Serie A Gameweek 3 Sun, Sep 14 · 14:00 Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
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Our take

Atalanta were clear favourites.

Atalanta were the stronger side on L90 Strength (70 vs 23). Atalanta usually keep the ball (55% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Atalanta had 14.9 days of rest, Lecce 15.8 and had to travel 911 km.

Away travel911 kmRest days14.9 · 15.8Matches / 14d0 · 0
Atalanta72%
Draw18%
Lecce9%
Expected goals 2.22 – 0.67
Atalanta74%
Draw17%
Lecce9%
Expected goals 2.40 – 0.75
Atalanta72%
Draw18%
Lecce9%
Expected goals 2.22 – 0.67
Atalanta66%
Draw21%
Lecce13%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.75
Atalanta74%
Draw17%
Lecce9%
Expected goals 2.40 – 0.75
Over 2.5 55% Both score 44% 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 · ItalyGianluca Manganiello
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 48

Team strength

AtalantaLecce
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 28
48 AttackIn forecast 36
45 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

Lecce

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AtalantaLecce
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 0.40
0.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
-0.30 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
100% Scored inContext 0%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
16.00 ShotsContext 7.00
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
28% On target shareContext 14%
11.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
70% Box shareContext 71%
6% ConversionContext 0%
— OffsidesContext 1.50
9.00 Shots allowedContext 9.50
2.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
2.00 BlocksContext 2.00
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
80% Save rateContext 75%
60% PossessionIn forecast 44%
473 PassesContext 336
393 Accurate passesContext 263
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.67
12.00 FoulsContext 11.00
8.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.62 xGVia Att/Def 0.78
0.98 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
90% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.10 ShotsContext 11.20
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.33
30% On target shareContext 27%
10.75 Shots in the boxContext 5.90
76% Box shareContext 55%
13% ConversionContext 5%
2.17 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.10 Shots allowedContext 13.40
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.33 BlocksContext 3.20
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
79% Save rateContext 82%
55% PossessionIn forecast 40%
461 PassesContext 300
384 Accurate passesContext 225
83% Pass accuracyContext 75%
7.05 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.90 FoulsContext 11.80
8.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Atalanta
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lecce
Rest15.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel911 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Lecce
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.9Serie A 2025-2026, 30 Aug15.8Serie A 2025-2026, 29 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km911 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one75.2

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

Atalanta Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
42G. Scalvini 4I. Hien 3K. Kossounou
59N. Zalewski 8M. Pašalić 15M. de Roon 16R. Bellanova
7K. Sulemana 17C. De Ketelaere
90N. Krstović
Lecce Confirmed XI
4-3-3
30W. Falcone(G)
25A. Gallo 5J. Siebert 4E. Gaspar 21Owen Kouassi
6Álex Sala 20Y. Ramadani 29L. Coulibaly
23R. Sottil 9N. Štulić 7Tete Morente

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Lecce Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Atalanta+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Lecce+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Atalanta · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Lecce · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
0.00
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.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

3 Atalanta wins1 draws2 Lecce wins
Goals per game1.67 – 0.83 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 27 Apr 2025Atalanta1–1Lecce
  • 19 Aug 2024Lecce0–4Atalanta
  • 18 May 2024Lecce0–2Atalanta
  • 30 Dec 2023Atalanta1–0Lecce
  • 19 Feb 2023Atalanta1–2Lecce
  • 9 Nov 2022Lecce2–1Atalanta

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 · Gianluca Manganiello Italy · 48 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.52league 3.46
Red cards0.17league 0.08
Cards 5+33%league 33%
Fouls23.8league 25.8
Penalties0.23league 0.17
Home wins42%league 42%
Atalanta2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W23 Nov 24A · Parma3–12
  • W30 Dec 23H · Lecce1–02
Lecce6 with this referee
Record0-0-6 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.2 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L29 Mar 25H · AS Roma0–11
  • L21 Dec 24H · Lazio1–24
  • L11 Feb 24A · Bologna0–42
  • L30 Dec 23A · Atalanta0–12
  • L7 Apr 23H · 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

Atalanta2 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Lecce2 games · scored 0 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 17 · conceded 10
3 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Lecce10 games · scored 6 · conceded 11
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 3 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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