Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Genoa and Como who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Genoa hope to live up to their early billing as the Serie A title favourites on Friday when they welcome Como over to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris for a round 3 match.
Genoa are on zero points after the two opening rounds of the Serie A and will be hopeful of round three bringing some much-needed joy.
Team form: Genoa vs Como
Genoa Form
Genoa managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 4-1 victory against Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC. They went on to lose 0-2 against SSC Napoli, before getting dumped in a 1-0 defeat against Lazio. Genoa managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded ten goals.
Como Form
Como look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Cremonese by 1-4, before drawing 1-1 with Udinese. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out SSC Napoli by a 1-2 scoreline. Como came through their last six away games in the Serie A with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded five.
Betting stats for Genoa and Como
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Genoa and Como. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 14 Genoa matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Genoa home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Genoa home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Genoa home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Genoa matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Como away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Genoa vs Como
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Johan Vasquez will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Como hope Anastasios Douvikas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Popular betting markets: Genoa vs Como
Full-time result
Genoa claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Como won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Genoa lost 4 matches on the bounce. Como didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings. Como remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Como have not lost to Genoa in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Genoa scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Como got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Genoa have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Genoa managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Como were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Como have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Genoa when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Genoa, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Como, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.
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