Genoa vs Napoli Prediction, 9/16/2023 Serie A Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/12/2023

Game: Genoa vs Napoli

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genova, Italy

TV: CBS Sports Golazo Network

Odds/Point Spread: Genoa (+380) Napoli (-143)

Genoa (1-0-2 last season) welcomes Napoli (2-0-1 last year) at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Saturday. Genoa are priced at +380 while the Blues are at -143. The total comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goaltenders are Josep Martinez for Genoa and Alex Meret for Napoli.

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The Griffin ranked 20th in the category of expected goals with 1.0, and their xGA were sitting at 2.8. Genoa relinquished 5 goals while surrendering 1.67 G/90, and opposing clubs earned 10 SoT on them. The team's differential on goals sat at -3 by means of 2 goals finished and also 5 goals surrendered. They amassed 1 clean sheet, which had them at a % of 33.3 over the course of the prior season. Genoa had a total of 5 saves and also were the owners of a SV percentage of 50.0 during the previous year. Genoa had a total of 9 yellow cards last year. Last campaign, this club had an average of 1.00 points per fixture (3 points) and also were 18th in the league with 1 assist.

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The Blues averaged 2.0 points per fixture while having 3 assists. Napoli recorded a shut out rate of 33.3 for the prior year and 3 yellow card warnings. Napoli had a rank of 6th for goals against having 3, and the difference in goals was at 3. On the season, S.S.C. Napoli had a save % of 50.0 (4 shots on target against), and also sat at 6th in Serie A with 6 pts. Their goals against per 90 min was sitting at 1.00 in addition to 1 save, and they tallied 1 clean sheet. Napoli amassed 6 goals and their expected goals in the previous season was 6.2.

The man defending the goal for Genoa will be Josep Martinez. Martinez (30-17-16 mark during his career) has tallied 29 shutouts, which leaves him with a 46.0% clean sheet percentage. The goalie born in Spain has seen 161 shots attempted against him in 63 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.98 (61 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.4. Martinez has defended the goal for a total of 5,624 mins and has 115 stops thus far in his career.

Alex Meret will be residing in front of the net for Napoli. He has allowed 1.02 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 82-32-28. Meret has totaled 48 shutouts while seeing 529 shots tried against him in 12,846 mins throughout his career. In his career, Meret has allowed 146 goals while tallying 383 saves in 143 starting assignments. He has a save percentage of 75.0 and his clean sheet rate is 33.6%.

Mateo Retegui is a player who can make an impact for Genoa. Retegui has been in the starting lineup in 70 matches so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.55 G/90. The forward from Argentina has recorded 39 goals scored in 6,333 minutes. He has 4 assists while earning 17 yellow card warnings in his career.

Napoli stars Victor Osimhen, who pesters opposing defenses. The forward from Nigeria has been on the field for 11,031 professional minutes and has scored 78 goals. He scores 0.64 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 122 games in his career. He has totaled 19 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 16 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Genoa (+380)

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