Serie A Gameweek 33 Sat, Apr 18 · 19:45 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Atalanta. AS Roma had 8 days of rest, Atalanta 7 and had to travel 481 km.

Away travel481 kmRest days8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
AS Roma33%
Draw27%
Atalanta40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
AS Roma42%
Draw27%
Atalanta31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
AS Roma35%
Draw28%
Atalanta38%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.34
AS Roma27%
Draw26%
Atalanta47%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.58
AS Roma33%
Draw26%
Atalanta40%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.50
Over 2.5 50% Both score 55% 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 · ItalyMatteo Marcenaro
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 47

Team strength

AS RomaAtalanta
65 L90 StrengthIn forecast 67
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
72 AttackIn forecast 48
75 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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—

Atalanta

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaAtalanta
1.41 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.38
0.88 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.88
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.54
1.06 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
78% Scored inContext 81%
44% Clean sheetsContext 38%
12.72 ShotsContext 14.78
4.28 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.77
34% On target shareContext 30%
9.17 Shots in the boxContext 9.84
71% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 9%
2.12 OffsidesContext 2.48
9.97 Shots allowedContext 11.38
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.84
2.73 BlocksContext 3.17
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
77% Save rateContext 80%
57% PossessionIn forecast 55%
478 PassesContext 481
400 Accurate passesContext 409
84% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.94
14.00 FoulsContext 10.72
13.91 Fouls sufferedContext 10.31
1.88 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 32 and 32 games
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 1.71
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
+0.68 Goals minus xGContext -0.11
100% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.60 ShotsContext 15.30
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.20
27% On target shareContext 34%
9.33 Shots in the boxContext 11.10
80% Box shareContext 72%
17% ConversionContext 11%
2.75 OffsidesContext 2.63
11.60 Shots allowedContext 12.70
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.89
2.78 BlocksContext 3.10
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.13
61% Save rateContext 60%
53% PossessionIn forecast 52%
457 PassesContext 471
376 Accurate passesContext 398
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.80
14.00 FoulsContext 9.90
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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

AS Roma
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km957 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Atalanta
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel481 km1,821 km in 14d
Schedule load11%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 Atalanta
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Serie A 2025-2026, 10 Apr7Serie A 2025-2026, 11 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km481 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways957 km1,821 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.98.9

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

AS Roma Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
99M. Svilar(G)
22Hermoso 5O. Ndicka 23G. Mancini
2D. Rensch 8N. El Aynaoui 4B. Cristante 19M. Çelik
92S. El Shaarawy 18M. Soulé
14D. Malen
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Atalanta Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
23S. Kolašinac 19B. Djimsiti 42G. Scalvini
77D. Zappacosta 13Éderson 15M. de Roon 16R. Bellanova
18G. Raspadori 17C. De Ketelaere
90N. Krstović
+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 -0.04 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Atalanta Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-1.9 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Atalanta+2.2 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 2.19points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
11-2-3
Scored
1.63
Conceded
0.56
Atalanta · Away 1.40points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
5-6-4
Scored
1.27
Conceded
0.93

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

2 AS Roma wins1 draws6 Atalanta wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.44 Over 2.544% Both scored56% Clean sheets11% · 33%
  • 3 Jan 2026Atalanta1–0AS Roma
  • 12 May 2025Atalanta2–1AS Roma
  • 2 Dec 2024AS Roma0–2Atalanta
  • 12 May 2024Atalanta2–1AS Roma
  • 7 Jan 2024AS Roma1–1Atalanta
  • 24 Apr 2023Atalanta3–1AS Roma

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 · Matteo Marcenaro Italy · 47 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.81league 3.73
Red cards0.30league 0.19
Cards 5+64%league 35%
Fouls23.8league 24.9
Penalties0.23league 0.30
Home wins55%league 40%
AS Roma6 with this referee
Record4-1-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 3.0 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W9 Feb 26H · Cagliari2–02
  • W10 Jan 26H · Sassuolo2–03
  • L3 Nov 24A · Verona2–32
  • D1 Apr 24A · Lecce0–02
  • W5 Feb 24H · Cagliari4–01
Atalanta4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 3.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • W30 Nov 25H · Fiorentina2–01
  • W2 Sep 23H · Monza3–00
  • L4 Feb 23A · Sassuolo0–13
  • W15 Oct 22H · Sassuolo2–11

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 Roma32 games · scored 45 · conceded 28
6 4 0-15
7 16-30
6 5 31-45
7 7 46-60
12 3 61-75
7 9 76-90
Atalanta32 games · scored 44 · conceded 28
6 1 0-15
4 8 16-30
9 5 31-45
7 3 46-60
6 5 61-75
12 6 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 20 · conceded 19
3 1 0-15
1 16-30
4 3 31-45
5 7 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 6 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 16 · conceded 18
1 1 0-15
1 6 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 5 61-75
7 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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