Serie A Gameweek 1 Mon, Aug 24 · 19:45 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
AS Roma
4–0Full time
Fiorentina
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Our take

AS Roma were clear favourites.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (71 vs 49). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for AS Roma. AS Roma had 92 days of rest, Fiorentina 94 and had to travel 234 km. Weather to note: heat stress.

Away travel234 kmRest days92 · 94Matches / 14d0 · 0
AS Roma61%
Draw21%
Fiorentina17%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.95
AS Roma58%
Draw23%
Fiorentina19%
Expected goals 1.85 – 0.97
AS Roma62%
Draw21%
Fiorentina17%
Expected goals 1.99 – 0.94
AS Roma54%
Draw23%
Fiorentina23%
Expected goals 1.77 – 1.07
AS Roma61%
Draw22%
Fiorentina18%
Expected goals 1.94 – 0.95
Over 2.5 56% Both score 53% 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)
28°CMainly clear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 4 km/h
  • Humidity 62%
Heat stress
Referee · ItalyMatteo Marcenaro
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 49

Team strength

AS RomaFiorentina
71 L90 StrengthIn forecast 49
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
72 AttackIn forecast 42
75 DefenceIn forecast 34
— 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—

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaFiorentina
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
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— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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— Yellow cardsContext —
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This league season, per match
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.68 xGVia Att/Def 0.83
0.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
+0.62 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
100% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 50%
14.00 ShotsContext 9.80
5.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
37% On target shareContext 29%
10.70 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
76% Box shareContext 64%
16% ConversionContext 8%
2.11 OffsidesContext 1.57
9.30 Shots allowedContext 15.10
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
2.44 BlocksContext 3.30
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.10
64% Save rateContext 80%
57% PossessionIn forecast 47%
524 PassesContext 400
447 Accurate passesContext 334
85% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.86
11.80 FoulsContext 11.20
14.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest92 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fiorentina
Rest94 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel234 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 Fiorentina
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match92Serie A 2025-2026, 24 May94Serie A 2025-2026, 22 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km234 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one6.94.9

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
43Wesley 17K. Koné 4B. Cristante 77Emanuele Lulli
86Rodrigo Mora 21P. Dybala
14D. Malen
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Fiorentina Confirmed XI
4-3-2-1
43David de Gea(G)
17João Mário 6L. Ranieri 3R. Drăgușin 2Dodô
4M. Brescianini 44N. Fagioli 27C. Ndour
14A. Atta 30Franco Mastantuono
32Mateo Pellegrino
+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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Fiorentina Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-0.3 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Fiorentina+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home No home games yet this season.
Fiorentina · 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

5 AS Roma wins2 draws3 Fiorentina wins
Goals per game1.70 – 1.40 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets30% · 10%
  • 4 May 2026AS Roma4–0Fiorentina
  • 5 Oct 2025Fiorentina1–2AS Roma
  • 4 May 2025AS Roma1–0Fiorentina
  • 27 Oct 2024Fiorentina5–1AS Roma
  • 10 Mar 2024Fiorentina2–2AS Roma
  • 10 Dec 2023AS Roma1–1Fiorentina

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 · 49 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.80league 3.22
Red cards0.29league 0.00
Cards 5+63%league 11%
Fouls23.6league 23.9
Penalties0.22league 0.00
Home wins53%league 22%
AS Roma7 with this referee
Record4-2-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.9 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • D18 Apr 26H · Atalanta1–11
  • W9 Feb 26H · Cagliari2–02
  • W10 Jan 26H · Sassuolo2–03
  • L3 Nov 24A · Verona2–32
  • D1 Apr 24A · Lecce0–02
Fiorentina7 with this referee
Record4-0-3 Cards · opp.2.4 · 2.7 Pens for · against3 · 1
  • L30 Nov 25A · Atalanta0–23
  • W25 May 25A · Udinese3–22
  • L23 Dec 24H · Udinese1–22
  • W22 Sep 24H · Lazio2–13
  • W28 Apr 24H · Sassuolo5–12

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 Roma
No complete event data.
Fiorentina
No complete event data.
AS Roma10 games · scored 23 · conceded 12
3 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
7 2 31-45
4 4 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 8 · conceded 10
1 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
2 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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