Serie A Gameweek 9 Tue, Oct 28 · 19:45 Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
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Our take

Atalanta were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Atalanta had 3 days of rest, AC Milan 4 and had to travel 45 km.

Away travel45 kmRest days3 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 2
Atalanta46%
Draw27%
AC Milan27%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.10
Atalanta46%
Draw26%
AC Milan28%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.15
Atalanta45%
Draw28%
AC Milan27%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.08
Atalanta39%
Draw28%
AC Milan34%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.23
Atalanta47%
Draw26%
AC Milan27%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.17
Over 2.5 48% 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 · ItalyDaniele Doveri
  • Cards per match 3.5
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 69

Team strength

AtalantaAC Milan
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 66
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
48 AttackIn forecast 72
45 DefenceIn forecast 69
— 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

Atalanta

Attack—
Defense risk—

AC Milan

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AtalantaAC Milan
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.63
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
1.56 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
0.91 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.84
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
88% Scored inContext 88%
25% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.38 ShotsContext 14.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.63
33% On target shareContext 33%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.13
66% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 12%
2.80 OffsidesContext 1.86
11.00 Shots allowedContext 8.25
4.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.14
3.29 BlocksContext 3.00
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
85% Save rateContext 80%
56% PossessionIn forecast 54%
486 PassesContext 493
415 Accurate passesContext 436
85% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.98 Team ratingContext 7.01
9.88 FoulsContext 9.75
8.75 Fouls sufferedContext 11.88
1.63 Yellow cardsContext 1.38
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.56 xGVia Att/Def 1.43
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.81
-0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.00 ShotsContext 14.50
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
29% On target shareContext 32%
9.60 Shots in the boxContext 9.30
65% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 11%
3.00 OffsidesContext 1.86
12.10 Shots allowedContext 8.70
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.33
3.22 BlocksContext 2.89
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
80% Save rateContext 75%
52% PossessionIn forecast 53%
453 PassesContext 498
382 Accurate passesContext 446
84% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.90 Team ratingContext 7.03
9.70 FoulsContext 10.20
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.30
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

Atalanta
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km137 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AC Milan
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel45 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
Atalanta AC Milan
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3Serie A 2025-2026, 25 Oct4Serie A 2025-2026, 24 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km45 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways137 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.85

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

Atalanta Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
69H. Ahanor 4I. Hien 3K. Kossounou
47L. Bernasconi 15M. de Roon 13Éderson 77D. Zappacosta
8M. Pašalić
11A. Lookman 17C. De Ketelaere
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
AC Milan Confirmed XI
3-5-2
16M. Maignan(G)
31S. Pavlović 46M. Gabbia 23O. Tomori
33D. Bartesaghi 4S. Ricci 14L. Modrić 19Y. Fofana 56A. Saelemaekers
10Rafael Leão 7S. Giménez
+5 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
Atalanta Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AC Milan Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Atalanta+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • AC Milan-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Atalanta · Home 1.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-3-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.75
AC Milan · Away 2.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-1-0
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.00

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 4 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

3 Atalanta wins2 draws3 AC Milan wins
Goals per game1.25 – 1.50 Over 2.538% Both scored63% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 20 Apr 2025AC Milan0–1Atalanta
  • 6 Dec 2024Atalanta2–1AC Milan
  • 25 Feb 2024AC Milan1–1Atalanta
  • 9 Dec 2023Atalanta3–2AC Milan
  • 26 Feb 2023AC Milan2–0Atalanta
  • 21 Aug 2022Atalanta1–1AC Milan

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 · Daniele Doveri Italy · 69 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.30league 3.90
Red cards0.20league 0.12
Cards 5+28%league 38%
Fouls24.9league 25.8
Penalties0.22league 0.28
Home wins26%league 37%
Atalanta7 with this referee
Record2-2-3 Cards · opp.2.1 · 1.4 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L30 Mar 25A · Fiorentina0–13
  • D14 Jan 25H · Juventus1–11
  • W3 Nov 24A · Napoli3–03
  • L7 May 23H · Juventus0–21
  • W28 Jan 23H · Sampdoria2–00
AC Milan11 with this referee
Record5-4-2 Cards · opp.1.1 · 1.9 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W20 Sep 25A · Udinese3–00
  • W8 Mar 25A · Lecce3–21
  • W11 Feb 24H · Napoli1–01
  • D22 Dec 23A · Salernitana2–21
  • L13 May 23A · Spezia0–21

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

Atalanta8 games · scored 12 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
2 4 76-90
AC Milan8 games · scored 13 · conceded 6
2 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
2 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 61-75
3 5 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 16 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
1 16-30
4 31-45
2 4 46-60
5 1 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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