The 21st round of the Serie A match between Parma and Genoa will take place on 18 january at Ennio Tardini Stadium. Parma vs Genoa: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Parma
In the previous round Parma, coached by Carlos Cuesta, managed to secure a point in an away tie with Napoli (0:0). As a result, Parma have avoided defeat in 7 of their last 10 Serie A matches (4 wins, 3 draws). At the same time, the club scored more than once in a league game only once in their last eight championship matches. The team has 22 points and occupies 14th place in the standings.
- The club has failed to win in 7 of its last 8 home Serie A matches (2 draws, 5 defeats).
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 6 of the last 8 home league meetings for the team.
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of Parma's last 8 home matches in Serie A.
Potential Parma Lineup (4-3-3)*
Filippo Rinaldi – Mariano Troilo, Sasha Britchgi, Lautaro Valenti, Alessandro Ciricati – Mandela Keita, Cristian Ordonez, Oliver Sorensen – Nahuel Estevez, Patrick Cutrone, Jakob Ondrejka.
First-choice goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, defenders Matias Levik and Abdoulay Ndiay, as well as forwards Pontus Almqvist and Matija Frigan will not play due to injuries.
Genoa
Genoa, coached by Daniele De Rossi, convincingly beat Cagliari at home in the previous round (3:0), recording their first big win in the last two Serie A seasons. Thus, Genoa ended their winless run in the championship, which had lasted five matches (2 draws, 3 defeats). In addition, the team scored in 10 of their last 11 Serie A matches. The club has 19 points, which places Genoa in 15th position in the standings.
- The team has failed to win in 7 of its last 9 away league matches (3 draws, 4 defeats).
- Both opponents scored in the team's 11 previous away Serie A matches.
- At least three goals were scored in 7 of Genoa's last 8 away league matches.
Potential Genoa Lineup (3-5-2)*
Nicola Leali – Leo Ostigard, Alessandro Marcandalli, Johan Vasquez – Brook Norton-Cuffy, Mikael Ellertsson, Morten Frendrup, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Aaron Martin – Vitinha, Lorenzo Colombo.
Referee
Luca Pairetto (Italy)
Matches – 5 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 31;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 6.2;
Red Cards Shown – 1;
Fouls Per Match – 31;
Penalty Rate – 40%.
Parma vs Genoa: Match Prediction
The hosts are not particularly reliable defensively and even at home only occasionally cope with opponents' attacks. In the last six home Serie A matches Parma kept a clean sheet only once – in the clash with Fiorentina, who at that time were bottom of the table. Moreover, in the other five matches during that stretch the club conceded a total of ten goals.
In our view, Genoa have an excellent opportunity to exploit the opponent's defensive problems. Moreover, Genoa boast strong scoring statistics in away matches: in their 11 previous away league fixtures the team never left the field without scoring. In five of those matches the club scored at least twice.
We would add that Genoa scored in the last three head-to-head meetings at Parma in Serie A. We expect an effective creative performance from Genoa, therefore our prediction is given below.
Prediction: Genoa Over 1 Individual Total
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their last match in this competition.