Serie A Gameweek 31 Sun, Apr 5 · 14:00 Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
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Our take

Bologna were slight favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 20). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Cremonese. Cremonese had 15 days of rest, Bologna 14 and had to travel 126 km.

Away travel126 kmRest days15 · 14Matches / 14d0 · 1
Cremonese27%
Draw29%
Bologna43%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.31
Cremonese24%
Draw26%
Bologna50%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.66
Cremonese28%
Draw29%
Bologna43%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.30
Cremonese22%
Draw28%
Bologna50%
Expected goals 0.88 – 1.47
Cremonese28%
Draw28%
Bologna44%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.42
Over 2.5 40% Both score 46% 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 · ItalyRosario Abisso
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 51

Team strength

CremoneseBologna
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 52
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
16 AttackIn forecast 35
30 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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—

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CremoneseBologna
0.83 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.27
1.47 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.57 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.15
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
53% Scored inContext 73%
27% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.80 ShotsContext 12.93
3.24 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.79
36% On target shareContext 28%
5.64 Shots in the boxContext 8.14
59% Box shareContext 62%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.27 OffsidesContext 2.33
16.20 Shots allowedContext 10.00
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
4.76 BlocksContext 2.92
4.03 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.78
74% Save rateContext 68%
46% PossessionIn forecast 55%
368 PassesContext 428
286 Accurate passesContext 354
78% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.83
13.60 FoulsContext 12.77
12.93 Fouls sufferedContext 14.10
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 30 and 30 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
0.81 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.04
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
40% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
9.70 ShotsContext 12.90
3.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
32% On target shareContext 33%
6.89 Shots in the boxContext 8.30
64% Box shareContext 65%
5% ConversionContext 10%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.80
15.80 Shots allowedContext 9.70
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
4.60 BlocksContext 3.11
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
69% Save rateContext 64%
46% PossessionIn forecast 51%
360 PassesContext 422
277 Accurate passesContext 338
77% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.89
15.10 FoulsContext 13.20
13.70 Fouls sufferedContext 14.30
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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
Rest15 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bologna
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel126 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 Bologna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Mar14Serie A 2025-2026, 22 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km126 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one64.3

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

Cremonese Confirmed XI
4-1-3-2
1E. Audero(G)
3G. Pezzella 5S. Luperto 15M. Bianchetti 24F. Terracciano
33A. Grassi
29Y. Maleh 27J. Vandeputte 7A. Zerbin
9M. Đurić 90F. Bonazzoli
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Bologna Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
13F. Ravaglia(G)
33Juan Miranda 26J. Lucumí 41M. Vitík 17João Mário
8R. Freuler
11J. Rowe 23S. Sohm 6N. Moro 10F. Bernardeschi
9S. Castro
+8 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bologna Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cremonese-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Bologna+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Cremonese · Home 0.86points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
2-6-6
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.50
Bologna · Away 1.67points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
7-4-4
Scored
1.60
Conceded
1.20

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 Cremonese wins1 draws1 Bologna wins
Goals per game1.67 – 2.33 Over 2.567% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 1 Dec 2025Bologna1–3Cremonese
  • 20 May 2023Cremonese1–5Bologna
  • 23 Jan 2023Bologna1–1Cremonese

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 · Rosario Abisso Italy · 51 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.24league 3.75
Red cards0.29league 0.19
Cards 5+49%league 35%
Fouls24.7league 25.1
Penalties0.33league 0.30
Home wins29%league 40%
Cremonese2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W29 Oct 25A · Genoa2–01
  • L9 Oct 22H · Napoli1–42
Bologna7 with this referee
Record2-3-2 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.9 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds1
  • D10 Jan 26A · Como1–14
  • W5 Oct 25H · Pisa4–00
  • L22 Feb 25A · Parma0–21
  • D12 Jan 25H · AS Roma2–24
  • W23 Feb 24H · Verona2–02

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

Cremonese30 games · scored 25 · conceded 44
3 7 0-15
2 6 16-30
4 9 31-45
6 7 46-60
3 8 61-75
7 7 76-90
Bologna30 games · scored 38 · conceded 36
1 3 0-15
5 2 16-30
8 7 31-45
11 7 46-60
6 10 61-75
7 7 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 5 · conceded 16
2 0-15
4 16-30
3 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 4 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 13 · conceded 9
2 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
5 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
2 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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