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- 25′Genoa, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 55′Genoa, yellow card:
- 62′Genoa, substitution:off
- 62′Genoa, substitution:off
- 70′Genoa, substitution:off
- 71′Venezia, substitution:off
- 71′Venezia, substitution:off
- 79′Venezia, substitution:off
- 81′Genoa, substitution:off
- 81′Genoa, substitution:off
- 87′Venezia, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
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Genoa edge Venezia 1-0 as Ellertsson strikes before the break
Genoa beat Venezia 1-0 in Serie A on Matchday 8 at the Luigi Ferraris, a single first-half goal separating two sides at the lower end of the table. The result lifted Genoa to 16th on 7 points, four clear of bottom-placed Venezia, who stayed 20th on 3.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The decisive moment came in the 25th minute. Stephan El Shaarawy supplied the pass and Mikael Ellertsson finished to make it 1-0. Genoa went in at the break with that advantage, and the second half brought no further goals, leaving Venezia still chasing an equaliser at the final whistle.
The balance of play ran strongly against the hosts. Venezia had 55% of possession and took 19 shots to Genoa's 7, while winning ten corners to two. Genoa, though, put four of their seven efforts on target against five from Venezia's nineteen, and held firm to protect the lead.
Genoa, who had lost 2-0 at AS Roma in their previous game, next host Juventus in Serie A on Wednesday. Venezia, who had beaten Napoli 1-0 last time out, entertain Inter at home the same day.
Justin Bijlow was the highest-rated performer on the pitch with 7.97, a mark that reflected Genoa's resilience under heavy pressure as Venezia fired in 19 shots. Team-mate Leo Østigård followed on 7.54.
Venezia's 19 shots against Genoa's 7 underlined how much of the game was played in the hosts' half despite the scoreline.
Genoa beat Venezia 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Genoa met Venezia in the Serie A (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Sunday, 25 October 2026, 14:00 UTC at Luigi Ferraris. Referee: Simone Sozza. Attendance: 28,979.
Key moments
- 25' Goal: Mikael Ellertsson (assist: Stephan El Shaarawy) — 1–0
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Genoa (3-4-2-1)
Venezia (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Genoa 40%, the draw 29%, Venezia 31%. It finished Genoa 1–0 Venezia.
Genoa edge it despite Venezia's bounce-back signs — Genoa lead because our strength rating has them a shade stronger, 1596 to 1554, plus the usual home advantage, but Venezia's finishing below their chances, a cold streak that tends to bounce back, keeps them close. The draw starts at 27% for a gap this size and rises to 29%, mainly because Venezia usually control the ball.
Why Genoa at 40%?
Genoa sit 41 points higher on our strength rating — 1596 to 1554. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.1% of 11,082 such games.
Why only 40%?
Venezia sit -0.59 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.0% of 1,652 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally. Venezia hold 10 more possession points (57 to 47 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 39.7% across 5,924 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.8%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,185. The control factor adds 1.4 points to the draw. The bounce-back factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Genoa come into this after a busy window — 14 arrivals and 17 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Venezia are newly promoted — game 8 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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