Genoa vs Cagliari match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Serie A · Italy · Regular Season - 20 · Luigi Ferraris, Genoa · Ref Federico La Penna, Italy

Genoa stats & fixtures · Cagliari stats & fixtures

Genoa beat Cagliari 3–0 in Serie A on 12 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.08–1.26. Cagliari had 56% of the ball.

Genoa vs Cagliari match statistics

GenoaCagliari

44% Ball possession 56%
1.08 Expected goals (xG) 1.26
11 Total shots 15
7 Shots on target 3
2 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 6
5 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 3
17 Fouls 20
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 5
400 Passes 504
83% Pass accuracy 87%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

7' Goal L. Colombo (assist R. Malinovskyi) Genoa
15' Yellow card J. Rodríguez Cagliari
30' Yellow card M. Frendrup Genoa
42' Yellow card A. Obert Cagliari
52' Yellow card P. Masini Genoa
54' Yellow card L. Mazzitelli Cagliari
58' Yellow card M. Adopo Cagliari
71' Yellow card S. Luperto Cagliari
75' Goal M. Frendrup Genoa
78' Goal L. Østigård (assist Aarón Martín) Genoa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Genoa

Confirmed 3-5-2 Daniele De Rossi

1 N. Leali

22 J. Vasquez 5 L. Østigård 27 A. Marcandalli

3 Aarón Martín 77 M. Ellertsson 32 M. Frendrup 17 R. Malinovskyi 15 B. Norton-Cuffy

29 L. Colombo 9 Vítinha

Bench E. Lysionok , D. Sommariva , M. Thorsby , Nicolae Stanciu , Junior Messias , S. Sabelli , J. Ekhator , H. Cuenca , S. Otoa , S. Fini , P. Masini , L. Venturino , J. Nuredini

Cagliari

Confirmed 4-3-3 Fabio Pisacane

1 E. Caprile

33 A. Obert 15 J. Rodríguez 6 S. Luperto 2 M. Palestra

4 L. Mazzitelli 16 M. Prati 8 M. Adopo

94 S. Esposito 9 S. Kılıçsoy 77 Zito Luvumbo

Bench A. Sherri , G. Ciocci , Riyad Idrissi , G. Gaetano , A. Di Pardo , N. Cavuoti , N. Pintus , J. Liteta , G. Zappa , Gennaro Borrelli , L. Pavoletti , Zé Pedro , Y. Trepy

Form guide

Genoa at home

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cagliari away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

10% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Genoa vs Cagliari head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Nov 25	Cagliari v Genoa	3–3
7 Mar 25	Cagliari v Genoa	1–1
24 Nov 24	Genoa v Cagliari	2–2
29 Apr 24	Genoa v Cagliari	3–0
5 Nov 23	Cagliari v Genoa	2–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Genoa vs Cagliari head-to-head record