Serie A Regular Season - 25
Cremonese 0 - 0 FT Genoa
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Pass Accuracy
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
4' G. Pezzella
29' F. Terracciano
HT
58' ↓ J. Vardy ↑F. Bonazzoli
58' ↓ M. Payero ↑A. Grassi
↓ Vitinha ↑C. Ekuban 60'
↓ Junior Messias ↑T. Baldanzi 72'
↓ B. Norton-Cuffy ↑A. Martin 72'
↓ L. Colombo ↑J. Ekhator 72'
72' ↓ G. Pezzella ↑T. Barbieri
73' ↓ M. Djuric ↑A. Sanabria
88' ↓ A. Zerbin ↑R. Floriani
↓ M. Frendrup ↑Amorim 89'
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Cremonese
Goalkeepers
Emil Audero 
OCTOPUS
6
Saves
6
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Filippo Terracciano 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Federico Baschirotto 
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Sebastiano Luperto 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
83%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Alessio Zerbin
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Morten Thorsby
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
16
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Youssef Maleh
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Martín Payero
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
Giuseppe Pezzella 
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
11%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Milan Đurić 
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Jamie Vardy
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
BENCH
Marco Silvestri 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Lapo Nava
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Tommaso Barbieri
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Folino
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Bianchetti
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Davide Pavesi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Romano Floriani Mussolini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
6
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alberto Grassi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jari Vandeputte
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Federico Bonazzoli
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
36
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Antonio Sanabria
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Faris Moumbagna
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Genoa
Goalkeepers
Justin Bijlow
OCTOPUS
8
Saves
8
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
Defenders
Alessandro Marcandalli
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leo Østigård 
MAGNET
82
Activity
82
Activity
77
Passes
5
Duels
Johan Vásquez
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
70%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
27%
Pass Acc
Morten Frendrup
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Ruslan Malinovskyi
MAGNET
85
Activity
85
Activity
67
Passes
18
Duels
Mikael Ellertsson
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
94
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Junior Messias
MAGNET
50
Activity
50
Activity
37
Passes
13
Duels
Vitinha
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
60
Total Mins
60
Entry
Lorenzo Colombo
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
BENCH
Daniele Sommariva
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Nicola Leali
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Aarón Martín
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nils Zätterström
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stefano Sabelli
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sebastian Otoa
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tommaso Baldanzi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jean Onana
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alexsandro Amorim
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
5
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Patrizio Masini
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caleb Ekuban
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
34
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeff Ekhator
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
22
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Maxwel Cornet
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Head to Head
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/10/2025 | Genoa | 0 - 2 | Cremonese | Serie A | Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
| 05/08/2023 | Cremonese | 0 - 0 | Genoa | Friendlies Clubs | Stadio Giovanni Zini |
Cremonese Win
Genoa Win
Draw
League Standings
P: 25 GD: +39
P: 25 GD: +22
P: 25 GD: +13
P: 25 GD: +15
P: 25 GD: +20
P: 25 GD: +20
P: 25 GD: +13
P: 25 GD: +2
P: 25 GD: +1
P: 25 GD: -6
P: 25 GD: -10
P: 25 GD: -13
P: 25 GD: -7
P: 25 GD: -19
P: 25 GD: -8
P: 25 GD: -12
P: 25 GD: -14
P: 25 GD: -10
P: 25 GD: -22
League Standings
P: 28 GD: +42
P: 28 GD: +24
P: 28 GD: +14
P: 28 GD: +25
P: 28 GD: +17
P: 28 GD: +22
P: 28 GD: +13
P: 28 GD: +3
P: 27 GD: -2
P: 28 GD: -8
P: 27 GD: -1
P: 28 GD: -12
P: 28 GD: -6
P: 28 GD: -8
P: 28 GD: -21
P: 28 GD: -17
P: 28 GD: -12
P: 28 GD: -18
P: 28 GD: -27
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Goalkeeper Masterclass: A Shot-Heavy Stalemate in Cremona
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 10/100. A high-octane encounter where defensive resilience and world-class goalkeeping outweighed relentless attacking intent, leaving both sides locked in a tense relegation scrap.
