Genoa vs Empoli

Alberto Grassi scored just his 2nd away goal in career in Serie A today – the first one back to 13th May 2018 (vs Torino with SPAL jersey).

Alberto Grassi scored a net in Serie A 1897 days later his last one in the competition, on 22nd December 2019 against Brescia with Parma jersey in that case.

Genoa conceded goal in a home match in Serie A (vs Empoli) for the first time since 21st December 2024 (1-2 vs Napoli in that case).

Genoa are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A games against Empoli (W5 D5); the Tuscans' last win against the Grifone in the top-flight was back on 24th October 2015 (2-0 at the Castellani stadium).

Empoli’s only away win against Genoa in Serie A came in the the first of their seven such attempts (D4 D2): 1-0 on 27th April 2008, with a goal by Ignazio Abate under Luigi Cagni.

Genoa have won their last three league games at the Ferraris without conceding goal, while the last time they achieved four home wins in a row in Serie A was between February and April 2016 (five in that case under Gasperini); in addition, the Grifone could also win four consecutive home games without conceding a goal for the third time in their history in Serie A, after May-September 1991 and December 1939-February 1940.

Across their last 11 league games, Genoa have never repeated the same result in two games in a row (W4 D3 L4), losing against Inter in the most recent one.

Since 13th December 2024, Empoli have picked up the fewest points in the Big-5 European leagues: just two in 11 matches, while conceding 28 goals in the period (2.5 on average per game).