Serie A Gameweek 28 Sat, Mar 7 · 17:00 Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
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Our take

Atalanta were clear favourites.

Atalanta were the stronger side on L90 Strength (70 vs 33). Atalanta had 6.1 days of rest, Udinese 4.9 and had to travel 279 km.

Away travel279 kmRest days6.1 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Atalanta66%
Draw21%
Udinese13%
Expected goals 2.04 – 0.79
Atalanta67%
Draw20%
Udinese13%
Expected goals 2.14 – 0.84
Atalanta66%
Draw21%
Udinese13%
Expected goals 2.03 – 0.77
Atalanta59%
Draw24%
Udinese17%
Expected goals 1.82 – 0.89
Atalanta67%
Draw20%
Udinese13%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.87
Over 2.5 54% Both score 48% 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 · ItalyAntonio Rapuano
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 56

Team strength

AtalantaUdinese
70 L90 StrengthIn forecast 33
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 32
48 AttackIn forecast 22
45 DefenceIn forecast 18
— 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—

Udinese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AtalantaUdinese
1.37 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.15
0.89 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.44
1.54 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
1.08 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
81% Scored inContext 78%
37% Clean sheetsContext 22%
14.59 ShotsContext 11.04
4.96 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.69
32% On target shareContext 32%
9.70 Shots in the boxContext 6.44
66% Box shareContext 56%
9% ConversionContext 10%
2.35 OffsidesContext 1.90
11.52 Shots allowedContext 11.93
4.04 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.29
3.20 BlocksContext 3.33
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.71
80% Save rateContext 63%
55% PossessionIn forecast 46%
476 PassesContext 353
406 Accurate passesContext 283
85% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.00 FoulsContext 13.85
10.11 Fouls sufferedContext 11.70
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.81
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.69 xGVia Att/Def 1.07
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
+0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.70 ShotsContext 8.70
5.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.33
37% On target shareContext 35%
10.30 Shots in the boxContext 4.89
68% Box shareContext 54%
12% ConversionContext 15%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.25
11.60 Shots allowedContext 11.50
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
3.22 BlocksContext 3.30
3.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
83% Save rateContext 69%
54% PossessionIn forecast 45%
490 PassesContext 350
417 Accurate passesContext 274
85% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.82
11.50 FoulsContext 14.00
9.40 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 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

Atalanta
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km268 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Udinese
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel279 km459 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 Udinese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Serie A 2025-2026, 1 Mar4.9Serie A 2025-2026, 2 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km279 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways268 km459 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.97.1

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)
23S. Kolašinac 4I. Hien 3K. Kossounou
47L. Bernasconi 8M. Pašalić 6Y. Musah 16R. Bellanova
7K. Sulemana 10L. Samardžić
9G. Scamacca
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Udinese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
40M. Okoye(G)
31T. Kristensen 27C. Kabasele 22B. Mlacic
11H. Kamara 32J. Ekkelenkamp 8J. Karlström 24J. Piotrowski 19K. Ehizibue
10N. Zaniolo 9K. Davis
+4 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 -0.06 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Udinese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Atalanta-0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Udinese+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Atalanta · Home 2.00points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
8-4-2
Scored
1.57
Conceded
0.79
Udinese · Away 1.23points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
5-1-7
Scored
1.15
Conceded
1.62

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

3 Atalanta wins5 draws1 Udinese wins
Goals per game1.56 – 0.89 Over 2.533% Both scored56% Clean sheets33% · 33%
  • 1 Nov 2025Udinese1–0Atalanta
  • 11 Jan 2025Udinese0–0Atalanta
  • 10 Nov 2024Atalanta2–1Udinese
  • 27 Jan 2024Atalanta2–0Udinese
  • 12 Nov 2023Udinese1–1Atalanta
  • 4 Mar 2023Atalanta0–0Udinese

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 · Antonio Rapuano Italy · 56 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.46league 3.77
Red cards0.34league 0.19
Cards 5+48%league 37%
Fouls25.6league 25.2
Penalties0.27league 0.31
Home wins50%league 39%
Atalanta5 with this referee
Record1-1-3 Cards · opp.3.6 · 2.4 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D28 Sep 24A · Bologna1–13
  • L25 Aug 24A · Torino1–24
  • W18 May 24A · Lecce2–04
  • L7 Apr 24A · Cagliari1–23
  • L23 Dec 23A · Bologna0–14
Udinese4 with this referee
Record1-0-3 Cards · opp.1.8 · 3.3 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • L8 Feb 26A · Lecce1–22
  • L20 Aug 23H · Juventus0–31
  • W6 Feb 22H · Torino2–03
  • L23 Sep 21A · AS Roma0–11

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

Atalanta27 games · scored 37 · conceded 24
6 1 0-15
3 7 16-30
8 4 31-45
6 1 46-60
4 5 61-75
10 6 76-90
Udinese27 games · scored 31 · conceded 39
4 6 0-15
5 6 16-30
5 5 31-45
7 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
4 8 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 17 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 5 61-75
5 1 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 13 · conceded 11
2 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 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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