Serie A Gameweek 6 Sun, Oct 5 · 14:00 Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
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Our take

Bologna were clear favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (54 vs 15). Bologna usually keep the ball (56% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Bologna had 2.8 days of rest, Pisa 7 and had to travel 115 km.

Away travel115 kmRest days2.8 · 7Matches / 14d3 · 2
Bologna72%
Draw19%
Pisa10%
Expected goals 2.18 – 0.68
Bologna72%
Draw18%
Pisa10%
Expected goals 2.32 – 0.77
Bologna71%
Draw19%
Pisa10%
Expected goals 2.14 – 0.68
Bologna65%
Draw22%
Pisa13%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.76
Bologna73%
Draw17%
Pisa10%
Expected goals 2.37 – 0.76
Over 2.5 54% 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.
Weather (Bologna)

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Referee · ItalyRosario Abisso
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 43

Team strength

BolognaPisa
54 L90 StrengthIn forecast 15
47 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
35 AttackIn forecast 15
48 DefenceIn forecast 21
— 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—

Pisa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

BolognaPisa
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
0.93 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.42
60% Scored inContext 40%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.60 ShotsContext 11.20
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
26% On target shareContext 25%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
67% Box shareContext 64%
9% ConversionContext 5%
2.60 OffsidesContext 1.50
11.60 Shots allowedContext 15.20
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.00 BlocksContext 5.00
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
73% Save rateContext 73%
54% PossessionIn forecast 38%
410 PassesContext 296
334 Accurate passesContext 227
82% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.20 FoulsContext 13.60
15.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext -0.42
70% Scored inContext 40%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.30 ShotsContext 11.20
4.11 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
30% On target shareContext 25%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
61% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 5%
3.10 OffsidesContext 1.50
10.30 Shots allowedContext 15.20
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.00 BlocksContext 5.00
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
66% Save rateContext 73%
55% PossessionIn forecast 38%
418 PassesContext 296
345 Accurate passesContext 227
83% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.75
14.00 FoulsContext 13.60
15.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 5 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
Rest2.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km4,082 km in 14d
Schedule load33%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Pisa
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel115 km899 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 Pisa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 33Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.8UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct7Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km115 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways4,082 km899 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days2 / 3 / 51 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1413

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)
33Juan Miranda 26J. Lucumí 14T. Heggem 20N. Zortea
6N. Moro 8R. Freuler
28N. Cambiaghi 21J. Odgaard 7R. Orsolini
24T. Dallinga
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Pisa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Šemper(G)
94G. Bonfanti 4A. Caracciolo 5S. Canestrelli
7M. Léris 14E. Akinsanmiro 6M. Marin 21İ. Vural 15I. Touré
10M. Tramoni 18M. Nzola
+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
Bologna Absences are shown before kick-off
Pisa Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Bologna+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Pisa-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Bologna · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.50
Pisa · Away 0.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
2.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Rosario Abisso Italy · 43 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.37league 3.61
Red cards0.28league 0.13
Cards 5+51%league 36%
Fouls25.0league 26.0
Penalties0.40league 0.25
Home wins28%league 38%
Bologna5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.6 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • L22 Feb 25A · Parma0–21
  • D12 Jan 25H · AS Roma2–24
  • W23 Feb 24H · Verona2–02
  • L2 Oct 22A · Juventus0–31
  • D17 Oct 21A · Udinese1–17
Pisa

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

Bologna5 games · scored 5 · conceded 5
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Pisa5 games · scored 3 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 10 · conceded 16
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 4 61-75
2 4 76-90
Pisa5 games · scored 3 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 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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