Parma vs Genoa

Serie A - Italy Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM Stadio Ennio Tardini completed

Match Information

Home Team: Parma
Away Team: Genoa
Competition: Serie A
Country: Italy
Date & Time: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Venue: Stadio Ennio Tardini

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<html> <head> <title>Parma vs Genoa – Betting Preview and Tactical Breakdown</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> </head> <body> <h2>Parma vs Genoa: Survival Stakes at the Tardini</h2> <p>Two sides locked in the relegation fight meet at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, with Parma’s brittle home form facing a Genoa side whose away matches have been chaotic and goal-heavy. The Oracle sees a clash of styles: Parma’s recent defensive stabilisation against a Genoa team that scores and concedes away with metronomic regularity.</p> <h3>Form and Context</h3> <p>Across the last eight league matches, both clubs sit on 11 points in the form table, but they’ve arrived there differently. Parma’s gains are built on a leaner defensive record (0.88 GA over the last eight), yet the attack remains thin at 0.63 GF. Genoa’s curve is more offensive: 1.38 GF and 1.25 GA over the period, with a tangible lift in performance seen in a 1-1 at AC Milan and a 3-0 dispatching of Cagliari.</p> <h3>Venue Split: Why the Tardini Trends Matter</h3> <p>Parma are uncomfortable hosts: 0.90 points per game at home, 0.70 goals scored, and a 50% failed-to-score rate. By contrast, Genoa’s travels are eventful. They average 1.44 goals scored and 1.78 conceded away, with <strong>0 clean sheets, 100% both-teams-to-score, and 78% over 2.5</strong>. Those away splits overpower Parma’s low-scoring reputation and push this fixture toward goals and mutual scoring.</p> <h3>Tactical Matchups</h3> <p>Both are expected to line up in 3-5-2. For Parma, Pellegrino’s likely return alongside Cutrone would address a finishing deficit. Keita and Estevez steady midfield traffic, with Valeri’s delivery a key source of chance creation from the left. Genoa’s wing-backs, particularly Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Aarón Martín, provide width and crossing volume for Colombo and Vítinha. Set-pieces loom large: Leo Østigård (four league goals) is a major aerial threat against a Parma back line that has wobbled late in halves.</p> <h3>Goal Timing: Second-Half Bias</h3> <p>Both sides skew late. Parma score 57% of their goals and concede 59% after the break, with a worrying concession bulge from 76-90. Genoa away concede more in second halves (10) and also find late goals (5 from 76-90). Expect the game to stretch, substitutions to tilt territory, and the decisive moments to arrive beyond the interval.</p> <h3>Key Players and Selection Notes</h3> <p>Genoa’s Lorenzo Colombo is the form finisher, fresh off a productive run including goals vs Milan, Pisa, and Cagliari. Vítinha’s directness and ability to attack space will test Parma’s outside center-backs. For Parma, Pellegrino’s six league goals represent 43% of the side’s total — his minutes are a swing factor. Goalkeeping uncertainty for Parma (with Suzuki and Guaita flagged in reports) is a tangible negative against a Genoa side that almost always scores away.</p> <h3>The Oracle’s Value Lens</h3> <ul> <li><strong>BTTS Yes @ 1.95</strong> – Genoa’s perfect away BTTS and 0% clean sheets collide with Parma’s need to push at home. Price implies ~51% but away evidence supports a higher probability.</li> <li><strong>Genoa to score first @ 2.15</strong> – The visitors have scored first in 78% of away matches, a strong mismatch vs Parma’s 30% at home.</li> <li><strong>Highest scoring half: 2nd @ 2.10</strong> – Both teams’ late-goal profiles suggest the tempo and chance quality rises after the interval.</li> <li><strong>Genoa DNB (AH 0) @ 1.91</strong> – Recent form and scoring dynamics favor the Rossoblù not to lose; DNB shields vs the draw.</li> <li><strong>Lorenzo Colombo anytime @ 4.00</strong> – Central to Genoa’s attack, on-set pieces/penalty involvement possibilities, facing a defense with late-game drop-offs.</li> </ul> <h3>Risk Factors</h3> <p>Parma’s last-eight defensive improvement could dampen the goal rush if they control Genoa’s transitions and set pieces. If Pellegrino remains limited or Parma’s midfield can’t advance the block, the hosts’ scoring probability falls. Genoa’s dreadful away lead-defending (20%) means in-play hedging has merit if they strike first.</p> <h3>Projection</h3> <p>A tense match that leans more open than markets expect because of Genoa’s away profile. The Oracle projects a draw or narrow away result with both teams on the board, and the decisive moments more likely in the second half.</p> </body> </html>

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