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Round 20 - Serie A

Genoa CFC VS Cagliari Calcio

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

12 January, 2026

Overview:

Genoa host Cagliari in a tight Serie A clash between two lower-half sides, with Genoa slightly favored at home given marginally better recent form and historical edge in head-to-head meetings.

Recent H2H results: Recent H2H slightly favors Genoa with more wins

Prediction:

Based on current form and stats, we expect a close contest with a final score of 1-0 in favor of Genoa CFC.
Genoa are likely to prioritize territory and structured possession, using wide areas and set pieces, while Cagliari sit slightly deeper, look for transitions, and attempt to exploit space behind Genoa’s full-backs.
Genoa’s home advantage, marginally stronger recent form, and historical H2H edge tilt probabilities slightly in their favor, but Cagliari’s counterattacking threat keeps the draw and low-score scenarios highly live.

Last Update: 09-01-2026

Stats:

Genoa CFC Cagliari Calcio
Expected Possession
52.5 47.5
Average Goals Per Match
1.25 1.1
Win Probability
0.42 0.27
Position Team Won Drawn Lost Points
1 Inter 27 6 5 87
2 Napoli 23 7 8 76
3 Roma 23 4 11 73
4 Como 1907 20 11 7 71
5 Milan 20 10 8 70
6 Juventus 19 12 7 69
7 Atalanta 15 14 9 59
8 Bologna 16 8 14 56
9 Lazio 14 12 12 54
10 Udinese 14 8 16 50
11 Sassuolo 14 7 17 49
12 Torino 12 9 17 45
13 Parma 11 12 15 45
14 Cagliari 11 10 17 43
15 Fiorentina 9 15 14 42
16 Genoa 10 11 17 41
17 Lecce 10 8 20 38
18 Cremonese 8 10 20 34
19 Verona 3 12 23 21
20 AC Pisa 2 12 24 18
Name Club Country Matches Goals Assists
L. Martínez INT ARG 33 17 6
A. Douvikas COM GRE 38 14 1
D. Malen ROM NET 18 14 2
M. Thuram-Ulien INT FRA 31 13 6

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