Serie A Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 27 · 14:00 Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como
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Our take

Como were clear favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 19). Como had 5.9 days of rest, Cremonese 6 and had to travel 105 km.

Away travel105 kmRest days5.9 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
Como62%
Draw23%
Cremonese15%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.82
Como62%
Draw22%
Cremonese16%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.90
Como61%
Draw23%
Cremonese16%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.83
Como54%
Draw26%
Cremonese20%
Expected goals 1.67 – 0.92
Como62%
Draw22%
Cremonese16%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.89
Over 2.5 50% Both score 48% Likeliest score 1–0
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 (Como)

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Referee · ItalyMarco Di Bello
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.40
  • Matches 62

Team strength

ComoCremonese
43 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
72 AttackIn forecast 16
67 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

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ComoCremonese
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
0.98 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
75% Scored inContext 50%
25% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.75 ShotsContext 6.00
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
29% On target shareContext 50%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 4.00
57% Box shareContext 58%
8% ConversionContext 21%
— OffsidesContext 2.67
9.50 Shots allowedContext 16.25
2.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
4.00 BlocksContext 5.00
1.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.75
56% Save rateContext 86%
61% PossessionIn forecast 46%
481 PassesContext 392
414 Accurate passesContext 318
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.83
16.00 FoulsContext 11.25
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.75
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.27
80% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
15.00 ShotsContext 7.80
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
29% On target shareContext 40%
8.90 Shots in the boxContext 5.38
59% Box shareContext 59%
9% ConversionContext 17%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.29
9.90 Shots allowedContext 16.70
3.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
3.63 BlocksContext 4.30
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.40
69% Save rateContext 73%
59% PossessionIn forecast 39%
478 PassesContext 356
411 Accurate passesContext 282
86% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.81
13.80 FoulsContext 10.00
13.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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

Como
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km566 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel105 km167 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
Como Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Sep6Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km105 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways566 km167 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one7.27.1

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

Como Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Butez(G)
3Álex Valle 14Jacobo Ramón 34Diego Carlos 27S. Posch
8Sergi Roberto 23M. Perrone
17Jesús Rodríguez 10N. Paz 19N. Kühn
11A. Douvikas
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
16M. Silvestri(G)
15M. Bianchetti 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 32M. Payero 33A. Grassi 38W. Bondo 7A. Zerbin
11D. Johnsen 90F. Bonazzoli
+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
Como Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Como+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Cremonese-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Como · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.50
Cremonese · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Marco Di Bello Italy · 62 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.15league 3.53
Red cards0.19league 0.10
Cards 5+50%league 35%
Fouls26.2league 26.0
Penalties0.40league 0.23
Home wins32%league 40%
Como3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W3 May 25A · Parma1–01
  • L4 Nov 24A · Empoli0–10
  • D26 Aug 24A · Cagliari1–12
Cremonese

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

Como3 games · scored 3 · conceded 2
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Cremonese4 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Como9 games · scored 12 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 1 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
5 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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