Napoli 2-1 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 5 October 2025

Result

Napoli 2-1 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 5 October 2025, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Napoli · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Napoli 2-1 Genoa: match report

Napoli won against Genoa 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 5 October 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Jeff Ekhator opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Napoli's goals came from Frank Anguissa (57') and Rasmus Højlund (75'). Genoa scored through Jeff Ekhator (33').

Discipline: Napoli received 1 yellow card; Genoa received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Napoli were 4th on 12 points from 5 and Genoa 19th on 2 points from 5. Napoli went on to finish that season 2nd with 76 points, and Genoa 16th with 41.

Napoli lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Genoa in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli (7.6), level with Frank Anguissa (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Napoli wins, 4 draws and 1 for Genoa.

Going into the match Napoli's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Genoa's L-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Alessandro MarcandalliGenoa
  • 33'Goal · Jeff EkhatorGenoa · 0-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Ruslan MalinovskyiGenoa
  • 55'Yellow card · David NeresNapoli
  • 57'Goal · Frank AnguissaNapoli · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Sebastian OtoaGenoa
  • 75'Goal · Rasmus HøjlundNapoli · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Napoli 5, draws 4, Genoa 1.

Team news

Napoli line-up (4-1-4-1)

Vanja Milinković-Savić, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Sam Beukema, Juan Jesus, Mathías Olivera, Stanislav Lobotka, Matteo Politano, Frank Anguissa, Scott McTominay, David Neres, Rasmus Højlund

Genoa line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nicola Leali, Stefano Sabelli, Alessandro Marcandalli, Johan Vásquez, Mikael Egill Ellertsson, Patrizio Masini, Morten Frendrup, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Vitinha, Jeff Ekhator