Serie A Prospectus: Genoa
Genoa
Possession: 46%
Offensive Vital Signs
Deep Completions: Bad (14th)
Pass Difficulty: Very Tough (16th)
Completions Above Average: Very Bad (16th)
Field Position: Average
Shot Generation: Bad (14th)
Good Shot%: Slightly Below Average
Possession Length: Average
Zones They Progress Well From: none
Zones They Progress Poorly From: 3, 4, 6, 7
Defensive Vital Signs
Deep Completions Allowed: Bad (17th)
Pass Difficulty Allowed: Slightly Easier Than Average
Completions Above Average Allowed: Good (5th)
Field Position Allowed: Average
Shot Generation Allowed: Very Bad (18th)
Good Shot% Allowed: Average
High Press: Average
Zones That Are Easy To Progress Through: 2, 6
Zones That Are Tough To Progress Through: None
Zone Reminder
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50 Pass Types Were Determined By a Clustering Algorithm, These Are The Types They Play at +/- 1 Standard Deviation from Average
Key Passing Combos: Orange=Criscito-Piatek, Blue-Lazovic-Kouame
Quick Summary
Genoa don't really bother with moving through the zones consistently, they rush the ball forward with tough passes and try to get their star forward in Piatek the ball. Defensively they have a lot of players make tackles and interceptions but opponents generate shots way too quickly for the defense to be called strong.
Player Reports
Krzystof Piatek, 23, forward
A one-man wrecking crew on offense, Piatek churns out elite shot and solid xG numbers without a high-functioning offense behind him at all. I’d tend to trust the shot numbers here as he doesn’t have many of the xG-boosting 0.5 and above shots that can drive an early season spike. In fact, 0.45 is his max so far according to Understat.
I doubt Piatek will be at Genoa long, he’s a pure shot monster and we will get a chance to see what he can do in a stronger setup before long probably.
Sandro, 29, midfielder
An example of why a high completion % is not always what you want. Sandro plays it safe, way too safe: his average pass travels 5 yards backwards.
Standouts
Deep Completions
none
Great Ball Progressors
None
Poor Ball Progressors
Domenico Criscito, Zones 6-7
Davide Biraschi, Zones 4-7
Daniel Bessa, Zones 3-4
Ervin Zukanovic, Zone 6
Defensively Active
99thpercentile: Sandro
97th percentile: Domenico Criscito
86th percentile: Davide Biraschi
84th percentile: Koray Gunter
82nd percentile: Cristian Romero
Shooters
93rd percentile: Krzystof Piatek
Ball-Carriers
79th percentile: Darko Lazovic
One-Touch Passers
none