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- Competition: Serie A
- Date: 3rd November, 2025
- Kickoff: 17:30 UK / 18:30 CET
- Venue: Mapei Stadium
On Monday, US Sassuolo host Genoa CFC at the Mapei Stadium in what promises to be an intriguing clash in the mid-portion of the 2025-26 Serie A season. Sassuolo will look to exploit home advantage, meanwhile, Genoa enter the fixture under pressure: they average around one goal per game this season while their away record has been incredibly poor (no wins).
Sassuolo vs Genoa Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Genoa
2 : 1
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Sassuolo
1 : 2
Genoa
Serie A
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Sassuolo
1 : 1
Genoa
Serie A
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Genoa
2 : 2
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Genoa
1 : 2
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Sassuolo
2 : 1
Genoa
Serie A
Historically between the two clubs, Sassuolo have a slight edge: in the 20 meetings since 2014, Sassuolo have won 8 times (40 %), Genoa 7 times (35 %) with 5 draws (25 %). However, the most recent head-to-head history gives the visiting team some hope ahead of Monday’s clash - they are currently unbeaten against Sassuolo in four consecutive Serie A fixtures.
Sassuolo team overview
Sassuolo’s recent form includes a 2-1 win over Cagliari on Thursday - their fourth victory of the season - marking a much-needed boost. The Neroverdi have been on an upward trajectory over the past month, winning three of their last five Serie A matches and losing only once, away to Roma. Sassuolo cannot be strictly defined as either a home or away side in terms of form and consistency, as their performances have been relatively balanced across venues - winning twice and losing twice at the Mapei Stadium (W2 L2), and recording two wins, one draw, and two defeats on the road (W2 D1 L2).
A worrying trend, however, has been their defensive vulnerability at home. Sassuolo have kept only one clean sheet in their Serie A home fixtures this season - a 1-0 victory over Lazio - conceding in every other outing at the Mapei Stadium.
According to Sofascore, as many as five players are currently sidelined through injury: Pieragnolo, Romagna, Satalino, Skjellerup, and Boloca are all ruled out of Monday’s clash.
Last matches of Sassuolo
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Cagliari
1 : 2
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Sassuolo
0 : 1
AS Roma
Serie A
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Lecce
0 : 0
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Hellas Verona
0 : 1
Sassuolo
Serie A
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Sassuolo
3 : 1
Udinese
Serie A
Sassuolo lineup
Goalkeeper
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49
Arijanet Murić
Defenders
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6
Sebastian Walukiewicz
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21
Jay Idzes
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5
Fali Candé
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3
Josh Doig
Midfielders
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18
Nemanja Matić
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90
Ismael Koné
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40
Aster Vranckx
Forwards
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45
Armand Laurienté
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25
Domenico Berardi
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99
Andrea Pinamonti
Genoa team overview
Genoa’s campaign has been deeply challenging so far. After nine league matches, they remain winless - drawing three and losing six - having scored just four goals while conceding 13. The past month has been particularly bleak for the Grifone, with four defeats from their last five Serie A fixtures, including away losses to Torino and Napoli. Their away form has been especially poor, collecting just one point from four road games and conceding an average of 1.8 goals per match.
The only positive ahead of Monday’s encounter is their near full-strength squad. Ruslan Malinovskyi is the only doubt and may miss out, but otherwise Genoa’s injury situation looks favourable.
Last matches of Genoa
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Genoa
0 : 2
Cremonese
Serie A
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Torino
2 : 1
Genoa
Serie A
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Genoa
0 : 0
Parma
Serie A
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Napoli
2 : 1
Genoa
Serie A
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Genoa
0 : 3
Lazio
Serie A
Genoa lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Nicola Leali
Defenders
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15
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
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5
Leo Østigård
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22
Johan Vásquez
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3
Aarón Martín
Midfielders
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32
Morten Frendrup
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73
Patrizio Masini
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77
Mikael Ellertsson
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9
Vitinha
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17
Ruslan Malinovskyi
Forwards
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18
Caleb Ekuban
Prediction
Putting the statistical pieces together: Sassuolo at home have a slight edge in head-to-head, Genoa are low on confidence and goal output, and both teams have recent trends linked to low scoring overall. Despite that, Sassuolo are likely to edge the game but considering their struggles to keep clean sheets, Genoa are likely to grab a consolation goal given their often porous defence but occasional goal. Expect a modest total goal count, but a win for Sassuolo against the bottom-of-the-league Genoa.
Prediction: Sassuolo to Win
Three reasons we expect Sassuolo to Win
- Genoa are bottom of the table with no wins from 9 matches.
- Genoa are also winless away from home (D1 L3).
- Sassuolo have recorded 3 Serie A wins from the possible 5 in recent weeks, losing only once during this period.
Main prediction Sassuolo - Genoa
Sassuolo to win
Best Odds:
Sassuolo vs Genoa standings in Serie A
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 - 8 | +8 | 22 |
| 2 | Inter | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 - 12 | +12 | 21 |
| 3 | Roma | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 - 5 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Milan | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 - 7 | +8 | 21 |
| 5 | Bologna | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 - 8 | +8 | 18 |
| 6 | Juventus | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 - 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 7 | Como | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 - 6 | +6 | 17 |
| 8 | Udinese | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 - 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Cremonese | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 - 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 - 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Torino | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 - 16 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Atalanta | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 13 - 8 | +5 | 13 |
| 13 | Lazio | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 - 7 | +4 | 12 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 - 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Lecce | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 - 14 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Parma | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 - 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 17 | Pisa | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 - 14 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 - 16 | -10 | 5 |
| 19 | Fiorentina | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 - 16 | -9 | 4 |
| 20 | Genoa | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 - 13 | -9 | 3 |