Genoa vs Juventus: Serie A Preview, Form and Key Stats

Genoa host Juventus in the Serie A on Wednesday 28 October, 22:45 (Mecca time). The hosts are 16th in the table and the visitors 7th. This preview uses the season's Serie A results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Genoa are 16th on 7 points (goal difference -7) and Juventus are 7th on 14 (+3); Juventus are 7 points ahead of Genoa. Genoa trail the leaders Lazio by 18, while Juventus trail the leaders Lazio by 11.

Genoa at home

Genoa have 2 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats at home (7 points from 5 games, 1.4 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.6 per game. They kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score in 1 of those 5.

Juventus away from home

Juventus have 2 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats away from home (7 points from 4 games, 1.75 per game), scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.0 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Recent form

Genoa's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first: 1-0 vs Venezia (W); 0-2 at AS Roma (L); 2-1 vs Fiorentina (W); 1-2 at Parma (L); 1-1 vs Frosinone (D). That is 7 points from a possible 15.

Juventus's last 5 results in the Serie A, newest first: 2-0 at Lecce (W); 0-3 vs Lazio (L); 1-1 at Cagliari (D); 2-0 vs Atalanta (W); 2-3 at Sassuolo (L). That is 7 points from a possible 15.

Key players

Genoa's standout numbers: M. Osmajić (3 goals, number 15 in the scoring chart).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Genoa won 1, Juventus won 7 and 2 were drawn, averaging 2.3 goals per game. The most recent was Juventus 2-0 Genoa in the Serie A (2026).

Goals outlook

Blending Genoa's home scoring rate (1.0) with Juventus's away conceding rate (1.0) gives about 1.0 goals for Genoa; the reverse calculation gives 1.6 for Juventus, a combined 2.5. Both teams scored in 3 of Genoa's 5 home games and 2 of Juventus's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 2 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Genoa 7 points, Juventus 7). Genoa collect 1.4 points per home game while Juventus take 1.75 per away game, which keeps the contest balanced.