Serie A Gameweek 22 Sun, Jan 25 · 19:45 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

AS Roma were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. AS Roma had 3 days of rest, AC Milan 7 and had to travel 479 km.

Away travel479 kmRest days3 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
AS Roma43%
Draw27%
AC Milan29%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.14
AS Roma44%
Draw27%
AC Milan29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.19
AS Roma44%
Draw28%
AC Milan29%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.13
AS Roma36%
Draw28%
AC Milan36%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.27
AS Roma44%
Draw27%
AC Milan30%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.21
Over 2.5 48% Both score 52% 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 · ItalyAndrea Colombo
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.13
  • Matches 62

Team strength

AS RomaAC Milan
73 L90 StrengthIn forecast 72
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
72 AttackIn forecast 72
75 DefenceIn forecast 69
— 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

AS Roma

Attack—
Defense risk—

AC Milan

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaAC Milan
1.24 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.62
0.57 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.76
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.62
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
71% Scored inContext 95%
48% Clean sheetsContext 48%
13.52 ShotsContext 13.81
4.81 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.71
36% On target shareContext 34%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 9.52
68% Box shareContext 68%
9% ConversionContext 12%
1.94 OffsidesContext 2.11
10.14 Shots allowedContext 10.57
3.62 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.68
2.88 BlocksContext 3.42
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.17
87% Save rateContext 84%
58% PossessionIn forecast 52%
486 PassesContext 478
406 Accurate passesContext 420
84% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.91 Team ratingContext 7.00
14.29 FoulsContext 9.48
14.38 Fouls sufferedContext 11.24
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.48
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 21 and 21 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.70
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
+0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
80% Scored inContext 100%
60% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.10 ShotsContext 14.50
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
35% On target shareContext 33%
10.11 Shots in the boxContext 10.30
73% Box shareContext 68%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.44
10.40 Shots allowedContext 10.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.89
3.56 BlocksContext 3.33
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
91% Save rateContext 83%
55% PossessionIn forecast 52%
475 PassesContext 483
394 Accurate passesContext 424
83% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.95 Team ratingContext 7.03
13.70 FoulsContext 9.10
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 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

AS Roma
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,051 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AC Milan
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel479 km78 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
AS Roma AC Milan
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 22 Jan7Serie A 2025-2026, 18 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km479 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,051 km78 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 61 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one49

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

AS Roma Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
99M. Svilar(G)
87D. Ghilardi 5O. Ndicka 23G. Mancini
43Wesley 17K. Koné 4B. Cristante 19M. Çelik
18M. Soulé 21P. Dybala
14D. Malen
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
AC Milan Confirmed XI
3-5-2
16M. Maignan(G)
5K. De Winter 46M. Gabbia 23O. Tomori
33D. Bartesaghi 12A. Rabiot 14L. Modrić 4S. Ricci 56A. Saelemaekers
10Rafael Leão 18C. Nkunku
+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
AS Roma Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AC Milan Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • AC Milan+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 2.10points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
7-0-3
Scored
1.30
Conceded
0.50
AC Milan · Away 2.20points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
6-4-0
Scored
1.70
Conceded
0.70

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 9 of 9 meetings

1 AS Roma wins3 draws5 AC Milan wins
Goals per game1.22 – 1.78 Over 2.567% Both scored89% Clean sheets0% · 11%
  • 2 Nov 2025AC Milan1–0AS Roma
  • 18 May 2025AS Roma3–1AC Milan
  • 29 Dec 2024AC Milan1–1AS Roma
  • 14 Jan 2024AC Milan3–1AS Roma
  • 1 Sep 2023AS Roma1–2AC Milan
  • 29 Apr 2023AS Roma1–1AC 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 · Andrea Colombo Italy · 62 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.76league 3.79
Red cards0.19league 0.17
Cards 5+56%league 36%
Fouls24.6league 25.6
Penalties0.13league 0.30
Home wins40%league 38%
AS Roma7 with this referee
Record4-3-0 Cards · opp.2.4 · 3.3 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W5 Oct 25A · Fiorentina2–13
  • D6 Apr 25H · Juventus1–11
  • D5 May 24H · Juventus1–11
  • W23 Dec 23H · Napoli2–07
  • W5 Nov 23H · Lecce2–13
AC Milan3 with this referee
Record0-0-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.7 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds3
  • L29 Oct 24H · Napoli0–20
  • L22 Apr 24H · Inter1–25
  • L18 Feb 24A · Monza2–42

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

AS Roma21 games · scored 26 · conceded 12
3 3 0-15
6 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
7 1 61-75
5 4 76-90
AC Milan21 games · scored 34 · conceded 16
4 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
7 2 31-45
9 3 46-60
4 3 61-75
8 2 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 16 · conceded 5
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
4 1 31-45
46-60
3 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 17 · conceded 7
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 31-45
7 46-60
1 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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