Serie A Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 18 · 19:45 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

Inter were slight favourites.

Inter were the stronger side on L90 Strength (85 vs 71). AS Roma had 13.2 days of rest, Inter 14.1 and had to travel 479 km.

Away travel479 kmRest days13.2 · 14.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
AS Roma32%
Draw28%
Inter40%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.36
AS Roma32%
Draw27%
Inter41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.44
AS Roma31%
Draw28%
Inter41%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.38
AS Roma26%
Draw27%
Inter47%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.52
AS Roma32%
Draw27%
Inter40%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.42
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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.
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Referee · ItalyDavide Massa
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.14
  • Matches 92

Team strength

AS RomaInter
71 L90 StrengthIn forecast 85
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 83
72 AttackIn forecast 91
75 DefenceIn forecast 73
— 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—

Inter

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaInter
1.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.83
0.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 2.06
0.83 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.75
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.77
83% Scored inContext 100%
67% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.83 ShotsContext 19.67
4.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.17
36% On target shareContext 31%
8.17 Shots in the boxContext 13.50
64% Box shareContext 70%
9% ConversionContext 14%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.50
9.67 Shots allowedContext 8.50
2.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
1.75 BlocksContext 3.20
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
88% Save rateContext 75%
59% PossessionIn forecast 62%
479 PassesContext 527
396 Accurate passesContext 465
83% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.91 Team ratingContext 7.07
14.83 FoulsContext 13.00
15.50 Fouls sufferedContext 8.83
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.17
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.40
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 1.91
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.04
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.49
80% Scored inContext 90%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.80 ShotsContext 17.10
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
36% On target shareContext 33%
8.80 Shots in the boxContext 12.00
64% Box shareContext 72%
10% ConversionContext 14%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.67
9.60 Shots allowedContext 10.10
3.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.25
2.38 BlocksContext 3.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
81% Save rateContext 70%
57% PossessionIn forecast 58%
495 PassesContext 512
418 Accurate passesContext 448
84% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.96 Team ratingContext 7.06
15.00 FoulsContext 12.40
14.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
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
Rest13.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km468 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Inter
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel479 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 Inter
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.2Serie A 2025-2026, 5 Oct14.1Serie A 2025-2026, 4 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km479 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways468 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 50 / 0 / 3
Next matchdays after this one56.9

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 23G. Mancini 5O. Ndicka
43Wesley 17K. Koné 4B. Cristante 19M. Çelik
7L. Pellegrini 18M. Soulé
21P. Dybala
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Inter Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1Y. Sommer(G)
95A. Bastoni 15F. Acerbi 25M. Akanji
32F. Dimarco 22H. Mkhitaryan 20H. Çalhanoğlu 23N. Barella 2D. Dumfries
10L. Martínez 14A. Bonny
+3 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
Inter Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma+0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Inter-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.33
Inter · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.50
Conceded
2.00

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

Common opponents 1 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

2 AS Roma wins0 draws6 Inter wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.88 Over 2.550% Both scored38% Clean sheets13% · 50%
  • 27 Apr 2025Inter0–1AS Roma
  • 20 Oct 2024AS Roma0–1Inter
  • 10 Feb 2024AS Roma2–4Inter
  • 29 Oct 2023Inter1–0AS Roma
  • 6 May 2023AS Roma0–2Inter
  • 1 Oct 2022Inter1–2AS 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 · Davide Massa Italy · 92 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.59league 3.63
Red cards0.24league 0.13
Cards 5+51%league 35%
Fouls24.9league 26.1
Penalties0.14league 0.24
Home wins35%league 38%
AS Roma11 with this referee
Record2-4-5 Cards · opp.3.8 · 3.1 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds3
  • L24 Nov 24A · Napoli0–13
  • L20 Oct 24H · Inter0–12
  • L26 May 24A · Empoli1–21
  • D10 Mar 24A · Fiorentina2–25
  • D12 Nov 23A · Lazio0–04
Inter7 with this referee
Record5-1-1 Cards · opp.2.7 · 2.7 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W23 May 25A · Como2–03
  • W16 Mar 25A · Atalanta2–03
  • W20 Oct 24A · AS Roma1–03
  • W3 Dec 23A · Napoli3–02
  • W5 Feb 23H · AC Milan1–02

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 Roma6 games · scored 7 · conceded 2
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Inter6 games · scored 17 · conceded 8
3 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 61-75
3 4 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 14 · conceded 5
2 2 0-15
3 16-30
1 1 31-45
6 1 46-60
61-75
2 1 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 24 · conceded 13
3 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
5 46-60
4 2 61-75
3 5 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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