After a hard fought draw against Juventus on Tuesday evening, Inter take on Genoa in the early morning Serie A kick off. With ex Inter manager Gasperini in charge of Genoa, the Rossoblu’s good season added to the enthusiasm surrounding Inter after recent signings, its sure to be a lively way to start your Sunday. @InterStats give us all the stats and facts we’ll need….
Genoa
- Founded in 1893 originally as an English sports club for English members only
- Full name Genoa Cricket and Football Club
- 26, average age of the squad
- €107 million transfer market value according via transfermarkt.it
- €16 million most valuable player Mattia Perin. via transfermarkt.it
- 9 Scudetti won in their history along with 1 Coppa Italia.
- Genoa have failed to score in 25 of 47 games they have played in Milan. Via Opta
- Alessandro Matri has scored 6 goals away from home this season more than any other player. Via Opta
- 1 point picked up in their last 3 games in Serie A.
- 6th in Serie A with 27 points.
- In their 8 away games this season Genoa have W 4 D 1 L 3
- 3rd most aggressive side in Serie A with 47 yellows and 4 red cards. Via whoscored.com
- Matri has scored 7 and assisted 5 of Genoa’s 23 goals in Serie A this season.
- Roncaglia most aggressive player in Serie A with 4 yellows and 2 reds
Inter
- Mauro Icardi has scored 9 this season in Serie A already equalling last seasons tally.
- Inter won only 1 of their last 6 home games drawing 3 and losing 2 conceding an average of 2 goals per game. Via Opta
- 1, the amount of goals Lukas Podolski has scored against Italian sides in his career. Came against Inter for Bayern Munich in 2006.
- New signing Shaqiri has scored 2 goals against Italian sides in his career. Both coming against Roma.
- Goals v Genoa: Nagatomo,Osvaldo (3) Hernanes (2) Icardi,Palacio,Campagnaro (1)
- 12th in Serie A with 22 points
- Only 4 sides in Serie A have conceded more goals at home than Inter.
- 8 home games in Serie A, W 3 D 3 L 2.
- 29th of October 1,0 v Sampdoria was the last win at the San Siro in Serie A.
- If Shaqiri plays on Sunday he will the 32nd player used by Inter this season in all competitions.
Head to Head
- Alessandro Matri has scored only 2 in 12 appearances v Inter last being in 2013 for Juve. Via Opta
- Genoa have scored the most headed goals (6) whilst Inter are yet to concede a headed goal. Via Opta
- The last 4 meetings have averaged 5 goals per game. Via Opta.
- Genoa have not beaten Inter in Serie A at the San Siro since 1994. Via Opta
- 131 meetings between the two sides Inter have W 61 D 34 L 36
- 123 meetings in Serie A Inter have W 53 D 34 L 36
- 61 meetings at home in Serie A, Inter’s record is W 37 D 12 L 12
- 12th of December 1909 first meeting between the two sides. Ended 2,0 to Inter.
- 23rd of December 1945 Inter’s biggest win over Genoa ended 9-1
- 6-0 in 1928 was Inter’s biggest defeat to Genoa.
- Since Inter’s 5-4 win over Genoa at the San Siro in 2012 the two sides have only shared 5 goals in the next 4 meetings.
- Last meeting at the San Siro ended 2-0 to Inter goals from Nagatomo and Palacio.
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