Genoa vs. Juventus: Both sides looking to build on recent wins

Marassi sets the stage for Genoa vs. Juventus on Matchday 9 of Serie A, with both teams looking to build on victories that have eased the pressure, at least for now. The Rossoblù beat Venezia, while the Bianconeri secured all three points away to Lecce. Both sides will now be eager to back up those results with another win and strengthen their push towards their respective objectives for the season.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 65 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Genoa: 21 wins for Genoa (most recently 2-1 in Serie A 2021/22), 15 draws (most recently 1-1 in Serie A 2023/24) and 29 wins for Juventus (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2025/26).

Genoa have gone 222 minutes without scoring at Marassi against Juventus: their last goal there was scored by Gudmundsson on 15 December 2023 (Genoa-Juventus, Serie A 2023/24).

On two occasions, Genoa won the Scudetto by beating Juventus in the decisive final: the title-deciding matches in 1903 and 1904 were both played in Genoa and ended in wins for the Grifone, 3-0 and 1-0 respectively.

DID YOU KNOW?

Genoa have won 3 consecutive competitive home matches: league victories against Fiorentina and Venezia, and a Coppa Italia win over Südtirol.

This match brings together two teams with contrasting statistics: Genoa are one of 3 Serie A teams whose goals have all been scored by starters, alongside Cagliari and Como. Juventus, meanwhile, are one of 5 teams with the most goals scored by substitutes (5, level with Milan, Roma, Sassuolo and Inter).

Juventus have scored more goals than any other team in the final 15 minutes, including stoppage time (6). However, the Bianconeri have conceded 6 of their 7 goals in the final 30 minutes of matches.

Juventus have lost just 1 of their last 11 competitive away matches: Sassuolo-Juventus 3-2 on 13 September in Serie A. The remaining record is 6 wins and 4 draws.

Juventus have scored in 12 of their last 13 away matches: the only exception was against Milan on 26 April (Milan-Juventus 0-0, Serie A 2025/26). They scored 20 goals across the other 12 matches.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the 2nd official meeting between Daniele De Rossi and Luciano Spalletti: the Juventus coach won their only previous encounter on 6 April (Juventus-Genoa 2-0, Serie A 2025/26).

Daniele De Rossi was coached by Luciano Spalletti at Roma during two separate spells (July 2005-August 2009 and January 2016-March 2017), making 251 appearances in total under him. The current Genoa coach was the most-used player across Spalletti’s two spells, during which he won 1 Coppa Italia and 1 Supercoppa Italiana.

Mikael Ellertsson scored against his former club Venezia: the midfielder found the net in Serie A for the first time in 13 months, since Bologna-Genoa 2-1 on 20 September 2025.

Douglas Luiz scored against Lecce: the Brazilian midfielder found the net for the first time for Juventus, on his 38th appearance for the Bianconeri.

Weston McKennie scored against Lecce: it was the US midfielder’s 1st goal of the season. Genoa are now his joint-favourite opponents in Italy, alongside Parma, having scored 2 goals against both the Rossoblù and the Ducali.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: Ostigard

REFEREE

DOVERI (PALERMO – YOSHIKAWA) IV: DI MARCO, VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: PEZZUTO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Lecce-Genoa (1/11, 18.00)

Juventus-Napoli (1/11, 20.45)

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