Crotone and Genoa meet at Stadio Ezio Scida, in a match for the 20th round of Serie A. Genoa won at home by (4‑1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 20‑09 ‑2020. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 4 wins in the last 4 matches. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Crotone:
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses, the home team is currently in 20th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Fiorentina by (2‑1), after having won (4‑1) at home in the previous match, against Benevento. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 31 suffered; against 7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 19 suffered. In their last 9 home games for the championship, Crotone won 3, drew 1 and lost 5, for which they won 10 points out of 27 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, But its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 19 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 11 times and never managed to come back.
Crotone come into this match with a 2-1 loss on the trip to Fiorentina, adding the fourth loss in the last five Serie A games: the only goal for the team was signed by Simy. On this day against Genoa, coach Giovanni Stroppa must keep the team at 3-5-2 with Simy and Simone Farelli being the most offensive referents: the first player mentioned is the great highlight of Crotone with 7 goals. For this match the home team cannot count on Salvatore Molina, Luca Cigarini, Giuseppe Cuomo and Junior Messias, all of them due to injury.
Genoa :
The visiting team is currently in 16th position, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Atalanta by (0‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Cagliari by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 27 suffered; against 7 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the championship, Genoa won 7 points out of 27 possible, after 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (5 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 12 games in which he conceded the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘).
Genoa arrives motivated for this match after having won, 1-0, at Cagliari, adding the third consecutive match without losing in this competition: the only goal of the match was scored by Mattia Destro. In general, coach Davide Ballardini plays at 3-5-2 favoring maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the corridors. Mattia Destro is Genoa’s best scorer with 7 goals scored. For this game, the outsider cannot count on Cristián Zapata, Francesco Cassata and Davide Biraschi, all injured.
