Serie A Gameweek 18

Genoa 1 - 1 FT Pisa

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
31
FT
Sat, Jan 3
Italiano
Genoa
1-1
Pisa
⚡ Intensity 22
⚖️ Balance 44
🏆 Stakes 6
🎲 Upset 26
Colombo scores, but Pisa battle back.

Win Probability

  • Genoa 41%
  • Draw 27%
  • Pisa 32%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Points Shared in Gritty Marassi Survival Scrap

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 31/100. A high-stakes relegation battle ends in a frustrating draw, leaving both clubs firmly entrenched in the Serie A basement.

Colombo’s Early Intent

The atmosphere at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris was electric as two sides desperate for points clashed in a classic six-pointer. Genoa started with far more urgency, looking to exploit their home advantage from the opening whistle. Their persistence was rewarded in the 15th minute when Lorenzo Colombo found the back of the net, sending the home support into raptures. A Balance score of 4.9 highlights how the lead fluctuated in significance during the early stages, as the Grifone attempted to consolidate their advantage. However, despite controlling the tempo, the hosts failed to find the clinical second goal that would have put the game out of reach for their struggling visitors.

The Tuscan Response

Refusing to buckle under the pressure, Pisa slowly clawed their way back into the contest, relying on a physical approach that disrupted Genoa's rhythm. The visitors' resilience paid dividends shortly before the interval. In the 38th minute, M. Leris capitalized on a momentary lapse in the home defense to fire home the equalizer. This clinical strike shifted the momentum entirely, turning a potential home celebration into a nerve-wracking war of attrition. An Intensity rating of 3.7 reflects a match that was often bogged down by tactical fouls and a lack of creative spark, as both managers prioritized defensive structure over expansive attacking play in the face of relegation fears.

A Stalemate of Attrition

The second half saw Genoa dominate possession with a commanding 62% share, but they found the Tuscan wall impenetrable. Adrian Šemper proved to be the hero for the visitors, making 3 crucial saves to deny the hosts a late winner. At the other end, Leo Østigård stood tall for Genoa, ensuring that Pisa’s rare counter-attacks were neutralized before they could cause real damage. With the Stakes evaluated at 1.5, the closing stages were characterized by caution rather than courage. The final whistle confirmed a 1-1 draw, a result that provides a minor boost to morale but does little to alleviate the mounting pressure on both sets of players as the season reaches its critical phase.

Key Questions

Who were the goalscorers in this fixture?

Lorenzo Colombo scored for Genoa in the 15th minute, while M. Leris equalized for Pisa in the 38th.

How did the stats reflect the match flow?

Genoa dominated possession with 62%, but Pisa's Adrian Šemper made 3 vital saves to secure the draw.

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.

Match Statistics

Possession
62%
38%
Genoa 62%
Pisa 38%
Shots
12
10
Genoa 12
Pisa 10
Shots on Target
4
2
Genoa 4
Pisa 2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.54
0.62
Genoa 0.54
Pisa 0.62
Passes
439
259
Genoa 439
Pisa 259
Pass Accuracy
81%
68%
Genoa 81%
Pisa 68%
Corners
2
7
Genoa 2
Pisa 7
Fouls
9
17
Genoa 9
Pisa 17
Yellow Cards
1
3
Genoa 1
Pisa 3
Red Cards
0
0
Genoa 0
Pisa 0

Match Events

15' L. Colombo
M. Leris 38'
Mehdi Léris 🟨 44'
HT
M. Leris M. Marin 🔄 58'
M. Hojholt G. Piccinini 🔄 58'
R. Albiol A. Caracciolo 🔄 62'
64' 🔄 M. Thorsby J. Ekhator
G. Bonfanti A. Calabresi 🔄 72'
S. Moreo M. Nzola 🔄 72'
75' 🔄 B. Norton-Cuffy M. E. Ellertsson
76' 🔄 L. Colombo C. Ekuban
Arturo Calabresi 🟨 82'
84' 🔄 S. Otoa A. Marcandalli
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Genoa

