Serie A Gameweek 17 Mon, Dec 29 · 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 (69 vs 30). AS Roma had 9 days of rest, Genoa 8 and had to travel 402 km.

Away travel402 kmRest days9 · 8Matches / 14d2 · 1
AS Roma67%
Draw21%
Genoa12%
Expected goals 2.04 – 0.76
AS Roma68%
Draw20%
Genoa12%
Expected goals 2.18 – 0.82
AS Roma67%
Draw21%
Genoa12%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.75
AS Roma60%
Draw24%
Genoa17%
Expected goals 1.82 – 0.85
AS Roma68%
Draw20%
Genoa12%
Expected goals 2.19 – 0.83
Over 2.5 53% Both score 47% 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 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.42
  • Matches 67

Team strength

AS RomaGenoa
69 L90 StrengthIn forecast 30
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
72 AttackIn forecast 23
75 DefenceIn forecast 44
— 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—

Genoa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaGenoa
1.06 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.21
69% Scored inContext 63%
44% Clean sheetsContext 13%
13.13 ShotsContext 10.75
4.69 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.88
36% On target shareContext 36%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.87
68% Box shareContext 61%
8% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.30
10.81 Shots allowedContext 12.00
4.06 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.86
2.62 BlocksContext 4.23
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.14
86% Save rateContext 65%
58% PossessionIn forecast 47%
482 PassesContext 350
405 Accurate passesContext 275
84% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.77
14.25 FoulsContext 13.81
14.75 Fouls sufferedContext 15.13
2.19 Yellow cardsContext 2.25
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 1.34
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
70% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.30 ShotsContext 11.80
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
35% On target shareContext 37%
9.11 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
69% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 11%
2.86 OffsidesContext 2.71
11.50 Shots allowedContext 12.40
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.89
3.22 BlocksContext 4.13
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
86% Save rateContext 68%
55% PossessionIn forecast 46%
478 PassesContext 344
404 Accurate passesContext 274
84% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.84
13.50 FoulsContext 13.00
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 15.90
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,051 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genoa
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel402 km0 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 Genoa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9Serie A 2025-2026, 20 Dec8Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km402 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,051 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one54.8

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 24J. Ziółkowski 23G. Mancini
43Wesley 17K. Koné 4B. Cristante 19M. Çelik
21P. Dybala 18M. Soulé
11E. Ferguson
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Genoa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
39D. Sommariva(G)
22J. Vásquez 34S. Otoa 5L. Østigård
3Aarón Martín 77M. Ellertsson 32M. Frendrup 17R. Malinovskyi 15B. Norton-Cuffy
9Vítinha 18C. Ekuban
+7 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Genoa Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Genoa+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 1.88points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
5-0-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50
Genoa · Away 1.14points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
2-2-3
Scored
1.57
Conceded
1.71

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 14 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 AS Roma wins2 draws1 Genoa wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.00 Over 2.533% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 17%
  • 17 Jan 2025AS Roma3–1Genoa
  • 15 Sep 2024Genoa1–1AS Roma
  • 19 May 2024AS Roma1–0Genoa
  • 28 Sep 2023Genoa4–1AS Roma
  • 5 Feb 2022AS Roma0–0Genoa
  • 21 Nov 2021Genoa0–2AS 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 · Marco Di Bello Italy · 67 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.13league 3.93
Red cards0.19league 0.16
Cards 5+49%league 39%
Fouls26.2league 26.0
Penalties0.42league 0.30
Home wins34%league 39%
AS Roma8 with this referee
Record5-2-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.1 Pens for · against6 · 1 Reds1
  • W25 May 25A · Torino2–01
  • W9 Mar 25A · Empoli1–00
  • W22 Dec 24H · Parma5–01
  • W29 Jan 24A · Salernitana2–13
  • W17 Oct 22A · Sampdoria1–03
Genoa2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D13 Feb 22H · Salernitana1–13
  • L29 Aug 21H · Napoli1–22

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 Roma16 games · scored 17 · conceded 10
1 2 0-15
4 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Genoa16 games · scored 16 · conceded 24
2 4 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 3 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 6 61-75
4 3 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 14 · conceded 7
3 0-15
1 16-30
4 3 31-45
46-60
4 1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 13 · conceded 15
2 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 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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