Serie A Gameweek 28 Sat, Mar 7 · 14:00 Unipol Domus, Cagliari
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (60 vs 29). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Como. Cagliari had 7.8 days of rest, Como 7 and had to travel 731 km.

Away travel731 kmRest days7.8 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Cagliari18%
Draw26%
Como56%
Expected goals 0.84 – 1.66
Cagliari26%
Draw26%
Como48%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.60
Cagliari19%
Draw26%
Como55%
Expected goals 0.85 – 1.63
Cagliari14%
Draw23%
Como63%
Expected goals 0.75 – 1.86
Cagliari19%
Draw25%
Como56%
Expected goals 0.90 – 1.73
Over 2.5 45% Both score 46% Likeliest score 0–1
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 · ItalyLivio Marinelli
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 59

Team strength

CagliariComo
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
31 AttackIn forecast 72
31 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

Cagliari

Attack—
Defense risk—

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CagliariComo
1.07 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.63
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.74
0.87 xGVia Att/Def 1.53
1.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
63% Scored inContext 74%
22% Clean sheetsContext 48%
9.96 ShotsContext 14.00
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.96
34% On target shareContext 35%
6.28 Shots in the boxContext 8.96
59% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.16 OffsidesContext 1.47
13.11 Shots allowedContext 9.11
4.85 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.46
4.04 BlocksContext 2.86
3.65 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.64
73% Save rateContext 74%
46% PossessionIn forecast 61%
388 PassesContext 524
316 Accurate passesContext 457
82% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.92
14.30 FoulsContext 13.26
14.52 Fouls sufferedContext 11.67
2.37 Yellow cardsContext 2.19
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.87
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.85
+0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
50% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.30 ShotsContext 14.70
3.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
29% On target shareContext 36%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 10.22
62% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 14%
1.67 OffsidesContext 1.50
12.80 Shots allowedContext 7.30
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.90
4.20 BlocksContext 2.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.10
70% Save rateContext 72%
47% PossessionIn forecast 63%
425 PassesContext 575
355 Accurate passesContext 512
84% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.93
13.30 FoulsContext 11.30
13.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 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

Cagliari
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,254 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Como
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel731 km273 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Cagliari Como
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Feb7Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km731 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,254 km273 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one88.1

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

Cagliari Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1E. Caprile(G)
33A. Obert 15J. Rodríguez 22A. Dossena 32Zé Pedro
25I. Sulemana 27J. Liteta 8M. Adopo
94S. Esposito 90M. Folorunsho 2M. Palestra
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Como Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Butez(G)
18Alberto Moreno 2M. Kempf 14Jacobo Ramón 77I. Van der Brempt
33L. da Cunha 23M. Perrone
17Jesús Rodríguez 20M. Baturina 10N. Paz
11A. Douvikas
+1 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
Cagliari Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Como Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cagliari-0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Como+1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Cagliari · Home 1.23points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
4-4-5
Scored
1.15
Conceded
1.15
Como · Away 1.69points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
6-4-3
Scored
1.54
Conceded
0.77

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 3 of 3 meetings

0 Cagliari wins2 draws1 Como wins
Goals per game0.67 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 33%
  • 8 Nov 2025Como0–0Cagliari
  • 10 May 2025Como3–1Cagliari
  • 26 Aug 2024Cagliari1–1Como

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 · Livio Marinelli Italy · 59 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.63league 3.77
Red cards0.22league 0.19
Cards 5+42%league 37%
Fouls23.6league 25.2
Penalties0.32league 0.31
Home wins44%league 39%
Cagliari3 with this referee
Record0-2-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L23 Apr 25H · Fiorentina1–22
  • D6 Oct 24A · Juventus1–12
  • D18 Aug 24H · AS Roma0–02
Como

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

Cagliari27 games · scored 29 · conceded 36
5 0-15
2 6 16-30
8 4 31-45
4 4 46-60
7 7 61-75
8 10 76-90
Como26 games · scored 42 · conceded 19
8 3 0-15
6 2 16-30
5 2 31-45
5 5 46-60
9 3 61-75
9 4 76-90
Cagliari10 games · scored 10 · conceded 12
2 0-15
2 16-30
3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
Como10 games · scored 21 · conceded 8
4 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 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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