Serie A Gameweek 3 Mon, Sep 15 · 19:45 Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (42 vs 34). Como had 16.1 days of rest, Genoa 15.1 and had to travel 156 km.

Away travel156 kmRest days16.1 · 15.1Matches / 14d0 · 0
Como48%
Draw27%
Genoa25%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.03
Como49%
Draw26%
Genoa25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.11
Como48%
Draw27%
Genoa25%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.02
Como41%
Draw28%
Genoa31%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.16
Como49%
Draw26%
Genoa26%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.11
Over 2.5 47% Both score 51% 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.
Weather (Como)

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Referee · ItalyMarco Piccinini
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 45

Team strength

ComoGenoa
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
72 AttackIn forecast 23
67 DefenceIn forecast 44
— 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—

Genoa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ComoGenoa
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.00
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 0.49
0.56 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.76
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext -0.49
50% Scored inContext 0%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
15.50 ShotsContext 6.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 1.50
23% On target shareContext 23%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 3.00
61% Box shareContext 45%
7% ConversionContext 0%
— OffsidesContext —
9.50 Shots allowedContext 10.00
1.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def —
4.00 BlocksContext 5.00
1.00 Goalkeeper savesContext —
67% Save rateContext 67%
64% PossessionIn forecast 51%
489 PassesContext 383
428 Accurate passesContext 291
88% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.80
16.00 FoulsContext 14.50
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 14.00
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
0.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 0.78
1.00 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
80% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.00 ShotsContext 7.50
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.90
31% On target shareContext 39%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 5.56
62% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.67 OffsidesContext 1.40
9.80 Shots allowedContext 12.60
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.78
3.50 BlocksContext 3.80
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.56
74% Save rateContext 74%
59% PossessionIn forecast 47%
491 PassesContext 377
427 Accurate passesContext 296
87% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.05 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.60 FoulsContext 14.50
13.90 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 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
Rest16.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genoa
Rest15.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel156 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
Como Genoa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match16.1Serie A 2025-2026, 30 Aug15.1Serie A 2025-2026, 31 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km156 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one5.94.8

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 2M. Kempf 14Jacobo Ramón 31M. Vojvoda
6M. Caqueret 33L. da Cunha
17Jesús Rodríguez 10N. Paz 19N. Kühn
7Álvaro Morata
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Genoa Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1N. Leali(G)
3Aarón Martín 22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 20S. Sabelli
32M. Frendrup 73P. Masini
77M. Ellertsson 17R. Malinovskyi 15B. Norton-Cuffy
29L. Colombo

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 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Genoa Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Como-0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Genoa+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Como · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.00
Genoa · 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 Como wins1 draws0 Genoa wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 27 Apr 2025Como1–0Genoa
  • 7 Nov 2024Genoa1–1Como

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 · Marco Piccinini Italy · 45 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.11league 3.55
Red cards0.18league 0.07
Cards 5+42%league 34%
Fouls24.4league 25.7
Penalties0.29league 0.14
Home wins44%league 45%
Como3 with this referee
Record2-1-0 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W16 Feb 25A · Fiorentina2–02
  • W30 Dec 24H · Lecce2–03
  • D14 Sep 24H · Bologna2–22
Genoa4 with this referee
Record0-1-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D11 May 25A · Napoli2–22
  • L22 Feb 25A · Inter0–12
  • L27 Oct 24A · Lazio0–31
  • L7 Oct 23H · AC Milan0–13

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

Como2 games · scored 2 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Genoa2 games · scored 0 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Como10 games · scored 15 · conceded 6
1 0-15
2 2 16-30
5 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
1 0-15
2 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 5 61-75
2 3 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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