- 1 Genoa vs Frosinone: zero points against six, and the newly promoted side arrive with the upper hand
- 2 Genoa: three defeats, one goal and a red zone escape by the skin of their teeth
- 3 Frosinone: six points, six goals and a promoted side already sitting in the top half
- 4 Serie A prediction Genoa vs Frosinone
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Genoa vs Frosinone: zero points against six, and the newly promoted side arrive with the upper hand 
Genoa have taken no points from their first three Serie A games. Frosinone, up from Serie B this summer, already have six.
That six-point gap between an established top-flight club and a newcomer is the big early-season surprise on the table. It leaves the Ligurians 19th and the Ciociari seventh.
The game takes place on Saturday 12 September at 15:00 Paris time at the Stadio Luigi-Ferraris. Genoa’s ground can hold just over 33,000 fans.
The situation in Genoa goes beyond the football. The club marked its 133rd birthday at the start of September, the oldest club in Italian football and now staring at its worst possible opening.
One goal scored in three matches, seven conceded: there is no kind reading of Genoa’s numbers. Only Fiorentina and Parma have been as poor going forward.
A six-pointer does not usually show up this early, but this one has all the signs.
Frosinone come in with the opposite mood. Two wins from three and six goals scored, the promoted side are playing without the weight of expectation.
Genoa: three defeats, one goal and a red zone escape by the skin of their teeth 
Genoa have lost their opening three Serie A games. One goal scored, seven conceded.
That record leaves them 19th, ahead of only Fiorentina on goal difference. No side in the division has started worse in results terms.
The heaviest blow came at home to Inter. The Nerazzurri left the Luigi-Ferraris with a 4-1 win that did serious damage to Genoa’s goal difference.
Daniele De Rossi is working with a 3-5-2 that asks a lot of the wing-backs. Right now, it is producing neither the steel nor the chances.
Justin Bijlow is in goal behind a back three of Alessandro Marcandalli, Leo Ostigard and captain Johan Vasquez. Seven goals shipped in three games shows just how big the defensive repair job is.
Ostigard also has three yellow cards, the highest total in Serie A at this stage. It says plenty about a defence that is always a step late in the tackle.
In midfield, Djibril Sow and Morten Frendrup provide the balance, with Tommaso Baldanzi asked to supply the creativity. Up front, it just is not clicking.
De Rossi also has to cope without Venturino, who was missing last time out. Genoa are short on fresh attacking options.
The fixture list has not helped, with Inter on the calendar early. But that still does not explain why they have only scored once since 22 August.
Up front, Milutin Osmajic and Lorenzo Colombo have not found a way through. One goal between them in three matches is the heart of Genoa’s problem heading into Saturday.
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Frosinone: six points, six goals and a promoted side already sitting in the top half 
Frosinone have picked up six points from three games, with two wins and one defeat. Six goals scored, three conceded.
Massimiliano Alvini has built this start on structure rather than star quality. The result shows in the table and in the defensive numbers.
That positive differential has Frosinone up in seventh. No other side promoted from Serie B this summer comes close: Venezia and Monza have one point between them.
Frosinone’s start has been built on a clean defensive base. Three goals conceded in three games is better than half the established top-flight clubs.
Lorenzo Palmisani has kept one clean sheet since the restart, matching the total of keepers such as Mike Maignan and Alex Meret. He remains the anchor of Alvini’s setup.
The coach lines them up in a 4-2-3-1 with Anthony Oyono and Gabriele Bracaglia out wide, Gabriele Calvani and captain Ilario Monterisi in the middle. The shape has kept them compact in the middle third.
Up front, Antonio Raimondo is already one of Serie A’s top scorers with two goals. The Italian striker is being fed by Romano Schmid and Giorgi Kvernadze.
Matteo Cichella and Giacomo Calo form the holding pair shielding the defence. That balance between the lines is a big reason they already have six points on the board.
The Stadio Benito Stirpe, with its 16,227 seats, is the club’s home base. Frosinone built part of their six-point haul there before heading to Liguria.
The contrast with the other two promoted clubs is stark. Venezia and Monza have one point between them, while Frosinone have six on their own.
A trip to the bottom side with that kind of cushion is a clear chance. Frosinone can leave the Luigi-Ferraris with at least a point.
Probable Genoa XI: Not announced at the time of publication.
Probable Frosinone XI: Not announced at the time of publication.
Serie A prediction Genoa vs Frosinone
Our prediction: Frosinone double chance or draw
Genoa have scored just one goal in three games and still have no points since the restart. Beating a side already sitting on six would require a turnaround that nothing suggests is coming.
Frosinone arrive with the sixth-best defence in the division and a striker, Antonio Raimondo, already on two goals. The promoted side have the tools to make this a tight game at the Luigi-Ferraris.
All the pressure is on the home side in this six-pointer. Frosinone do not leave Genoa beaten.
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