Barrage at the Zini
The Stadio Giovanni Zini bore witness to a paradox: a scoreless draw that felt like a goal-fest. From the outset, Genoa dominated possession with a commanding 65%, circulating the ball with 89% accuracy. However, Cremonese responded with a direct and dangerous verticality. An Intensity rating of 2.2 reflected a match that refused to settle, as both sides combined for a staggering 35 shots. The home side was particularly aggressive inside the box, recording 11 attempts that tested the structural Balance of the visitors' backline. Despite the lack of clinical finishing, the sheer volume of opportunities kept the atmosphere electric, with 17 total corners ensuring the pressure remained constant throughout the ninety minutes.
The Great Wall of Bijlow
The narrative of this match was written by the men between the posts. Justin Bijlow produced a performance for the ages, securing a perfect 10.0 rating with 8 crucial saves. His positioning and reflexes were the only thing standing between the hosts and a deserved lead, especially as Cremonese generated an expected goals (xG) figure of 1.98. At the other end, Emil Audero was equally defiant, making 6 saves of his own to frustrate the Grifone’s attacking trio. Even the creative sparks from Youssef Maleh, who registered two key passes and stood out in the midfield battle, could not find a way past the Dutch international. The low Upset factor indicated a close contest on paper, but the individual heroics of the keepers elevated the drama beyond expectation.
Status Quo in the Survival Race
As the final whistle blew, the sense of relief was palpable on both benches. With the Stakes involving a direct battle to avoid the drop, neither manager could afford a defeat. Both teams now sit on 24 points after 25 matches, maintaining their side-by-side positions in the lower reaches of the table. For Cremonese, this was a missed opportunity to climb, given they outshot their opponents in terms of quality chances. For Genoa, the draw represents a hard-earned point away from home, largely credited to a defensive unit that absorbed 16 total shots. This stalemate might not provide the fireworks of a high-scoring derby, but the tactical grit on display suggests both sides have the defensive foundations necessary for the long fight ahead.
Key Questions
What made Justin Bijlow the Man of the Match?
Bijlow earned a perfect 10.0 rating by making 8 saves, including several from close range, single-handedly denying an xG of 1.98 to secure the clean sheet.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
A Tactical Grudge Match in Cremona
Skip It Futmetrix Score: 37/100. This is a classic survival scrap where the fear of defeat outweighs the ambition for three points as both sides sit level on 23 points.
The Setup
The Stadio Giovanni Zini provides the backdrop for a fixture that defines the thin margins of Serie A survival. Cremonese enter this contest with a Form rating that reflects their recent struggles, having failed to secure a victory in their last five outings. Their inability to turn home turf into a fortress—winning just twice in 11 attempts—has left them vulnerable. Conversely, Genoa arrive with growing confidence, boasting two wins from their last three matches. While the Balance score suggests a tightly contested affair, the visitor's superior Stars quality, particularly in offensive transitions, gives them a slight edge in a match where the Stakes remain centered on maintaining a gap to the bottom three.
Key Battle
With no dominant individual matchup, the contest will be won or lost in the engine room. The Cremonese midfield unit, led by W. Bondo and M. Payero, must disrupt Genoa's rhythm before they can feed their creative outlets. Genoa will rely on the industrious M. Frendrup to break up play and transition quickly, testing a home defense that has conceded 31 goals this season.
Our Prediction
Expect a cagey opening 45 minutes with neither side willing to commit too many bodies forward. Genoa’s recent uptick in performance suggests they will find a breakthrough, but the desperation of the home side should see them fight back for a share of the spoils. A 1-1 draw is the most probable outcome, mirroring the parity in the league table.