Serie A Gameweek 8 Fri, Oct 24 · 19:45 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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Our take

AC Milan were clear favourites.

AC Milan were the stronger side on L90 Strength (67 vs 14). Absences weigh more on AC Milan. AC Milan had 5 days of rest, Pisa 6.2 and had to travel 218 km.

Away travel218 kmRest days5 · 6.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
AC Milan76%
Draw16%
Pisa7%
Expected goals 2.38 – 0.61
AC Milan79%
Draw14%
Pisa7%
Expected goals 2.66 – 0.67
AC Milan77%
Draw16%
Pisa7%
Expected goals 2.42 – 0.60
AC Milan70%
Draw20%
Pisa10%
Expected goals 2.12 – 0.69
AC Milan78%
Draw15%
Pisa7%
Expected goals 2.61 – 0.69
Over 2.5 57% Both score 42% 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 · ItalyLuca Zufferli
  • Cards per match 2.9
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 28

Team strength

AC MilanPisa
67 L90 StrengthIn forecast 14
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
72 AttackIn forecast 15
69 DefenceIn forecast 21
— 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—

Pisa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AC MilanPisa
1.57 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.43
0.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 0.83
0.81 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
86% Scored inContext 29%
57% Clean sheetsContext 29%
13.43 ShotsContext 9.29
4.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
32% On target shareContext 22%
9.43 Shots in the boxContext 7.17
71% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 5%
1.83 OffsidesContext 1.60
8.29 Shots allowedContext 16.43
3.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.57
3.00 BlocksContext 4.86
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
80% Save rateContext 69%
52% PossessionIn forecast 40%
475 PassesContext 306
420 Accurate passesContext 236
88% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.72
10.00 FoulsContext 12.57
10.57 Fouls sufferedContext 12.43
1.43 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.43
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 0.83
0.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
90% Scored inContext 29%
50% Clean sheetsContext 29%
13.70 ShotsContext 9.29
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
32% On target shareContext 22%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.17
72% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 5%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.60
8.80 Shots allowedContext 16.43
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.57
2.67 BlocksContext 4.86
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
75% Save rateContext 69%
51% PossessionIn forecast 40%
480 PassesContext 306
427 Accurate passesContext 236
89% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.72
9.90 FoulsContext 12.57
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.43
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.29
0.30 Red cardsContext 0.14
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 7 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 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Pisa
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel218 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 Pisa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Serie A 2025-2026, 19 Oct6.2Serie A 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km218 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one46

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
3-1-4-2
16M. Maignan(G)
31S. Pavlović 46M. Gabbia 5K. De Winter
14L. Modrić
33D. Bartesaghi 4S. Ricci 19Y. Fofana 56A. Saelemaekers
10Rafael Leão 7S. Giménez
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Pisa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Šemper(G)
4A. Caracciolo 39Raúl Albiol 5S. Canestrelli
94G. Bonfanti 14E. Akinsanmiro 20M. Aebischer 10M. Tramoni 15I. Touré
18M. Nzola 9H. Meister
+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
Pisa Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AC Milan-1.1 pp
  • Draw+0.6 pp
  • Pisa+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

AC Milan · Home 2.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
3-0-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00
Pisa · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.67

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 4 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Luca Zufferli Italy · 28 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.75league 3.80
Red cards0.11league 0.13
Cards 5+25%league 37%
Fouls23.8league 26.0
Penalties0.21league 0.24
Home wins61%league 37%
AC Milan1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W27 Sep 24H · Lecce3–02
Pisa

No previous matches with this referee.

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 Milan7 games · scored 11 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 76-90
Pisa7 games · scored 3 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 3 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 4 46-60
6 1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Pisa7 games · scored 3 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 61-75
1 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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