Serie A Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 30 · 17:30 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

Bologna were slight favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (55 vs 42). Bologna had 6.9 days of rest, Como 6 and had to travel 229 km.

Away travel229 kmRest days6.9 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 1
Bologna50%
Draw26%
Como23%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.02
Bologna51%
Draw25%
Como23%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.06
Bologna50%
Draw26%
Como23%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.02
Bologna43%
Draw27%
Como29%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.15
Bologna51%
Draw25%
Como23%
Expected goals 1.68 – 1.06
Over 2.5 49% 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 0.23
  • Matches 66

Team strength

BolognaComo
55 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
35 AttackIn forecast 72
48 DefenceIn forecast 67
— 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

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaComo
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
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— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
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— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— PossessionIn forecast —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
0.88 xGVia Att/Def 1.41
1.03 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.19
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.80 ShotsContext 15.40
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
28% On target shareContext 33%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
62% Box shareContext 61%
7% ConversionContext 10%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.57
7.60 Shots allowedContext 9.70
3.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.60
2.00 BlocksContext 2.88
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
69% Save rateContext 75%
58% PossessionIn forecast 59%
429 PassesContext 505
356 Accurate passesContext 440
83% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.90 Team ratingContext 7.09
12.90 FoulsContext 12.30
17.40 Fouls sufferedContext 14.90
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.20 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

Bologna
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km609 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Como
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel229 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
Bologna Como
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 23 Aug6Serie A 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km229 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways609 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one15.116.1

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

Bologna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Ł. Skorupski(G)
22C. Lykogiannis 14T. Heggem 41M. Vitík 20N. Zortea
6N. Moro 8R. Freuler
28N. Cambiaghi 80G. Fabbian 7R. Orsolini
9S. Castro
Como Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Butez(G)
3Álex Valle 2M. Kempf 14Jacobo Ramón 77I. Van der Brempt
33L. da Cunha 23M. Perrone
17Jesús Rodríguez 10N. Paz 31M. Vojvoda
11A. Douvikas

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

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home No home games yet this season.
Como · Away No away games yet this season.

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 2 of 2 meetings

1 Bologna wins1 draws0 Como wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 1 Feb 2025Bologna2–0Como
  • 14 Sep 2024Como2–2Bologna

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 · 66 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.29league 3.58
Red cards0.21league 0.17
Cards 5+27%league 50%
Fouls24.9league 24.5
Penalties0.23league 0.17
Home wins26%league 42%
Bologna5 with this referee
Record2-3-0 Cards · opp.1.2 · 2.6 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • D4 May 25H · Juventus1–11
  • D19 Oct 24A · Genoa2–20
  • D3 Dec 23A · Lecce1–12
  • W22 Oct 23H · Frosinone2–12
  • W27 Apr 22H · Inter2–11
Como1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D8 Dec 24A · Venezia2–21

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

Bologna1 games · scored 0 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Como1 games · scored 2 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 8 · conceded 14
3 0-15
4 16-30
1 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Como10 games · scored 16 · conceded 6
1 0-15
2 2 16-30
5 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 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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