Serie A Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 25 · 19:45 Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
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Our take

Atalanta were clear favourites.

Atalanta were the stronger side on L90 Strength (70 vs 19). Cremonese had 5 days of rest, Atalanta 6.1 and had to travel 68 km.

Away travel68 kmRest days5 · 6.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Cremonese15%
Draw23%
Atalanta63%
Expected goals 0.82 – 1.92
Cremonese15%
Draw22%
Atalanta63%
Expected goals 0.88 – 2.02
Cremonese15%
Draw23%
Atalanta62%
Expected goals 0.80 – 1.85
Cremonese11%
Draw20%
Atalanta70%
Expected goals 0.73 – 2.15
Cremonese15%
Draw21%
Atalanta64%
Expected goals 0.91 – 2.09
Over 2.5 52% Both score 48% Likeliest score 0–2
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 2.8
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 4

Team strength

CremoneseAtalanta
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 70
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
16 AttackIn forecast 48
30 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Atalanta

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CremoneseAtalanta
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.57
1.29 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
71% Scored inContext 86%
29% Clean sheetsContext 29%
6.29 ShotsContext 14.71
2.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.86
46% On target shareContext 33%
3.83 Shots in the boxContext 9.86
56% Box shareContext 68%
18% ConversionContext 11%
2.50 OffsidesContext 3.00
16.14 Shots allowedContext 11.29
5.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.29 BlocksContext 3.29
4.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.43
78% Save rateContext 86%
44% PossessionIn forecast 54%
365 PassesContext 482
290 Accurate passesContext 412
80% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.71 Team ratingContext 7.02
12.14 FoulsContext 10.29
12.71 Fouls sufferedContext 9.29
2.43 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.59
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.11
+0.46 Goals minus xGContext -0.29
80% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.00 ShotsContext 15.10
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
39% On target shareContext 29%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.90
57% Box shareContext 66%
16% ConversionContext 9%
2.13 OffsidesContext 3.17
15.50 Shots allowedContext 12.30
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.60 BlocksContext 3.20
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
69% Save rateContext 80%
43% PossessionIn forecast 52%
376 PassesContext 455
303 Accurate passesContext 384
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.93
11.50 FoulsContext 9.90
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 9.50
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
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

Cremonese
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Atalanta
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel68 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
Cremonese Atalanta
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Serie A 2025-2026, 20 Oct6.1Serie A 2025-2026, 19 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km68 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one43

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

Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
16M. Silvestri(G)
24F. Terracciano 30M. Faye 6F. Baschirotto
27J. Vandeputte
22R. Floriani Mussolini 32M. Payero 7A. Zerbin 4T. Barbieri
99A. Sanabria 10J. Vardy
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Atalanta Confirmed XI
4-3-3
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
59N. Zalewski 4I. Hien 19B. Djimsiti 16R. Bellanova
15M. de Roon 8M. Pašalić 13Éderson
11A. Lookman 90N. Krstović 17C. De Ketelaere
+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
Cremonese Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Atalanta Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cremonese-0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.6 pp
  • Atalanta+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Cremonese · Home 1.67points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-2-0
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.00
Atalanta · Away 1.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-2-0
Scored
1.67
Conceded
0.67

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 2 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

0 Cremonese wins1 draws1 Atalanta wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.00 Over 2.550% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 1 Apr 2023Cremonese1–3Atalanta
  • 11 Sep 2022Atalanta1–1Cremonese

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 · 4 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.75league 3.77
Red cards0.00league 0.12
Cards 5+0%league 36%
Fouls25.0league 25.9
Penalties0.00league 0.27
Home wins25%league 38%
Cremonese1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D15 Sep 25A · Verona0–01
Atalanta1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D24 Aug 25H · Pisa1–13

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

Cremonese7 games · scored 8 · conceded 9
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 76-90
Atalanta7 games · scored 11 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 13 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 61-75
2 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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