to the season without a single goal, Ligurian mobilisation is not weakening: Genoa Clubs from across the region have organised coaches for Como's visit to the Ferraris, with times and contacts published in the local press. Ticket sales for Genoa v Südtirol, the Coppa Italia last-32 tie on 15 September at 18:00, have opened with promotional prices reserved for DNA Genoa card holders, even though the third tier of the Distinti and the Gradinata Laterale will stay closed. The Ferraris remains the club's emotional asset, including in lean spells. Stephan El Shaarawy's return was welcomed as a strong signal to the public.
Pressure on the head coach
Daniele De Rossi is not under threat in the short term, but his credit erodes as the counter stays on no points and no goals. His public clash with a journalist after Lazio v Genoa made a noise and exposed him beyond the pitch. He is responding with tactical continuity, keeping his 3-5-2 and banking on Traorè's return rather than an upheaval. Hosting Como, opening the matchday on Friday, is identified by everyone as his first real assignment.
Club objectives
The message has refocused on survival after a more ambitious pre-season, and the immediate schedule confirms it: Como on Friday, then a Coppa Italia last-32 tie against Südtirol on 15 September at 18:00 at the Ferraris, with a last-16 tie against Inter at stake. In parallel the club continues to invest in young profiles with high upside, such as Robinho Jr, on loan from Santos with a purchase option of around €8m. The academy remains a stated axis, even if the U18s made a poor start at the Viola Park.
Recent internal tensions
No internal tension is reported between De Rossi, his players and his board, but the head coach remains under media scrutiny after his fierce exchange with a journalist at the end of Lazio v Genoa. The lack of goals, four consecutive away league matches without scoring, is the subject that recurs most in the local press. The club also had to fend off a late push from Venezia for Ellertsson, without it turning sour. The mood with supporters, for its part, remains healthy.
Absences
InjuredAndrea Venturino — In the recovery phase after a patellar tendon injury.

Before kick-off

What to know before the next match: statistical form, qualitative analysis, and a computed estimate of the 1/X/2 probabilities.

Next match

Genoa — Venezia

At homeSunday 25 October at 15:00Matchday 8
In 7 days. Kick-off time confirmed by the league. Paris time · football-data.org fixtures.

Prediction, odds and form of both teams →

What the press says

No preview found for this fixture. The press mostly covers the big games, and usually the day before.

Prediction
EstimateGenoa — Venezia
50 %
1 · Genoa
24 %
X · draw
26 %
2 · Venezia
In-house calculation, from this page's standings data alone: 7 matches played by Genoa, 7 matches by Venezia. Confidence: medium
The formula, in plain words — with this match's figures
  1. League average. 187 goals scored over 130 team-matches played (20 teams taken into account), i.e. μ = 1.44 goal scored per team per match. This is the reference point: everything that follows is expressed relative to it.
  2. Attacking and defensive strengths. Goals scored (or conceded) per match, divided by μ. 1.00 = exactly average; in defence, above 1.00 means “concedes more than average”.
    TeamGoalsRawKept
    Genoa — attack5 in 7 matches0.500.73
    Genoa — defence13 in 7 matches1.291.16
    Venezia — attack6 in 7 matches0.600.78
    Venezia — defence16 in 7 matches1.591.32
    The “Kept” column is the result of shrinkage towards the mean: weight = P / (P + 6), i.e. 0.54 for Genoa and 0.54 for Venezia. The rest of the weight goes to the league average. This is what stops a lone 5-0 from producing an attack at 3.3 times the average — and hence a 95% probability.
  3. Home advantage (γ). Measured on the league itself: 1.65 goal scored on average by the host against 1.33 by the visitor, over the 52 fixtures present in each team's last 5 matches. Raw ratio 1.24; shrunk towards 1 (weight 0.44, on the log of the ratio) then capped at 1.25 → γ = 1.10. Shrinkage goes towards 1, i.e. no advantage at all: while the sample is small, the model does not assert a home advantage it cannot measure.
  4. Venue correction, specific to each team. Drawn from the home/away split: points per match at the venue concerned are compared to points per match over all fixtures, with stronger shrinkage (weight = P / (P + 8)) and a bound of ±12%.
    Genoa at home: 1.00 pts/match versus 0.57 overall over 4 matches → ×1.120
    Venezia away: 0.00 pts/match versus 0.43 overall over 3 matches → ×0.880
  5. Expected goals. One side's attack is set against the other's defence. γ applies to the host only: applying it the other way round too would count the home advantage twice.
    λGenoa = 1.44 × 0.73 × 1.32 × 1.10 × 1.120 = 1.70
    λVenezia = 1.44 × 0.78 × 1.16 × 0.880 = 1.15
  6. Poisson grid. Probability of every exact score from 0-0 to 8-8, assuming the two goal totals are independent, then adding up the cells: home win 50.4%, draw 24.0%, away win 25.6% — displayed rounded to whole numbers so that they add up to exactly 100. Most likely exact score in the grid: 1-1 (only 11.3%, which says enough about how unpredictable an exact score is).
Limits of this model — they are not anecdotal.
  • It only knows goals and a venue. Neither absences, suspensions, line-ups, fatigue, stakes, weather nor club context enter the calculation — while the other tabs of this page show that they matter.
  • The assumption that the two goal totals are independent is false in reality: it slightly underestimates tight scores, hence the draw.
  • γ is measured over a rolling window (each team's last 5 matches), not over the whole season.
  • The shrinkage constants (6, 60, 8) and the bounds are choices, not measurements. They were tuned to be cautious early in the season; they were not calibrated on a results history, as none is available here.
  • No after-the-fact evaluation has been made: at this stage, nobody knows whether this model is better or worse calibrated than another.
What other sources say
No external source has been collected for this match. That is the normal state: readings are taken by hand, and an empty box is better than an unverified figure.
This block shows probability estimates, not predictions, and carries no advisory value. The in-house estimate is the result of a formula applied to a small sample; the figures from external sources are reproduced as they were collected, without their method having been verified.