Goalkeepers
Nicola Leali
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
1
Key Passes
1
Key Passes
0
Assists
15%
Pass Acc
Defenders
Sebastian Otoa
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
Fouls Won
2
Fouls Won
2
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Leo Østigård
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Johan Vásquez
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
0
Assists
49%
Pass Acc
Midfielders
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
76
Total Mins
75
Entry
Ruslan Malinovskyi
MAGNET
MAGNET
86
Activity
86
Activity
64
Passes
22
Duels
Morten Frendrup
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Morten Thorsby
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
Aarón Martín
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
5
Key Passes
5
Key Passes
0
Assists
26%
Pass Acc
Forwards
Lorenzo Colombo
SNIPER
SNIPER
100%
Conversion
100%
Conversion
1
Goals
1
Shots
Vítinha
MAGNET
MAGNET
55
Activity
55
Activity
21
Passes
34
Duels
BENCH
Ernestas Lysionok
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Daniele Sommariva
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Stefano Sabelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alessandro Marcandalli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
13
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Nicolae Stanciu
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Valentín Carboni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Hugo Cuenca
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Patrizio Masini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mikael Ellertsson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Caleb Ekuban
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeff Ekhator
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Seydou Fini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Venturino
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Pisa

Goalkeepers
Adrian Šemper
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Simone Canestrelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Raúl Albiol
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Giovanni Bonfanti
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
Midfielders
Isaak Touré
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mehdi Léris
FINISHER
FINISHER
1
Goals
1
Goals
3
Shots
7.3
Rating
Michel Aebischer
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
4
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Malthe Højholt
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
Samuele Angori
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Forwards
Stefano Moreo
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
72
Total Mins
72
Entry
Henrik Meister
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
Nícolas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Simone Scuffet
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Antonio Caracciolo
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Tomas Esteves
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Coppola
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Arturo Calabresi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniel Denoon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jeremy Kandje Mbambi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marius Marin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gabriele Piccinini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
B. Bettazzi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorran
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Tramoni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Louis Buffon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M'Bala Nzola
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
01/03/2026 Genoa 1 - 1 Pisa Serie A Stadio Luigi Ferraris
01/28/2023 Genoa 0 - 0 Pisa Serie B Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
08/28/2022 Pisa 0 - 1 Genoa Serie B Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani
01/03/2026
1 - 1
Serie A Stadio Luigi Ferraris
01/28/2023
0 - 0
Serie B Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris
08/28/2022
0 - 1
Serie B Arena Garibaldi - Stadio Romeo Anconetani
Genoa Win
