Serie A · Matchweek 28
2:1
Junior Messias 52' (pen)
Vitinha 80'
HT 0:0
Evan Ndicka 55'
Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 17:00 (UK) · Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Genoa 15th → 13th · 30 pts|AS Roma 5th · 51 pts

Genoa won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.75–0.35).

Player of the matchJunior Messias7.5Decisive moment80' Vitinha+1.6

Genoa 2-1 AS Roma

Key numbers

  • Possession 36% – 64%
  • Shots 11 (5 on target) – 8 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 80' Vitinha, FN xPts +1.6
Player of the match
Junior Messias 7.5Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)

Game state

1-01-12-1
Genoa ahead 13 min · level 77 min · AS Roma ahead 0 min
  • Vitinha — off the bench 15 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.

52' Junior Messias Pen goal +1.1
55' Evan Ndicka Goal +0.9
80' Vitinha Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Patrizio Masini +0.5 +1.6
Genoa Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +2.7Opponent moments −1.2Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
AS Roma Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −0.5→ 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

GenoaAS Roma
36%Possession64%
2.75Expected goals (xG)0.35
0.25xG per shot0.04
11Shots8
5Shots on target1
45%Shots on target %13%
8Shots in box7
254Passes455
61%Pass accuracy76%
3Corners6
0Saves3
11Fouls17
1Yellow cards3
1Offsides5

Compared with usual

Genoa

30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.3
Conceded11.5
xG2.751.1high
xG against0.351.2
Shots1111.6
On target54
Shots faced813.3
xG per shot0.250.1high
Possession36%48.2%
Passes254393.6
Pass accuracy61%79.7%low
Corners33.7
Fouls1113.1

AS Roma

36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.4
Conceded20.78
xG0.351.4
xG against2.750.98
Shots813.8
On target14.8low
Shots faced119.6
xG per shot0.040.1
Possession64%55.9%
Passes455487.3
Pass accuracy76%83.1%
Corners65.1
Fouls1714.3

Timeline

  • 12' Yellow Evan Ndicka
  • 16' Yellow Patrizio Masini
  • 40' Yellow Donyell Malen
  • 46' Sub Lorenzo Venturino → Bryan Cristante
  • 52' Goal Junior Messias (pen) league goal #3
  • 55' Goal Evan Ndicka league goal #3
  • 56' Sub Lorenzo Pellegrini → Neil El Aynaoui
  • 64' Sub Junior Messias → Ruslan Malinovskyi
  • 64' Sub Jeff Ekhator → Lorenzo Colombo
  • 70' Sub Devyne Rensch → Daniele Ghilardi
  • 75' Sub Caleb Ekuban → Vitinha
  • 79' Sub Mikael Ellertsson → Aarón Martín
  • 80' Goal Vitinha league goal #4 assist Patrizio Masini
  • 84' Sub Gianluca Mancini → Jan Ziółkowski
  • 84' Sub Zeki Çelik → Robinio Vaz
  • 89' Yellow Bryan Cristante

Category leaders

  • Key passesKonstantinos Tsimikas2
  • Duels wonLeo Østigård12/15
  • DribblesBryan Cristante2/2
  • Defensive actionsMorten Frendrup7
  • ShotsJunior Messias3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonMikael Ellertsson3

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.