Serie A Gameweek 24 Wed, Feb 18 · 19:45 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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Our take

AC Milan were slight favourites.

AC Milan were the stronger side on L90 Strength (75 vs 55). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Como. AC Milan had 5 days of rest, Como 4.2 and had to travel 39 km.

Away travel39 kmRest days5 · 4.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
AC Milan52%
Draw25%
Como23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.05
AC Milan57%
Draw24%
Como19%
Expected goals 1.84 – 0.97
AC Milan53%
Draw25%
Como22%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.04
AC Milan44%
Draw27%
Como29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
AC Milan53%
Draw25%
Como22%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.08
Over 2.5 52% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · ItalyMaurizio Mariani
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 100

Team strength

AC MilanComo
75 L90 StrengthIn forecast 55
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
72 AttackIn forecast 72
69 DefenceIn forecast 67
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

AC Milan

Attack—
Defense risk—

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AC MilanComo
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.58
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
1.64 xGVia Att/Def 1.49
1.03 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.92
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
96% Scored inContext 71%
46% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.00 ShotsContext 14.38
4.58 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.04
35% On target shareContext 35%
9.27 Shots in the boxContext 9.17
69% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.53
10.71 Shots allowedContext 9.33
3.68 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.52
3.36 BlocksContext 2.95
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.68
84% Save rateContext 74%
52% PossessionIn forecast 62%
482 PassesContext 527
422 Accurate passesContext 460
88% Pass accuracyContext 87%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.92
9.54 FoulsContext 13.25
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.79
1.54 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 24 and 24 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.79 xGVia Att/Def 1.75
0.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
+0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
100% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 60%
12.70 ShotsContext 15.40
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
36% On target shareContext 33%
9.88 Shots in the boxContext 10.70
69% Box shareContext 70%
14% ConversionContext 12%
2.11 OffsidesContext 1.67
10.20 Shots allowedContext 7.80
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
3.22 BlocksContext 2.50
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.11
81% Save rateContext 70%
53% PossessionIn forecast 64%
494 PassesContext 561
432 Accurate passesContext 494
88% Pass accuracyContext 88%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.93
9.50 FoulsContext 11.50
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.30
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

AC Milan
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km435 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Como
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel39 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
AC Milan Como
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Serie A 2025-2026, 13 Feb4.2Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km39 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways435 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.92.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

AC Milan Confirmed XI
3-5-2
16M. Maignan(G)
31S. Pavlović 5K. De Winter 23O. Tomori
33D. Bartesaghi 30A. Jashari 14L. Modrić 4S. Ricci 24Z. Athekame
18C. Nkunku 10Rafael Leão
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Como Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1J. Butez(G)
2M. Kempf 34Diego Carlos 14Jacobo Ramón
31M. Vojvoda 23M. Perrone 8Sergi Roberto 77I. Van der Brempt
20M. Baturina 6M. Caqueret
10N. Paz
+3 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
AC Milan Scores -0.05 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Como Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AC Milan-1.5 pp
  • Draw+0.5 pp
  • Como+1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

AC Milan · Home 2.18points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
7-3-1
Scored
1.55
Conceded
0.82
Como · Away 1.64points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
5-3-3
Scored
1.55
Conceded
0.82

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

3 AC Milan wins0 draws0 Como wins
Goals per game2.33 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 15 Jan 2026Como1–3AC Milan
  • 15 Mar 2025AC Milan2–1Como
  • 14 Jan 2025Como1–2AC Milan

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Maurizio Mariani Italy · 100 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.91league 3.80
Red cards0.20league 0.19
Cards 5+38%league 37%
Fouls23.9league 25.4
Penalties0.24league 0.32
Home wins46%league 37%
AC Milan10 with this referee
Record5-2-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.9 Pens for · against2 · 2 Reds1
  • D8 Jan 26H · Genoa1–13
  • L27 Feb 25A · Bologna1–22
  • W22 Sep 24A · Inter2–11
  • D27 Apr 24A · Juventus0–01
  • W17 Mar 24A · Verona3–13
Como1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 6.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D29 Mar 25H · Empoli1–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

AC Milan24 games · scored 40 · conceded 18
4 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
9 2 31-45
10 3 46-60
5 5 61-75
9 2 76-90
Como23 games · scored 36 · conceded 17
7 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
5 5 46-60
8 2 61-75
9 4 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 18 · conceded 7
2 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 31-45
6 46-60
1 3 61-75
5 1 76-90
Como10 games · scored 19 · conceded 7
3 0-15
4 1 16-30
1 31-45
2 3 46-60
5 1 61-75
5 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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