UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 17:45 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

AS Roma were slight favourites.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (70 vs 53). AS Roma had 4.2 days of rest, FC Midtjylland 21 and had to travel 1,604 km.

Away travel1,604 kmRest days4.2 · 21Matches / 14d1 · 0
AS Roma56%
Draw23%
FC Midtjylland21%
Expected goals 1.89 – 1.07
AS Roma55%
Draw24%
FC Midtjylland21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.01
AS Roma56%
Draw23%
FC Midtjylland20%
Expected goals 1.89 – 1.06
AS Roma48%
Draw25%
FC Midtjylland27%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.20
AS Roma55%
Draw24%
FC Midtjylland21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.01
Over 2.5 57% Both score 56% 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.
Weather (Roma)

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Referee · MontenegroNikola Dabanovic
  • Cards per match 3.0
  • Penalties per match 0.14
  • Matches 7

Team strength

AS RomaFC Midtjylland
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
72 AttackIn forecast 37
75 DefenceIn forecast 42
— 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—

FC Midtjylland

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaFC Midtjylland
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.75
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
1.79 xGVia Att/Def 1.78
0.73 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
-0.54 Goals minus xGContext +0.97
75% Scored inContext 100%
25% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.75 ShotsContext 12.50
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
32% On target shareContext 52%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
63% Box shareContext 70%
8% ConversionContext 22%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.25
8.00 Shots allowedContext 12.50
2.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
1.75 BlocksContext 3.33
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
67% Save rateContext 84%
59% PossessionIn forecast 52%
522 PassesContext 389
444 Accurate passesContext 316
85% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.86 Team ratingContext 7.08
16.50 FoulsContext 14.00
12.75 Fouls sufferedContext 13.25
1.75 Yellow cardsContext 2.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.68 xGVia Att/Def 2.19
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.46
-0.38 Goals minus xGContext +0.31
70% Scored inContext 100%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.00 ShotsContext 13.40
5.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
35% On target shareContext 42%
10.20 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
68% Box shareContext 68%
9% ConversionContext 19%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.11
10.30 Shots allowedContext 11.80
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
2.30 BlocksContext 3.78
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
77% Save rateContext 82%
58% PossessionIn forecast 57%
491 PassesContext 425
417 Accurate passesContext 349
85% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.90 Team ratingContext 7.04
14.90 FoulsContext 12.30
15.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km825 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FC Midtjylland
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,604 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
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 FC Midtjylland
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2Serie A 2025-2026, 23 Nov21UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,604 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways825 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one3.114

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)
23G. Mancini 5O. Ndicka 87D. Ghilardi
43Wesley 17K. Koné 8N. El Aynaoui 19M. Çelik
7L. Pellegrini 18M. Soulé
21P. Dybala
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
FC Midtjylland Confirmed XI
3-4-3
16E. Ólafsson(G)
22M. Bech 6M. Erlić 4O. Diao
55V. Bak Jensen 8P. Billing 19P. Bravo 43M. Mbabu
41M. Krüger-Johnsen 7F. Gluda Djú 21D. Castillo
+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 Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Midtjylland Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FC Midtjylland+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 0.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.50
FC Midtjylland · Away 3.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
1.00

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Nikola Dabanovic Montenegro · 7 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.86league 4.04
Red cards0.14league 0.17
Cards 5+29%league 43%
Fouls19.1league 24.8
Penalties0.14league 0.39
Home wins71%league 49%
AS Roma

No previous matches with this referee.

FC Midtjylland

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

AS Roma4 games · scored 5 · conceded 4
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
3 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
FC Midtjylland4 games · scored 11 · conceded 3
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
3 2 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 13 · conceded 8
1 3 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
4 61-75
1 2 76-90
FC Midtjylland10 games · scored 25 · conceded 9
2 0-15
6 2 16-30
6 1 31-45
6 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 4 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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