Genoa vs Salernitana Match Analysis and Prediction

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Genoa will be facing Salernitana in a battle for a place in the third round of the Coppa Italia on Tuesday at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.

The Griffin have been competing in Serie A over the past 14 seasons, escaping relagation in different occasions, and after 17 games in 2021-22 they may need to work hard to survive again in Serie A, with just 10 points and currently sitting second last in the standings.

Being at the bottom of the table has been familiar with the club, who have been a lot more successful in Coppa Italia recently than in the league, proceeding to the round of 16 in successive campaigns.

This will be Andriy Shevchenko’s first match on the sidelines in this competition and so far in the league, as he has not made much of an impact on this group, losing all five of his games in charge.

The Ukranian comes here with new ideas and a fresh look, but in the early stages of his tenure, it seems his players are still struggling to cope with new ways of playing, as they continue to start matches slowly.

Meanwhile, the return of The Garnets to Serie A has been full of setbacks, sitting bottom of the table with only eight points.

Even though they were not able to maintain a good ball possession in their first-round fixture against Serie B Reggina, with just 34% they were sharp out wide and in transition, allowing them to advance to this point of the competition.

They have not had much to be hopeful about in their first season back in Serie A, but they have won their share of matches in this competition, qualifying for the third round over each of their previous six campaigns.

Salernitana currently have the fewest goals scored (11) and with the most conceded (37) in the league.

Genoa vs Salernitana head to head

The pair have met previously on 19 occasions in all competions, and Genoa are leading with 8 victories over 7 of Salernitana and they have drawn in 4. Genoa have scored 29 goals and conceded 20. In their last five encounters, Genoa have won one and Salernitana two with two draws.

Salernitana 0-0 Genoa 09/10/05

Genoa 2-2 Salernitana 26/02/06

Salernitana 2-1 Genoa 28/05/06

Genoa 2-1 Salernitana 04/06/06

Salernitana 1-0 Genoa 02/10/21

Genoa latest home form

Genoa have been struggling with their form at home, as they have failed to register any victory in their last eight matches. Their last victory came on August 13 where they defeated Perugia 3-2 in the Coppa Italia. In their last five, they have drawn two and lost three.

Genoa 2-2 Sassuolo 17/10/21

Genoa 0-0 Venezia 31/10/21

Genoa 0-2 Roma 21/11/21

Genoa 0-3 AC Milan 01/12/21

Genoa 1-3 Sampdoria 10/12/21

Genoa latest away form

II Grifone have been on a low form in the recent weeks, as they have not won in any of their last seven away matches, with their last win being on September 12 defeating Cagliari 3-2 in Serie A. In their last five, they have drawn three and lost two.

Torino 3-2 Genoa 22/10/21

Spezia 1-1 Genoa 26/10/21

Empoli 2-2 Genoa 05/11/21

Udinese 0-0 Genoa 28/11/21

Juventus 2-0 Genoa 05/12/21

Salernitana latest home form

Salernitana have recorded just three victories in their last ten matches at home, with one victory being in the Coppa Italia where they defeated Reggina 2-0 on August 16. Their most recent win is when they defeated Genoa 1-0 in Serie A, but ended up losing their last four matches.

Salernitana 1-0 Genoa 02/10/21

Salernitana 2-4 Empoli 23/10/21

Salernitana 0-1 Napoli 31/10/21

Salernitana 0-2 Sampdoria 21/11/21

Salernitana 0-2 Juventus 30/11/21

Salernitana latest away form

The Garnets have had a long run of poor results on the road this season, having won just one match out of their last ten. They have lost their last four away matches, with their last win being on October 26 where they defeated Venezia 2-1 in Serie A.

Venezia 1-2 Salernitana 26/10/21

Lazio 3-0 Salernitana 07/11/21

Cagliari 1-1 Salernitana 26/11/21

AC Milan 2-0 Salernitana 04/12/21

Fiorentina 4-0 Salernitana 11/12/21

Genoa news

Genoa’s Francesco Cassata underwent a knee surgery in August and will be missing out. They will be missing Felipe Caicedo through muscular problem, Mohamed Fares with Muscle injury, Nikola Maksimovic with a groin strain and Nicolo Rovella who is recovering from a mussle issue. Leading scorer Mattia Destro will feature again.

Salernitana news

They will be missing Mamadou Coulibaly, Antonio Russo, Ruggeri and Cedric Gondo through injuries, alongside Stefan Strandberg with an adductor problem, Nadir Zortea with a muscular issue and Milan Duric who is in quarantine.

Vid Belec, Wajdi Kechrida, Frank Ribbery, Ranieri, and Bogdan are all likely to feature for the Tuesday’s fixture.

Prediction and Odds

Both teams have been struggling this season and none of them has shown some kind of sharpness in their performance.

With Genoa’s failure to record victories at home, this game may be a difficult one for them, especially because they are not of more quality than their opponents. So we predict a draw as we see Genoa failing to take the victory.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.60 2 2.34