Serie A Gameweek 35 Sat, May 2 · 17:00 Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Napoli were the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 61). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Como. Como had 6.1 days of rest, Napoli 7.9 and had to travel 692 km.

Away travel692 kmRest days6.1 · 7.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Como45%
Draw28%
Napoli28%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.08
Como39%
Draw27%
Napoli34%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.28
Como45%
Draw28%
Napoli28%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.09
Como38%
Draw28%
Napoli34%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.22
Como45%
Draw27%
Napoli28%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.11
Over 2.5 46% 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.
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Referee · ItalyMichael Fabbri
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 72

Team strength

ComoNapoli
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 68
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 61
72 AttackIn forecast 61
67 DefenceIn forecast 70
— 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—

Napoli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ComoNapoli
1.74 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.53
0.82 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.97
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
0.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.94
+0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
76% Scored inContext 79%
47% Clean sheetsContext 35%
14.03 ShotsContext 13.09
4.91 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.03
35% On target shareContext 36%
9.06 Shots in the boxContext 8.35
64% Box shareContext 63%
12% ConversionContext 12%
1.64 OffsidesContext 1.79
8.97 Shots allowedContext 10.12
3.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.13
3.00 BlocksContext 2.94
2.57 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.31
73% Save rateContext 70%
61% PossessionIn forecast 59%
521 PassesContext 545
456 Accurate passesContext 475
88% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.87
13.09 FoulsContext 11.50
11.97 Fouls sufferedContext 12.03
2.18 Yellow cardsContext 1.32
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 34 and 34 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.47 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
0.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.74
+0.63 Goals minus xGContext +0.41
90% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.20 ShotsContext 13.50
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.78
35% On target shareContext 39%
8.78 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
65% Box shareContext 62%
16% ConversionContext 12%
1.86 OffsidesContext 2.11
8.10 Shots allowedContext 8.20
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.44
3.11 BlocksContext 2.13
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
69% Save rateContext 76%
59% PossessionIn forecast 62%
505 PassesContext 587
445 Accurate passesContext 519
88% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.89
12.70 FoulsContext 10.30
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 9.10
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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

Como
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km313 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Napoli
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel692 km0 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
Como Napoli
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Serie A 2025-2026, 26 Apr7.9Serie A 2025-2026, 24 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km692 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways313 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.89.1

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 34Diego Carlos 14Jacobo Ramón 28I. Smolčić
33L. da Cunha 23M. Perrone
20M. Baturina 10N. Paz 38Assane Diao
11A. Douvikas
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Napoli Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
32V. Milinković-Savić(G)
4A. Buongiorno 13A. Rrahmani 31S. Beukema
3Miguel Gutiérrez 8S. McTominay 68S. Lobotka 21M. Politano
27Alisson Santos 11K. De Bruyne
19R. Højlund
+3 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Napoli Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Como+0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Napoli-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Como · Home 1.88points per game · 17 home games
W-D-L
9-5-3
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.88
Napoli · Away 1.71points per game · 17 away games
W-D-L
9-2-6
Scored
1.29
Conceded
1.06

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

1 Como wins1 draws1 Napoli wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.33 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 33%
  • 1 Nov 2025Napoli0–0Como
  • 23 Feb 2025Como2–1Napoli
  • 4 Oct 2024Napoli3–1Como

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 · Michael Fabbri Italy · 72 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.07league 3.70
Red cards0.29league 0.18
Cards 5+35%league 35%
Fouls24.2league 24.8
Penalties0.15league 0.29
Home wins38%league 40%
Como2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W19 Jan 26A · Lazio3–03
  • D19 Oct 24H · Parma1–11
Napoli11 with this referee
Record7-4-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • W6 Mar 26H · Torino2–10
  • D14 Jan 26H · Parma0–01
  • W14 Apr 25H · Empoli3–01
  • D2 Feb 25A · AS Roma1–11
  • W1 Dec 24A · Torino1–01

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

Como33 games · scored 57 · conceded 27
11 4 0-15
7 2 16-30
8 5 31-45
7 8 46-60
11 4 61-75
13 4 76-90
Napoli34 games · scored 52 · conceded 33
11 7 0-15
6 3 16-30
10 3 31-45
10 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
9 6 76-90
Como10 games · scored 21 · conceded 10
4 2 0-15
2 16-30
6 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 76-90
Napoli10 games · scored 16 · conceded 10
4 4 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 2 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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