Serie A Gameweek 5 Sun, Sep 28 · 14:00 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 24). Absences weigh more on Verona. AS Roma had 3.8 days of rest, Verona 7.9 and had to travel 413 km.

Away travel413 kmRest days3.8 · 7.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
AS Roma73%
Draw18%
Verona9%
Expected goals 2.23 – 0.64
AS Roma74%
Draw17%
Verona9%
Expected goals 2.40 – 0.75
AS Roma72%
Draw19%
Verona9%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.66
AS Roma67%
Draw21%
Verona12%
Expected goals 1.99 – 0.72
AS Roma75%
Draw17%
Verona9%
Expected goals 2.44 – 0.73
Over 2.5 55% Both score 43% 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 · ItalyErmanno Feliciani
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 28

Team strength

AS RomaVerona
71 L90 StrengthIn forecast 24
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 16
72 AttackIn forecast 15
75 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Verona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaVerona
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
0.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
0.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.49 Goals minus xGContext -0.49
75% Scored inContext 50%
75% Clean sheetsContext 25%
14.75 ShotsContext 13.50
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.75
34% On target shareContext 35%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
66% Box shareContext 49%
5% ConversionContext 4%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.00
8.75 Shots allowedContext 12.50
2.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
1.00 BlocksContext 3.75
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
91% Save rateContext 75%
61% PossessionIn forecast 36%
496 PassesContext 298
421 Accurate passesContext 227
85% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.60
14.25 FoulsContext 17.25
14.25 Fouls sufferedContext 7.75
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 0.77
1.01 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.23
+0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.17
90% Scored inContext 50%
60% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.10 ShotsContext 10.00
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
35% On target shareContext 31%
8.90 Shots in the boxContext 5.50
62% Box shareContext 54%
9% ConversionContext 6%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.78
11.00 Shots allowedContext 10.80
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.70
2.86 BlocksContext 3.13
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
83% Save rateContext 70%
52% PossessionIn forecast 39%
465 PassesContext 304
396 Accurate passesContext 227
85% Pass accuracyContext 75%
7.03 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.00 FoulsContext 16.90
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 8.60
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.00 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
Rest3.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km946 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Verona
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel413 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 Verona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.8UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 24 Sep7.9Serie A 2025-2026, 20 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km413 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways946 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.25.2

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)
5O. Ndicka 23G. Mancini 19M. Çelik
3Angeliño 4B. Cristante 17K. Koné 43Wesley
7L. Pellegrini 18M. Soulé
9A. Dovbyk
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Verona Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1L. Montipò(G)
3M. Frese 15V. Nelsson 5Unai Núñez
12D. Bradarić 24A. Bernede 11J. Akpa Akpro 8S. Serdar 7R. Belghali
16G. Orban 17Giovane
+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 -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Verona Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma+1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Verona-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.50
Verona · Away 0.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.50

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

4 AS Roma wins1 draws3 Verona wins
Goals per game1.75 – 1.50 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets25% · 0%
  • 19 Apr 2025AS Roma1–0Verona
  • 3 Nov 2024Verona3–2AS Roma
  • 20 Jan 2024AS Roma2–1Verona
  • 26 Aug 2023Verona2–1AS Roma
  • 19 Feb 2023AS Roma1–0Verona
  • 31 Oct 2022Verona1–3AS 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 · Ermanno Feliciani Italy · 28 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.04league 3.52
Red cards0.04league 0.14
Cards 5+18%league 34%
Fouls22.6league 25.8
Penalties0.25league 0.20
Home wins54%league 39%
AS Roma2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W22 Sep 24H · Udinese3–02
  • D20 Aug 23H · Salernitana2–20
Verona3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L26 Oct 24A · Atalanta1–61
  • L28 Oct 23A · Juventus0–12
  • D2 Oct 23A · Torino0–01

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 3 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Verona4 games · scored 2 · conceded 6
2 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 13 · conceded 5
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 1 31-45
6 1 46-60
61-75
1 2 76-90
Verona10 games · scored 6 · conceded 13
1 4 0-15
4 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 46-60
3 61-75
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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