Serie A Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 3 · 11:30 Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 30). Como usually keep the ball (60% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Como had 6.9 days of rest, Udinese 6.8 and had to travel 322 km.

Away travel322 kmRest days6.9 · 6.8Matches / 14d1 · 2
Como58%
Draw24%
Udinese18%
Expected goals 1.78 – 0.88
Como58%
Draw23%
Udinese18%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.96
Como58%
Draw24%
Udinese18%
Expected goals 1.77 – 0.88
Como51%
Draw26%
Udinese23%
Expected goals 1.59 – 0.98
Como59%
Draw23%
Udinese18%
Expected goals 1.88 – 0.95
Over 2.5 50% Both score 49% 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.
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Referee · ItalyAlberto Ruben Arena
  • Cards per match 3.0
  • Penalties per match 0.14
  • Matches 7

Team strength

ComoUdinese
53 L90 StrengthIn forecast 30
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 32
72 AttackIn forecast 22
67 DefenceIn forecast 18
— 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—

Udinese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ComoUdinese
1.38 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.06
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.65
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
0.92 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
63% Scored inContext 82%
44% Clean sheetsContext 24%
13.50 ShotsContext 12.41
4.88 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.88
36% On target shareContext 31%
8.13 Shots in the boxContext 7.31
59% Box shareContext 57%
10% ConversionContext 9%
1.45 OffsidesContext 1.67
10.63 Shots allowedContext 12.18
3.81 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.27
3.36 BlocksContext 3.35
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.53
75% Save rateContext 59%
60% PossessionIn forecast 47%
490 PassesContext 355
423 Accurate passesContext 288
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.78
14.56 FoulsContext 13.76
12.88 Fouls sufferedContext 11.53
2.44 Yellow cardsContext 1.88
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 17 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
0.90 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
50% Scored inContext 80%
60% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.70 ShotsContext 12.40
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
39% On target shareContext 32%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.89
59% Box shareContext 62%
12% ConversionContext 9%
1.44 OffsidesContext 1.57
10.90 Shots allowedContext 13.10
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
2.67 BlocksContext 4.30
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
82% Save rateContext 58%
61% PossessionIn forecast 45%
502 PassesContext 340
435 Accurate passesContext 268
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.50 FoulsContext 14.70
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 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
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,909 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Udinese
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel322 km598 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 Udinese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Dec6.8Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km322 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,909 km598 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one3.14.3

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
4-3-3
1J. Butez(G)
18Alberto Moreno 2M. Kempf 14Jacobo Ramón 77I. Van der Brempt
33L. da Cunha 23M. Perrone 6M. Caqueret
17Jesús Rodríguez 11A. Douvikas 31M. Vojvoda
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Udinese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
93D. Padelli(G)
13N. Bertola 27C. Kabasele 31T. Kristensen
11H. Kamara 32J. Ekkelenkamp 8J. Karlström 24J. Piotrowski 59A. Zanoli
9K. Davis 10N. Zaniolo
+7 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Udinese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Como+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Udinese-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Como · Home 2.14points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
4-3-0
Scored
1.57
Conceded
0.43
Udinese · Away 1.25points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
3-1-4
Scored
1.13
Conceded
1.88

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 15 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Como wins0 draws1 Udinese wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 20 Jan 2025Como4–1Udinese
  • 1 Sep 2024Udinese1–0Como

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 · Alberto Ruben Arena Italy · 7 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.86league 3.90
Red cards0.14league 0.16
Cards 5+0%league 39%
Fouls22.0league 26.0
Penalties0.14league 0.30
Home wins29%league 39%
Como1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W27 Apr 25H · Genoa1–01
Udinese1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D5 Oct 25H · Cagliari1–11

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

Como15 games · scored 20 · conceded 11
4 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
5 2 61-75
4 3 76-90
Udinese17 games · scored 18 · conceded 28
2 4 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 5 31-45
4 6 46-60
4 4 61-75
2 6 76-90
Como10 games · scored 15 · conceded 7
3 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
4 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 11 · conceded 18
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 4 31-45
4 46-60
4 3 61-75
2 5 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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