Serie A Gameweek 7 Sun, Oct 19 · 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 (67 vs 51). Absences weigh more on AC Milan. AC Milan had 14 days of rest, Fiorentina 14.2 and had to travel 248 km.

Away travel248 kmRest days14 · 14.2Matches / 14d1 · 0
AC Milan50%
Draw27%
Fiorentina23%
Expected goals 1.56 – 0.97
AC Milan53%
Draw25%
Fiorentina22%
Expected goals 1.73 – 1.03
AC Milan52%
Draw26%
Fiorentina22%
Expected goals 1.61 – 0.95
AC Milan43%
Draw28%
Fiorentina29%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.09
AC Milan52%
Draw25%
Fiorentina23%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.05
Over 2.5 46% Both score 50% 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 · ItalyLivio Marinelli
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 55

Team strength

AC MilanFiorentina
67 L90 StrengthIn forecast 51
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
72 AttackIn forecast 42
69 DefenceIn forecast 34
— 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—

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AC MilanFiorentina
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.67
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
0.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext -0.43
83% Scored inContext 67%
67% Clean sheetsContext 33%
13.33 ShotsContext 11.83
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.33
33% On target shareContext 20%
9.33 Shots in the boxContext 6.67
71% Box shareContext 53%
11% ConversionContext 6%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.60
9.00 Shots allowedContext 12.17
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.40 BlocksContext 2.17
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
79% Save rateContext 70%
51% PossessionIn forecast 51%
474 PassesContext 384
419 Accurate passesContext 313
88% Pass accuracyContext 82%
7.00 Team ratingContext 6.72
9.33 FoulsContext 15.00
11.67 Fouls sufferedContext 17.33
1.17 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.37
0.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.42 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
90% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.30 ShotsContext 13.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
34% On target shareContext 27%
8.90 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
69% Box shareContext 63%
13% ConversionContext 11%
1.63 OffsidesContext 3.00
9.50 Shots allowedContext 11.70
3.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.78 BlocksContext 2.56
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
77% Save rateContext 71%
52% PossessionIn forecast 52%
484 PassesContext 408
431 Accurate passesContext 339
89% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.86
9.70 FoulsContext 12.30
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 16.00
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.30 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km251 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fiorentina
Rest14.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel248 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 Fiorentina
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14Serie A 2025-2026, 5 Oct14.2Serie A 2025-2026, 5 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km248 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways251 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one56.9

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 46M. Gabbia 23O. Tomori
33D. Bartesaghi 4S. Ricci 14L. Modrić 19Y. Fofana 24Z. Athekame
10Rafael Leão 56A. Saelemaekers
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Fiorentina Confirmed XI
3-5-1-1
43David de Gea(G)
6L. Ranieri 18Pablo Marí 5M. Pongračić
21R. Gosens 44N. Fagioli 14H. Nicolussi 8R. Mandragora 2Dodô
22J. Fazzini
20M. Kean
+2 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
Fiorentina Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AC Milan-1.7 pp
  • Draw+0.5 pp
  • Fiorentina+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

AC Milan · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.00
Fiorentina · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-3-0
Scored
0.33
Conceded
0.33

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

4 AC Milan wins1 draws3 Fiorentina wins
Goals per game1.63 – 1.50 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets25% · 0%
  • 5 Apr 2025AC Milan2–2Fiorentina
  • 6 Oct 2024Fiorentina2–1AC Milan
  • 30 Mar 2024Fiorentina1–2AC Milan
  • 25 Nov 2023AC Milan1–0Fiorentina
  • 4 Mar 2023Fiorentina2–1AC Milan
  • 13 Nov 2022AC Milan2–1Fiorentina

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 · Livio Marinelli Italy · 55 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.58league 3.74
Red cards0.18league 0.13
Cards 5+40%league 35%
Fouls23.4league 26.0
Penalties0.31league 0.24
Home wins42%league 37%
AC Milan7 with this referee
Record6-1-0 Cards · opp.0.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W29 Aug 25A · Lecce2–00
  • W9 May 25H · Bologna3–12
  • W20 Dec 24A · Verona1–01
  • W30 Dec 23H · Sassuolo1–00
  • W22 Oct 22H · Monza4–11
Fiorentina7 with this referee
Record4-2-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.4 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • W23 Apr 25A · Cagliari2–12
  • W28 Feb 25H · Lecce1–03
  • D19 Jan 25H · Torino1–13
  • W6 Nov 22A · Sampdoria2–00
  • D28 Aug 22H · Napoli0–02

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 Milan6 games · scored 9 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 76-90
Fiorentina5 games · scored 3 · conceded 6
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 17 · conceded 8
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
4 31-45
2 3 46-60
5 2 61-75
5 1 76-90
Fiorentina9 games · scored 14 · conceded 10
2 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 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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