Genoa welcomes Fiorentina to Stadio Luigi Ferraris this weekend for a Serie A. Fiorentina will be looking for their third victory while Genoa just posted their first win of the season and they are going for the second. This amazing fixture is scheduled for kickoff on 18th September at 16:00.
Genoa comes into this match on the back of 2-3 Serie A success against Cagliari. In that match, Genoa they had 48% possession, 11 shots with three of them on target and goals scored by Mattia Destro (59′) and Mohammed Fares (69′, 78′). Cagliari had 52% possession nine shots with three on target and goals by João Pedro (16′) and Luca Ceppitelli (56′).
On the other side of the field will be Fiorentina fresh from1-2 Serie A win against the eclipse of Atalanta in their last outing. In that game, they had 45% possession, seven shots with two on target and goals from Dušan Vlahović (33′, 49′). Atalanta got 55% possession 13 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Duván Zapata (65′).
Fiorentina are in eighth place in the league table and have been impressive this season while Genoa are in 13th place and have recovered after a slow start to their season.
Both meetings between these two sides last season ended in draws and five of the duo’s last six head-to-encounters ended in stalemates. Genoa has only won one of their opening four matches in league and cup and Fiorentina have only lost one of their first four competitive games.
Genoa vs Fiorentina head to head
Draws are the dominant results in the head to head record between these two teams, out of the 33 matches played since 1994; 17 are draws, Fiorentina won in 11 and Genoa has won in 5.
- Genoa 1:1 Fiorentina 03/0421
- Fiorentina 1:1 Genoa 07/12/20
- Fiorentina 0:0 Genoa 25/01/20
- Genoa 2:1 Fiorentina 01/09/19
- Fiorentina 0-0 Genoa 26/05/19
Home
- Cagliari 2-3 Genoa
- Genoa 1-2 Napoli
- Inter 4-0 Genoa
- Genoa 3-2 Perugia
- Mainz 3-2 Genoa
Away
- Atalanta 1-2 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 2-1 Torino
- Roma 3-1 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 4-0 Cosenza
- Fiorentina 4-2 Espanyol
Genoa team news
New striker from Lazio Felipe Caicedo and Francesco Cassata remains on the sidelines due to injuries.
Fiorentina team news
The only injury concern for La Voila at the moment is Lorenzo Venuti.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Fiorentina Win
- Goals over 2.5
