Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 9th where Genoa will host Spezia in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 18th placed Genoa, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Atalanta. Neither Genoa nor Atalanta could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 2 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while spezia is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Napoli. Juan Jesus scored the first goal for Spezia on an own goal in the 37th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Napoli couldn’t muster any offence and Spezia ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On the 26th of October, Spezia hosted Genoa in their last match together. Spezia and Genoa battled to a 1-1 draw. Salvatore Sirigu struck first for Spezia on an own goal in the 66th minute, then Domenico Criscito tied it up for Genoa in the 86th minute earning them at least the one point.
Spezia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Gyasi and Rey Manaj, and they each have 1 goal. Mattia Destro and Caleb Ekuban are the top scorers for Genoa in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.