The full squad

The professional squad by position, captain marked with an armband.

Goalkeepers
  • Justin Bijlow
  • F. Stolz
  • D. Sommariva
Defenders
  • Johan VásquezC
  • Leo Østigård
  • A. Marcandalli
  • Aarón Martín
  • B. Norton-Cuffy
  • Mario Mitaj
  • S. Sabelli
  • Sebastian Otoa
  • David Puczka
  • Matteo Barbini
  • M. Doucouré
  • Marcelo Vaz
Midfielders
  • M. Frendrup
  • Djibril Sow
  • M. Ellertsson
  • T. Baldanzi
  • F. Meichtry
  • Amorim
  • Samuel Wiafe
Forwards
  • Vitinha
  • L. Colombo
  • Elias Havel
  • M. Osmajić
  • Junior Messias
  • Hamed Traorè
  • J. Nuredini
  • Lorenzo Venturino
  • Adam Žulevič
  • Robinho Jr.
Squad last verified on 31 Aug 2026 — source: besoccer.com/team/squad/genoa/2027; captaincy confirmed by TuttoMercatoWeb.com and CalcioGenoa.it.

What has been said recently

Chronological feed of verified information about the club.

rss18 Oct 2026
Pagelle Roma-Genoa: Magia Castro, joy Lulli, lightning Soulé. Gasp restart, De Rossi late
Source: Tuttosport
rss17 Oct 2026
Serie A: Roma-Genoa 2-0
Source: ANSA Sport
rss17 Oct 2026
AS Rome dominates Genoa and remains in contact with Inter Milan in Serie A
Source: L'Équipe
rss17 Oct 2026
Serie A: Ass Rome dominates the Genoa and climbs to second place
Source: Foot Mercato
rss18 Oct 2026
Moviola Roma-Genoa: everything is easy for Abyss. Lulli: check ok
Source: Corriere dello Sport
rss17 Oct 2026
De Rossi and Baldanzi out with Roma, "Dentro al 100% al progetto Genoa. And Wiafe... "
Source: Tuttosport
Injury3 Sep 2026
Hamed Traorè's condition is improving and Daniele De Rossi hopes to be able to count on the Ivorian attacking midfielder for Como's visit.
Source: Genova Oggi
Club3 Sep 2026
Ticket sales for Genoa v Südtirol, the Coppa Italia last-32 tie scheduled for Tuesday 15 September 2026 at 18:00 at the Ferraris, have opened: a maximum of four tickets per person in the ordinary sections, promotional prices for season-ticket holders on presentation of their DNA Genoa card number, with the third tier of the Distinti and the Gradinata Laterale remaining closed to the public.
Source: Genova Oggi
Club3 Sep 2026
Genoa's U18s made a poor start to their league season, beaten 2-0 at the Viola Park by Fiorentina, through goals from Amenta (59) and Bernamonte (61); Ruotolo's team will host Juventus on the next matchday.
Source: Pianeta Genoa 1893
Result2 Sep 2026
Genoa open matchday 3 by hosting Como on Friday 4 September 2026 at 20:45 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Daniele De Rossi is expected to keep a 3-5-2 with Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigård, Vásquez; Ellertsson, Sow, Frendrup, Baldanzi, Mitaj; Vitinha and Colombo, with Meichtry pushing behind Vitinha.
Source: Calcio Genoa
Refereeing2 Sep 2026
Marco Guida has been appointed to referee Genoa v Como, with Aureliano on VAR and Paganessi as assistant VAR.
Source: Pianeta Genoa 1893
Transfers2 Sep 2026
Genoa have confirmed the arrival of Robinho Jr, a Brazilian winger born in 2007 and the son of the former Milan forward, on loan from Santos FC with a purchase option set at around €8m. The statement specifies an acquisition “on a temporary basis with an option to buy”; the player, with 38 matches and 4 goals across professional competitions and Santos's U20 league, will first go through the Primavera.
Source: Calcio Genoa
Supporters2 Sep 2026
Genoa Clubs from across Liguria are organising coaches for Como's visit to the Ferraris, with departure times and contacts published by the local press, a sign of regional mobilisation despite the poor start to the season.
Source: Pianeta Genoa 1893
Club2 Sep 2026
In the Coppa Italia, the winner of Genoa v Südtirol will face Inter in the last 16, Inter being among the eight seeds entering directly at that stage.
Source: Sky Sport
Transfers1 Sep 2026
The Ligurian club have also registered the return of Stephan El Shaarawy, who summed up his comeback with the phrase “it is a circle closing”.
Source: Sky Sport Italia
Result1 Sep 2026
Genoa have lost their first two matches of the season: 0-2 at home to Napoli on matchday 1, then 0-1 away at Lazio on matchday 2.
Source: Calcio Casteddu
News last verified on 18 Oct 2026. Sources: sports press (L'Équipe, Le Parisien, Foot Mercato, regional press…) and official club websites — see the link on each item.
Editorial content (playing style, mood, absences, external prediction sources) last verified on 3 Sep 2026. The standings/form data above are refreshed automatically — as is the 1/X/2 estimate, recomputed on every view.