Match Report
In the standings it was Genoa 16th on 41 points, Cagliari 14th on 43 — separated by 2. Cagliari ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Per game in the league, Genoa were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.34, Cagliari 1.05 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Genoa's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 31 meetings between the two: 14 for Genoa, 10 for Cagliari and 7 drawn, at 2.81 goals per meeting.
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris staged the fixture, a ground that holds 33,205. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Genoa led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Genoa: Leo Østigård (78'), Lorenzo Colombo (7'), Morten Frendrup (75')
Key stats
Possession: Genoa 44% · Cagliari 56% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 2-3