UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 · 20:00 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

AS Roma were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. AS Roma had 4.1 days of rest, VfB Stuttgart 4.2 and had to travel 809 km.

Away travel809 kmRest days4.1 · 4.2Matches / 14d2 · 3
AS Roma45%
Draw26%
VfB Stuttgart29%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.27
AS Roma45%
Draw27%
VfB Stuttgart29%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.17
AS Roma46%
Draw26%
VfB Stuttgart29%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.25
AS Roma37%
Draw26%
VfB Stuttgart36%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.42
AS Roma44%
Draw27%
VfB Stuttgart29%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.19
Over 2.5 55% Both score 58% 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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RefereeJohn Brooks
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 96

Team strength

AS RomaVfB Stuttgart
71 L90 StrengthIn forecast 70
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
72 AttackIn forecast 70
75 DefenceIn forecast 58
— 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—

VfB Stuttgart

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AS RomaVfB Stuttgart
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.83 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.83
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 1.64
0.81 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.01
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext +0.36
83% Scored inContext 67%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
14.33 ShotsContext 17.17
5.17 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.67
36% On target shareContext 33%
9.33 Shots in the boxContext 11.83
65% Box shareContext 70%
12% ConversionContext 12%
3.75 OffsidesContext 1.50
8.67 Shots allowedContext 10.33
2.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.17
2.17 BlocksContext 3.33
1.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
67% Save rateContext 72%
56% PossessionIn forecast 61%
492 PassesContext 516
414 Accurate passesContext 448
84% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.95
14.50 FoulsContext 14.17
13.17 Fouls sufferedContext 14.50
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.40
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.69
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.71
70% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.80 ShotsContext 14.90
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.90
34% On target shareContext 40%
9.67 Shots in the boxContext 10.10
71% Box shareContext 67%
11% ConversionContext 16%
2.71 OffsidesContext 2.50
9.60 Shots allowedContext 11.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
3.50 BlocksContext 3.60
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
91% Save rateContext 61%
56% PossessionIn forecast 56%
483 PassesContext 487
400 Accurate passesContext 411
83% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.96
13.90 FoulsContext 9.30
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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
Rest4.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,051 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
VfB Stuttgart
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel809 km590 km in 14d
Schedule load27%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 VfB Stuttgart
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 27
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.1Serie A 2025-2026, 18 Jan4.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 18 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km809 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,051 km590 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 3 / 3
Next matchdays after this one32.8

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)
87D. Ghilardi 24J. Ziółkowski 19M. Çelik
12K. Tsimikas 17K. Koné 61N. Pisilli 2D. Rensch
7L. Pellegrini 18M. Soulé
11E. Ferguson
+12 more reported missing outside this XI
VfB Stuttgart Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
33A. Nübel(G)
3R. Hendriks 24J. Chabot 29Finn Jeltsch
7M. Mittelstädt 30Chema Andrés 16A. Karazor 22L. Assignon
10C. Führich 18J. Leweling
26D. Undav
+13 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 -0.06 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
VfB Stuttgart Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • AS Roma-0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • VfB Stuttgart+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

AS Roma · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.33
VfB Stuttgart · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.33
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 · John Brooks 96 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.38league 4.12
Red cards0.13league 0.21
Cards 5+49%league 42%
Fouls22.7league 24.2
Penalties0.23league 0.36
Home wins54%league 49%
AS Roma

No previous matches with this referee.

VfB Stuttgart

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 Roma6 games · scored 10 · conceded 5
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 31-45
3 46-60
61-75
1 2 76-90
VfB Stuttgart6 games · scored 12 · conceded 5
1 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 61-75
4 2 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 14 · conceded 6
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 2 31-45
46-60
3 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
VfB Stuttgart10 games · scored 24 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
4 1 16-30
7 2 31-45
5 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
6 7 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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