Serie A · Matchweek 22
3:2
Ruslan Malinovskyi 62'
Caleb Ekuban 78'
Junior Messias 90'
HT 0:1
Lewis Ferguson 35'
Sebastian Otoa 47' (OG)
Sun, 25 Jan 2026, 14:00 (UK) · Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Genoa 16th → 13th · 23 pts|Bologna 8th · 30 pts

Bologna edged xG (0.54–0.55) but Genoa took the win.

Player of the matchAlessandro Marcandalli8.0Decisive moment90' Junior Messias+1.7

Genoa 3-2 Bologna

Key numbers

  • Possession 49% – 51%
  • Shots 8 (6 on target) – 13 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 90' Junior Messias, FN xPts +1.7
Player of the match
Alessandro Marcandalli 8.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-21-22-23-2
Genoa ahead 0 min · level 47 min · Bologna ahead 43 min
  • Bologna: Red card 56' → ~34 min a player down
  • Ruslan Malinovskyi — off the bench 35 min · 1G 0A
  • Junior Messias — off the bench 35 min · 1G 0A
  • Caleb Ekuban — off the bench 17 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

35' Lewis Ferguson Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Benjamín Domínguez +0.3 +0.9
47' Sebastian Otoa Own goal −0.3
56' Łukasz Skorupski Red card −0.1
62' Ruslan Malinovskyi Goal +0.4
78' Caleb Ekuban Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Alessandro Marcandalli +0.3 +1.0
90' Junior Messias Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Alessandro Marcandalli +0.5 +1.7
Genoa Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +2.8Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Bologna Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −2.5Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

GenoaBologna
49%Possession51%
0.54Expected goals (xG)0.55
0.07xG per shot0.04
8Shots13
6Shots on target3
75%Shots on target %23%
4Shots in box7
330Passes358
76%Pass accuracy78%
5Corners2
2Saves3
14Fouls17
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Genoa

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.2
Conceded21.4
xG0.541.1
xG against0.551.1
Shots811.3
On target64
Shots faced1313.3
xG per shot0.070.1
Possession49%47.6%
Passes330382.2
Pass accuracy76%78.5%
Corners53.5
Fouls1413.4

Bologna

29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.5
Conceded31.1
xG0.551.4
xG against0.541.2
Shots1315
On target34.8
Shots faced810.3
xG per shot0.040.09
Possession51%56.1%
Passes358439.8
Pass accuracy78%82.1%
Corners25.8
Fouls1714.1

Timeline

  • 35' Goal Lewis Ferguson league goal #1 assist Benjamín Domínguez
  • 47' Goal Sebastian Otoa (OG)
  • 55' Sub Aarón Martín → Junior Messias
  • 55' Sub Jeff Ekhator → Ruslan Malinovskyi
  • 56' Red Łukasz Skorupski
  • 59' VAR Łukasz Skorupski
  • 61' Sub Benjamín Domínguez → Federico Ravaglia
  • 62' Goal Ruslan Malinovskyi league goal #3
  • 68' Yellow Ciro Immobile
  • 71' Yellow Ruslan Malinovskyi
  • 73' Sub Vitinha → Caleb Ekuban
  • 73' Sub Ciro Immobile → Simon Sohm
  • 73' Sub Jens Odgaard → Thijs Dallinga
  • 73' Sub Jonathan Rowe → Martin Vitík
  • 74' Sub Johan Vásquez → Maxwel Cornet
  • 75' Yellow Federico Ravaglia
  • 78' Goal Caleb Ekuban league goal #2 assist Alessandro Marcandalli
  • 90' Goal Junior Messias league goal #1 assist Alessandro Marcandalli
  • 90+6' Sub Brooke Norton-Cuffy → Nils Zätterström
  • 90+7' Yellow Alessandro Marcandalli

Category leaders

  • Key passesCharalampos Lykogiannis5
  • Duels wonVitinha7/16
  • DribblesBrooke Norton-Cuffy4/6
  • Defensive actionsSebastian Otoa4
  • Fouls wonMorten Frendrup3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.