Serie A Gameweek 26 Sun, Feb 22 · 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 (71 vs 21). Absences weigh more on AS Roma. AS Roma had 7 days of rest, Cremonese 7.2 and had to travel 413 km.

Away travel413 kmRest days7 · 7.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
AS Roma72%
Draw19%
Cremonese9%
Expected goals 2.13 – 0.63
AS Roma76%
Draw16%
Cremonese8%
Expected goals 2.49 – 0.72
AS Roma73%
Draw19%
Cremonese9%
Expected goals 2.16 – 0.61
AS Roma65%
Draw22%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 1.90 – 0.71
AS Roma73%
Draw18%
Cremonese9%
Expected goals 2.30 – 0.70
Over 2.5 52% 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 · ItalyMarco Di Bello
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 70

Team strength

AS RomaCremonese
71 L90 StrengthIn forecast 21
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
72 AttackIn forecast 16
75 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaCremonese
1.24 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.84
0.64 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.32
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 0.96
0.98 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
72% Scored inContext 52%
44% Clean sheetsContext 28%
13.28 ShotsContext 8.84
4.68 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.24
35% On target shareContext 37%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 5.33
69% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 10%
1.95 OffsidesContext 2.33
9.56 Shots allowedContext 16.56
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.56
2.70 BlocksContext 4.92
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.46
84% Save rateContext 78%
57% PossessionIn forecast 45%
486 PassesContext 369
408 Accurate passesContext 288
84% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.73
14.40 FoulsContext 12.96
14.24 Fouls sufferedContext 12.56
1.96 Yellow cardsContext 2.04
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.30
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 0.86
0.80 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.63
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.56
80% Scored inContext 20%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.90 ShotsContext 9.60
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
33% On target shareContext 32%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 5.30
69% Box shareContext 53%
11% ConversionContext 3%
1.90 OffsidesContext 2.29
8.20 Shots allowedContext 17.60
2.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.40
3.00 BlocksContext 5.30
2.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.90
85% Save rateContext 77%
53% PossessionIn forecast 43%
464 PassesContext 370
387 Accurate passesContext 289
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.67
14.80 FoulsContext 14.30
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km373 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel413 km137 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 Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2025-2026, 15 Feb7.2Serie A 2025-2026, 15 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km413 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways373 km137 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 50 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one76.7

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 4B. Cristante 17K. Koné 19M. Çelik
7L. Pellegrini 97Bryan Zaragoza
14D. Malen
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1E. Audero(G)
5S. Luperto 55F. Folino 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 32M. Payero 29Y. Maleh 2M. Thorsby 7A. Zerbin
99A. Sanabria 90F. Bonazzoli
+8 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 -0.11 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-1.2 pp
  • Draw+0.5 pp
  • Cremonese+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 2.08points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
8-1-3
Scored
1.33
Conceded
0.50
Cremonese · Away 0.92points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
3-3-7
Scored
0.77
Conceded
1.38

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

2 AS Roma wins0 draws1 Cremonese wins
Goals per game1.67 – 1.00 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 0%
  • 23 Nov 2025Cremonese1–3AS Roma
  • 28 Feb 2023Cremonese2–1AS Roma
  • 22 Aug 2022AS Roma1–0Cremonese

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 Di Bello Italy · 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.77
Red cards0.19league 0.20
Cards 5+47%league 37%
Fouls26.3league 25.3
Penalties0.40league 0.32
Home wins34%league 37%
AS Roma9 with this referee
Record6-2-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against6 · 1 Reds1
  • W29 Dec 25H · Genoa3–10
  • W25 May 25A · Torino2–01
  • W9 Mar 25A · Empoli1–00
  • W22 Dec 24H · Parma5–01
  • W29 Jan 24A · Salernitana2–13
Cremonese1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D27 Sep 25A · Como1–14

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 Roma25 games · scored 31 · conceded 16
4 3 0-15
7 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
10 2 61-75
5 5 76-90
Cremonese25 games · scored 21 · conceded 33
3 7 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 7 31-45
3 5 46-60
2 7 61-75
7 3 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 14 · conceded 6
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 46-60
5 1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 3 · conceded 15
1 5 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 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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