Serie A Gameweek 26 Sun, Feb 22 · 17:00 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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Our take

AC Milan were clear favourites.

AC Milan were the stronger side on L90 Strength (74 vs 33). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for AC Milan. AC Milan had 3.9 days of rest, Parma 7.1 and had to travel 116 km.

Away travel116 kmRest days3.9 · 7.1Matches / 14d2 · 1
AC Milan71%
Draw19%
Parma10%
Expected goals 2.22 – 0.74
AC Milan70%
Draw19%
Parma11%
Expected goals 2.24 – 0.80
AC Milan70%
Draw19%
Parma11%
Expected goals 2.17 – 0.74
AC Milan64%
Draw22%
Parma14%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.82
AC Milan72%
Draw17%
Parma10%
Expected goals 2.41 – 0.81
Over 2.5 57% Both score 47% Likeliest score 2–0
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 · ItalyMarco Piccinini
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 50

Team strength

AC MilanParma
74 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 28
72 AttackIn forecast 20
69 DefenceIn forecast 33
— 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—

Parma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AC MilanParma
1.64 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.72
0.76 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.24
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
96% Scored inContext 52%
44% Clean sheetsContext 32%
12.72 ShotsContext 11.24
4.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.13
36% On target shareContext 26%
9.09 Shots in the boxContext 6.74
69% Box shareContext 57%
13% ConversionContext 6%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.67
10.68 Shots allowedContext 13.88
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.16
3.35 BlocksContext 4.17
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.09
83% Save rateContext 70%
52% PossessionIn forecast 45%
482 PassesContext 356
423 Accurate passesContext 285
88% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.76
9.60 FoulsContext 10.44
11.52 Fouls sufferedContext 13.76
1.56 Yellow cardsContext 1.64
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.76 xGVia Att/Def 0.77
1.00 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
100% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.20 ShotsContext 11.80
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.89
37% On target shareContext 22%
9.63 Shots in the boxContext 6.56
72% Box shareContext 53%
14% ConversionContext 7%
2.44 OffsidesContext 1.83
10.40 Shots allowedContext 14.50
3.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.22 BlocksContext 4.50
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
85% Save rateContext 68%
52% PossessionIn forecast 48%
491 PassesContext 405
430 Accurate passesContext 337
88% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.77
9.40 FoulsContext 10.10
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 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
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km435 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Parma
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel116 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 Parma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.9Serie A 2025-2026, 18 Feb7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 15 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km116 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways435 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.85.1

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)
33D. Bartesaghi 5K. De Winter 23O. Tomori
2P. Estupiñán 12A. Rabiot 14L. Modrić 8R. Loftus-Cheek 56A. Saelemaekers
11C. Pulišić 10Rafael Leão
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Parma Confirmed XI
3-5-2
40E. Corvi(G)
5L. Valenti 37Mariano Troilo 15E. Delprato
14E. Valeri 24C. Ordoñez 16L. Keita 10Adrián Bernabé 27Sascha Britschgi
7Gabriel Strefezza 9Mateo Pellegrino
+5 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Parma Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AC Milan+1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Parma-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

AC Milan · Home 2.08points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
7-4-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.83
Parma · Away 1.33points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
4-4-4
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.08

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

1 AC Milan wins1 draws1 Parma wins
Goals per game2.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 8 Nov 2025Parma2–2AC Milan
  • 26 Jan 2025AC Milan3–2Parma
  • 24 Aug 2024Parma2–1AC 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 · Marco Piccinini Italy · 50 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.08league 3.77
Red cards0.20league 0.20
Cards 5+42%league 37%
Fouls24.7league 25.4
Penalties0.30league 0.32
Home wins42%league 38%
AC Milan3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.3.3 · 2.7 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds3
  • L18 May 25A · AS Roma1–34
  • L20 Apr 25H · Atalanta0–10
  • W7 Oct 23A · Genoa1–06
Parma1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L29 Nov 25H · Udinese0–22

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 Milan25 games · scored 41 · conceded 19
4 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
9 3 31-45
10 3 46-60
6 5 61-75
9 2 76-90
Parma25 games · scored 18 · conceded 31
2 6 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 6 61-75
5 8 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 17 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 1 31-45
5 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 76-90
Parma10 games · scored 8 · conceded 13
1 4 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 2 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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