Pisa Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Inter 18 42 39 15 +24 WInter 1 - 0 Lecce (14-01-2026)WInter 3 - 1 Bologna (04-01-2026)WAtalanta 0 - 1 Inter (28-12-2025)WGenoa 1 - 2 Inter (14-12-2025)WInter 4 - 0 Como (06-12-2025)
2 AC Milan 18 41 31 14 +17 WComo 1 - 3 AC Milan (15-01-2026)WCagliari 0 - 1 AC Milan (02-01-2026)WAC Milan 3 - 0 Hellas Verona (28-12-2025)DAC Milan 2 - 2 Sassuolo (14-12-2025)WTorino 2 - 3 AC Milan (08-12-2025)
3 Napoli 18 38 26 13 +13 DNapoli 0 - 0 Parma (14-01-2026)WLazio 0 - 2 Napoli (04-01-2026)WCremonese 0 - 2 Napoli (28-12-2025)LUdinese 1 - 0 Napoli (14-12-2025)WNapoli 2 - 1 Juventus (07-12-2025)
4 Juventus 18 33 24 16 +8 DJuventus 1 - 1 Lecce (03-01-2026)WPisa 0 - 2 Juventus (27-12-2025)WJuventus 2 - 1 AS Roma (20-12-2025)WBologna 0 - 1 Juventus (14-12-2025)LNapoli 2 - 1 Juventus (07-12-2025)
5 AS Roma 18 33 20 12 +8 LAtalanta 1 - 0 AS Roma (03-01-2026)WAS Roma 3 - 1 Genoa (29-12-2025)LJuventus 2 - 1 AS Roma (20-12-2025)WAS Roma 1 - 0 Como (15-12-2025)LCagliari 1 - 0 AS Roma (07-12-2025)
6 Como 18 30 24 15 +9 LComo 1 - 3 AC Milan (15-01-2026)WComo 1 - 0 Udinese (03-01-2026)WLecce 0 - 3 Como (27-12-2025)LAS Roma 1 - 0 Como (15-12-2025)LInter 4 - 0 Como (06-12-2025)
7 Bologna 18 29 28 19 +9 WHellas Verona 2 - 3 Bologna (15-01-2026)LInter 3 - 1 Bologna (04-01-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Sassuolo (28-12-2025)LBologna 0 - 1 Juventus (14-12-2025)DLazio 1 - 1 Bologna (07-12-2025)
8 Atalanta 18 25 21 19 +2 WAtalanta 1 - 0 AS Roma (03-01-2026)LAtalanta 0 - 1 Inter (28-12-2025)WGenoa 0 - 1 Atalanta (21-12-2025)WAtalanta 2 - 1 Cagliari (13-12-2025)LHellas Verona 3 - 1 Atalanta (06-12-2025)
9 Lazio 18 24 18 14 +4 LLazio 0 - 2 Napoli (04-01-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Lazio (27-12-2025)DLazio 0 - 0 Cremonese (20-12-2025)WParma 0 - 1 Lazio (13-12-2025)DLazio 1 - 1 Bologna (07-12-2025)
10 Sassuolo 18 23 23 22 +1 DSassuolo 1 - 1 Parma (03-01-2026)DBologna 1 - 1 Sassuolo (28-12-2025)LSassuolo 0 - 1 Torino (21-12-2025)DAC Milan 2 - 2 Sassuolo (14-12-2025)WSassuolo 3 - 1 Fiorentina (06-12-2025)
11 Torino 18 23 20 28 -8 WHellas Verona 0 - 3 Torino (04-01-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 Cagliari (27-12-2025)WSassuolo 0 - 1 Torino (21-12-2025)WTorino 1 - 0 Cremonese (13-12-2025)LTorino 2 - 3 AC Milan (08-12-2025)
12 Udinese 18 22 18 29 -11 LComo 1 - 0 Udinese (03-01-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Lazio (27-12-2025)LFiorentina 5 - 1 Udinese (21-12-2025)WUdinese 1 - 0 Napoli (14-12-2025)LUdinese 1 - 2 Genoa (08-12-2025)
13 Cremonese 18 21 18 21 -3 LFiorentina 1 - 0 Cremonese (04-01-2026)LCremonese 0 - 2 Napoli (28-12-2025)DLazio 0 - 0 Cremonese (20-12-2025)LTorino 1 - 0 Cremonese (13-12-2025)WCremonese 2 - 0 Lecce (07-12-2025)
14 Parma 18 19 12 19 -7 DNapoli 0 - 0 Parma (14-01-2026)DSassuolo 1 - 1 Parma (03-01-2026)WParma 1 - 0 Fiorentina (27-12-2025)LParma 0 - 1 Lazio (13-12-2025)WPisa 0 - 1 Parma (08-12-2025)
15 Cagliari 18 18 19 25 -6 LCagliari 0 - 1 AC Milan (02-01-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 Cagliari (27-12-2025)DCagliari 2 - 2 Pisa (21-12-2025)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Cagliari (13-12-2025)WCagliari 1 - 0 AS Roma (07-12-2025)
16 Lecce 18 17 12 24 -12 LInter 1 - 0 Lecce (14-01-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 Lecce (03-01-2026)LLecce 0 - 3 Como (27-12-2025)WLecce 1 - 0 Pisa (12-12-2025)LCremonese 2 - 0 Lecce (07-12-2025)
17 Genoa 18 15 18 28 -10 DGenoa 1 - 1 Pisa (03-01-2026)LAS Roma 3 - 1 Genoa (29-12-2025)LGenoa 0 - 1 Atalanta (21-12-2025)LGenoa 1 - 2 Inter (14-12-2025)WUdinese 1 - 2 Genoa (08-12-2025)
18 Fiorentina 18 12 18 28 -10 WFiorentina 1 - 0 Cremonese (04-01-2026)LParma 1 - 0 Fiorentina (27-12-2025)WFiorentina 5 - 1 Udinese (21-12-2025)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Hellas Verona (14-12-2025)LSassuolo 3 - 1 Fiorentina (06-12-2025)
19 Pisa 18 12 13 25 -12 DGenoa 1 - 1 Pisa (03-01-2026)LPisa 0 - 2 Juventus (27-12-2025)DCagliari 2 - 2 Pisa (21-12-2025)LLecce 1 - 0 Pisa (12-12-2025)LPisa 0 - 1 Parma (08-12-2025)
20 Hellas Verona 18 12 15 31 -16 LHellas Verona 2 - 3 Bologna (15-01-2026)LHellas Verona 0 - 3 Torino (04-01-2026)LAC Milan 3 - 0 Hellas Verona (28-12-2025)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Hellas Verona (14-12-2025)WHellas Verona 3 - 1 Atalanta (06-12-2025)