Serie A Gameweek 3 Sat, Sep 5 · 19:45 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

AS Roma were clear favourites.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (73 vs 65). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for AS Roma. AS Roma had 5.1 days of rest, Atalanta 5 and had to travel 481 km. Weather to note: heat stress.

Away travel481 kmRest days5.1 · 5Matches / 14d2 · 2
AS Roma65%
Draw19%
Atalanta16%
Expected goals 2.27 – 1.03
AS Roma50%
Draw25%
Atalanta25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.09
AS Roma66%
Draw19%
Atalanta15%
Expected goals 2.27 – 1.00
AS Roma57%
Draw21%
Atalanta21%
Expected goals 2.03 – 1.16
AS Roma64%
Draw19%
Atalanta16%
Expected goals 2.19 – 1.01
Over 2.5 64% Both score 58% Likeliest score 2–1
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.
Weather (Roma)
27°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 2 km/h
  • Humidity 74%
Heat stress
Referee · ItalyAndrea Colombo
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 72

Team strength

AS RomaAtalanta
73 L90 StrengthIn forecast 65
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
4.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
3.16 xGVia Att/Def 0.52
0.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.00
+0.84 Goals minus xGContext +0.98
100% Scored inContext 100%
100% Clean sheetsContext 50%
16.00 ShotsContext 10.00
8.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
50% On target shareContext 45%
11.50 Shots in the boxContext 5.50
72% Box shareContext 54%
25% ConversionContext 15%
5.00 OffsidesContext —
8.00 Shots allowedContext 19.00
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
— BlocksContext 4.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.00
86% Save rateContext 91%
63% PossessionIn forecast 49%
604 PassesContext 537
533 Accurate passesContext 477
88% Pass accuracyContext 89%
7.50 Team ratingContext 6.97
11.50 FoulsContext 9.50
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 0.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
2.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
2.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.11
0.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.67 Goals minus xGContext +0.19
100% Scored inContext 70%
70% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.40 ShotsContext 13.40
5.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
44% On target shareContext 32%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.80
74% Box shareContext 65%
20% ConversionContext 10%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.86
8.70 Shots allowedContext 12.90
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.11
2.71 BlocksContext 3.20
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.11
74% Save rateContext 80%
57% PossessionIn forecast 54%
518 PassesContext 508
450 Accurate passesContext 433
87% Pass accuracyContext 85%
7.09 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.70 FoulsContext 12.70
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.00
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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

AS Roma
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,008 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 73 · 6 pts vs 3.2 for an average club · +1.9 vs expected
  • W31 AugA · Lecce4–02.1 xPts
  • W24 AugH · Fiorentina4–02.0 xPts
Atalanta
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel481 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 71 · 6 pts vs 3.5 for an average club · +2.3 vs expected
  • W31 AugH · Bologna1–01.7 xPts
  • W23 AugH · Sassuolo2–12.1 xPts

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 · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.1Serie A 2026-2027, 31 Aug5Serie A 2026-2027, 31 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km481 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,008 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one4.97

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
3-4-1-2
99M. Svilar(G)
22Hermoso 5O. Ndicka 23G. Mancini
43Wesley 17K. Koné 4B. Cristante 77Emanuele Lulli
86Rodrigo Mora
14D. Malen 21P. Dybala
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Atalanta Confirmed XI
4-3-3
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
23S. Kolašinac 42G. Scalvini 3K. Kossounou 16R. Bellanova
13Éderson 70G. Gaetano 10L. Samardžić
99E. Elmas 9G. Scamacca 17C. De Ketelaere
+4 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Atalanta Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Atalanta+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
0.00
Atalanta · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

2 AS Roma wins2 draws6 Atalanta wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.40 Over 2.540% Both scored60% Clean sheets10% · 30%
  • 18 Apr 2026AS Roma1–1Atalanta
  • 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

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 · 72 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.68league 3.04
Red cards0.17league 0.00
Cards 5+53%league 13%
Fouls24.9league 22.2
Penalties0.17league 0.00
Home wins38%league 39%
AS Roma10 with this referee
Record4-5-1 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.9 Pens for · against3 · 1
  • L8 Mar 26A · Genoa1–23
  • D15 Feb 26A · Napoli2–21
  • D25 Jan 26H · AC Milan1–10
  • W5 Oct 25A · Fiorentina2–13
  • D6 Apr 25H · Juventus1–11
Atalanta6 with this referee
Record2-1-3 Cards · opp.3.2 · 2.2 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W21 Sep 25A · Torino3–00
  • L18 Jan 25H · Napoli2–34
  • L28 Feb 24A · Inter0–46
  • W11 Feb 24A · Genoa4–14
  • L11 Mar 23A · Napoli0–22

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

AS Roma2 games · scored 8 · conceded 0
1 0-15
3 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Atalanta2 games · scored 3 · conceded 1
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 27 · conceded 8
4 2 0-15
5 16-30
6 1 31-45
5 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 61-75
2 3 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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