After the undeserved loss at the San Paolo Stadium on Sunday, Inter will want to show that they are a force to be reckoned with this season. On Saturday Inter take on Genoa at home on the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Before the game, have a look at these interesting statistics from Whoscored.
Goal-Scoring
Inter have scored 17 goals this season whilst Genoa have scored 15 goals so far. Since Genoa are better at scoring at home and Inter only have conceded 4 goals at home this season (all 4 in the same game) this should be an entertaining matchup. Inter have scored 12 goals from open play, Genoa have scored 13 goals from open play. The Top Goalscorer for Inter is Mauro Icardi with a total of 4 goals. Genoa’s Top Goalscorer is Leonardo Pavoletti, he has been on the scoresheet 5 times this season.
Goal-Stopping
Inter have the statistically best defense in the Serie A so far (along with Napoli). Inter are yet to reach double digits when it comes to conceded goals this season. Genoa seem to lack in the defense, they have conceded 19 goals this season, that’s 10 more than Inter have conceded. Inter have scored 9 goals at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and since Genoa are better at scoring more goals at home it should be an interesting game. Inter have scored 9 goals at home and Genoa have scored 6 goals away.
Passing the ball
Inter average 512 passes per game with each passing streak lasting about 4.8. Genoa average a bit less passes per game than Inter, they average 444 passes each game with each passing streak lasting about 4.3. Inter have an average possession rate of 54% while Genoa have an average rate of 51% possession. The passing-stats between the two teams are in favor of Inter.
Best players so far
Whoscored’s ratings show that Jeison Murillo of Inter is the highest rated player for Inter which most people may agree with (amongst others). The highest rated player of Genoa is Cristian Ansaldi. According to Whoscored Ansaldi is the highest rated player between the two teams as well but this is just because he has played less games than Inter’s highest rated Jeison Murillo. Ansaldi’s rating is 7.50 and Murillo’s rating is 7.30.
