Roma vs Genoa — Serie A 26/27
Roma: 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
CARDSGenoa: 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Oct 15, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Serie A page · Read the match report.
Standings & Form · Serie A 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Roma sit 3rd with 14 points, Genoa 17th with 4, and the home record is just as lopsided: Roma have taken 7 points from 3 home matches while Genoa have none from 2 away. Roma's home goal difference is +5, Genoa's away is -2, so the table gap is real rather than a quirk of the fixture list.
Roma
GenoaScoring Profile
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Attack
Roma's home attack is far stronger than Genoa's on the road, scoring 2.7 goals per home match across 3 home matches against 0.5 for Genoa across 2 away matches. Roma are well above the league's home-side average of 1.55, while Genoa are well below the away-side average of 1.32, giving Roma a large attacking edge.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Roma's home defence is only marginally better than the league average, conceding 1.0 goals per home match across 3 home matches against a home-side baseline of 1.32, while Genoa's away defence is level with the away-side average at 1.5 conceded across 2 away matches. The defensive edge is narrow, so this fixture is decided by attack rather than solidity.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Roma are most dangerous late, scoring 29% of their goals in the 76-90 minute window, while Genoa strike earliest, with 40% of their goals in the opening 15 minutes. Genoa are also most vulnerable late, conceding 36% of their goals in 76-90 against 0% scored in that same window.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Roma's matches are the higher-scoring ones, with 66.67% of their matches going over 2.5 goals against 50% for Genoa, and Roma's home matches are extreme: 100% have gone over 2.5 goals versus 33% of their away matches. Both teams' matches have gone over 1.5 goals in 83.33% of cases, so a low-scoring affair is unlikely.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Draw seems to be a common result for Roma lately. They have drawn 2 out of their last 3 Serie A matches.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Roma have received an average of 2 cards per match, while Genoa have averaged 3.2 cards.
Roma have conceded a total of only 3 goals, which is the least in the Serie A this season.
In the last 6 matches of the Serie A, Roma scored 14 goals (average 2.3) while Genoa scored 5 (average 0.8).
Chances are good to see a goal from Roma within the first half. They have averaged 1.1 goals before halftime in the Serie A this season.
In the last 6 matches of the Serie A, Roma conceded on average 0.5 goals per match while Genoa conceded on average 1.8 goals per match.
Roma shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches of the Serie A.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Roma have received an average of 0.2 cards in the first half per match, while Genoa have averaged 1 card.
In their last 3 Serie A matches, Roma have been awarded an average of 4.3 corners per match, while Genoa have averaged 5.3 corners.
Standings & Form · Serie A 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Roma sit 3rd with 14 points, Genoa 17th with 4, and the home record is just as lopsided: Roma have taken 7 points from 3 home matches while Genoa have none from 2 away. Roma's home goal difference is +5, Genoa's away is -2, so the table gap is real rather than a quirk of the fixture list.
RomaGenoaHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Roma have dominated this fixture, winning 6 of the last 10 meetings to Genoa's 2, with 2 draws, and at this ground it is even more one-sided: 5 Roma wins and a draw in the 6 meetings here. The most recent meeting went to Genoa, 2-1 in March, but that is the exception in a record that spans 2021 to 2026.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Attack
Roma's home attack is far stronger than Genoa's on the road, scoring 2.7 goals per home match across 3 home matches against 0.5 for Genoa across 2 away matches. Roma are well above the league's home-side average of 1.55, while Genoa are well below the away-side average of 1.32, giving Roma a large attacking edge.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Roma's home defence is only marginally better than the league average, conceding 1.0 goals per home match across 3 home matches against a home-side baseline of 1.32, while Genoa's away defence is level with the away-side average at 1.5 conceded across 2 away matches. The defensive edge is narrow, so this fixture is decided by attack rather than solidity.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Roma are most dangerous late, scoring 29% of their goals in the 76-90 minute window, while Genoa strike earliest, with 40% of their goals in the opening 15 minutes. Genoa are also most vulnerable late, conceding 36% of their goals in 76-90 against 0% scored in that same window.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Oct 15, 2026
Roma's matches are the higher-scoring ones, with 66.67% of their matches going over 2.5 goals against 50% for Genoa, and Roma's home matches are extreme: 100% have gone over 2.5 goals versus 33% of their away matches. Both teams' matches have gone over 1.5 goals in 83.33% of cases, so a low-scoring affair is unlikely.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Draw seems to be a common result for Roma lately. They have drawn 2 out of their last 3 Serie A matches.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Roma have received an average of 2 cards per match, while Genoa have averaged 3.2 cards.
Roma have conceded a total of only 3 goals, which is the least in the Serie A this season.
In the last 6 matches of the Serie A, Roma scored 14 goals (average 2.3) while Genoa scored 5 (average 0.8).
Chances are good to see a goal from Roma within the first half. They have averaged 1.1 goals before halftime in the Serie A this season.
In the last 6 matches of the Serie A, Roma conceded on average 0.5 goals per match while Genoa conceded on average 1.8 goals per match.
Roma shine in defence lately. They conceded less than one goal per match on average in the last 5 matches of the Serie A.
In their last 5 Serie A matches, Roma have received an average of 0.2 cards in the first half per match, while Genoa have averaged 1 card.
In their last 3 Serie A matches, Roma have been awarded an average of 4.3 corners per match, while Genoa have averaged 5.3 corners.
About The Match
Roma arrive as the market's clear favourite and the table's far stronger side, but the sharpest signal is how much more dangerous they are at home than Genoa are on the road. Roma score 2.7 goals per home match while Genoa manage just 0.5 away, a gap that dwarfs every other edge in this fixture. The key uncertainty is whether Roma's thin home sample and a recent wobble, winless in their last three matches, let Genoa keep this tighter than the standings suggest.