Match summary
Genoa beat Sassuolo 2-1 in the Serie A.
Genoa vs Sassuolo in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Caleb Ekuban's 84th-minute goal decided the match.Genoa's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Genoa2W 0D 3L
GenoaSassuolo
6Pointsof 157
4Goals scored6
7Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row2
2Without a win0
2Conceded in a row5
Head to head21 meetings · Jan 2014 – Nov 2025
- Genoa wins
- 8
- Draws
- 5
- Sassuolo wins
- 8
3.1goals per meeting
67%both teams scored
62%3+ goals
52%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsGenoa 3W 2D 0L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
- Serie ASassuolo1-2Genoa
- Serie AGenoa2-1Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo1-2Genoa
- Serie ASassuolo1-1Genoa
- Serie AGenoa2-2Sassuolo
Show all 21 meetings
- Serie AGenoa1-2Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo2-1Genoa
- Serie ASassuolo5-0Genoa
- Serie AGenoa2-1Sassuolo
- Serie AGenoa1-1Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo5-3Genoa
- Serie AGenoa1-0Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo0-0Genoa
- Serie AGenoa0-1Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo2-0Genoa
- Serie ASassuolo0-1Genoa
- Serie AGenoa2-1Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo3-1Genoa
- Serie AGenoa3-3Sassuolo
- Serie ASassuolo4-2Genoa
- Serie AGenoa2-0Sassuolo
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 315 earlier results
GenoaSassuolo
#14Position#11
33Points31 v 31 games42
-8Goal difference-3
1.16Scored per gameleague avg 1.221.23
1.42Conceded per game1.32
#12Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
GenoaSassuolo
- 90+1'Yellow Card · Sassuolo · Tarik Muharemović
- Substitution · Genoa · Sebastian Otoa · InOut: Stefano Sabelli87'
- 87'Substitution · Sassuolo · Luca Moro · InOut: Ismaël Koné
- Goal · Genoa · Caleb Ekuban2-184'
- 81'Substitution · Sassuolo · Edoardo Iannoni · InOut: Andrea Pinamonti
- 81'Substitution · Sassuolo · Luca Lipani · InOut: Josh Doig
- Substitution · Genoa · Junior Messias · InOut: Vitinha75'
- 67'Substitution · Sassuolo · Woyo Coulibaly · InOut: Sebastian Walukiewicz
- 67'Substitution · Sassuolo · Cristian Volpato · InOut: Nemanja Matic
- 57'Goal · Sassuolo · Ismaël Koné1-1
- Substitution · Genoa · Caleb Ekuban · InOut: Lorenzo Colombo55'
- Substitution · Genoa · Aarón Martín · InOut: Tommaso Baldanzi55'
- Substitution · Genoa · Patrizio Masini · InOut: Ruslan Malinovskyi55'
- 45+2'Red Card · Sassuolo · Domenico Berardi
- Red Card · Genoa · Mikael Egill Ellertsson45+2'
- 40'Yellow Card · Sassuolo · Sebastian Walukiewicz
- 32'Yellow Card · Sassuolo · Josh Doig
- Yellow Card · Genoa · Morten Frendrup20'
- Goal · Genoa · Ruslan Malinovskyi1-018'
- Yellow Card · Genoa · Ruslan Malinovskyi5'
Match Statistics
Match stats
GenoaSassuolo
52%Ball Possession48%
14Shots Total15
7Shots On Target6
5Corners3
9Fouls14
2Yellow Cards3
1Offsides1
5Saves5
440Passes411
4Shots Off Target7
101Attacks62
30Dangerous Attacks41
6Shots Inside Box9
8Shots Outside Box6
2Goals1
14Free Kicks9
3Shots Blocked2
5Substitutions5
15Tackles13
2Assists0
378Accurate Passes349
1Red Cards1
1Injuries2
15Total Crosses11
3Accurate Crosses6
9Interceptions9
35Duels Won36
1Big Chances Created1
Team Lineups
Lineups
3-4-2-1 · 4-3-3
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 55' | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 26(88%) | 4 | 4/5 | |
| 7.7 | 55' | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 39(82%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(83%) | - | - | |
| 7.4 | 87' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 40(78%) | 2 | 6/10 | |
| 7.4 | 35' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 5(60%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 7.0 | 15' | 0 | 1 | - | 9(89%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
Vitinha FW | 6.9 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 13(85%) | 2 | 5/9 |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(93%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 74(95%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.8 | 55' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 8(67%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(89%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 59(86%) | 2 | 5/11 | |
| 6.4 | 35' | 0 | 0 | - | 18(78%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6.3 | 35' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(83%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 5.5 | 45' | 0 | 0 | - | 14(86%) | - | 0/1 | |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1/1 |