Things haven’t exactly been going well for Genoa of late; they’ve failed to win any of their last eight matches, six of which they’ve lost. In the previous round, Genoa welcomed second-tier Lecce to Stadio Luigi Ferraris and cruised to a 4-0 victory. On that occasion, the Serie A side exerted control, as they clocked 23 shots at goal and emerged victorious with 2.71 expected goals for. Thursday’s hosts have lost just twice at home, while their underlying numbers are respectable. Jurić’s men are averaging 1.44 expected goals for, while they’re giving up just 1.08 at the other end. Furthermore, if they repeat their efforts when clocking 2.15 expected goals against Sampdoria in their most recent home match, then the visitors won’t stand much of a chance on Thursday evening. Away from home in their own division, Entella have done well this season, though such form doesn’t exactly count for much ahead of an away match against top-tier opponents. In 2016, they were beaten 3-0 away against Chievo, while their trip to face Cagliari a year before that ended in a 5-0 defeat. This should not be difficult for Genoa.
Things haven’t exactly been going well for Genoa of late; they’ve failed to win any of their last eight matches, six of which they’ve lost.
In the previous round, Genoa welcomed second-tier Lecce to Stadio Luigi Ferraris and cruised to a 4-0 victory. On that occasion, the Serie A side exerted control, as they clocked 23 shots at goal and emerged victorious with 2.71 expected goals for.
Thursday’s hosts have lost just twice at home, while their underlying numbers are respectable. Jurić’s men are averaging 1.44 expected goals for, while they’re giving up just 1.08 at the other end. Furthermore, if they repeat their efforts when clocking 2.15 expected goals against Sampdoria in their most recent home match, then the visitors won’t stand much of a chance on Thursday evening.
Away from home in their own division, Entella have done well this season, though such form doesn’t exactly count for much ahead of an away match against top-tier opponents. In 2016, they were beaten 3-0 away against Chievo, while their trip to face Cagliari a year before that ended in a 5-0 defeat.
This should not be difficult for Genoa.