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Serie A · Regular Season - 1 · 2026-08-22 18:45 UTC · Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa

GenoaTeam strength 1618.2 · projected league finish #14
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Napoli
single most likely score: 11 (13.0%)
NapoliTeam strength 1780.3 · projected league finish #3
Genoa wins 23.7%Draw — neither team wins 27.2%Napoli wins 49.1%Average simulated goals 1.111.67

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Napoli have the highest number? Napoli currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Genoa playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.11for Genoa and 1.67 for Napoli. That makes Napoli the highest of the three result estimates at 49.1%. For the full league season, Genoa is projected to earn about 45points and Napoli about 66. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Genoa a 23.7% chance of beating Napoli at home in the Serie A on 2026-08-22, with 27.2% for the draw and 49.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.0%), with average simulated goals of 1.111.67; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.9% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.78.98.74.82.00.9
15.413.09.65.42.21.0
23.86.45.33.01.20.6
31.42.32.01.10.50.2
40.40.60.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.10.10.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 13.0%12 9.6%01 8.9%02 8.7%00 7.7%21 6.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Genoa avoids defeat50.9%
Napoli avoids defeat76.3%
Genoa allows no goals18.8%
Napoli allows no goals33.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Genoa450.4%17.8%
Napoli666.1%52.6%

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