Serie A Gameweek 29 Mon, Mar 16 · 19:45 Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (40 vs 19). Absences weigh more on Cremonese. Cremonese had 8.3 days of rest, Fiorentina 8.2 and had to travel 179 km.

Away travel179 kmRest days8.3 · 8.2Matches / 14d1 · 2
Cremonese27%
Draw28%
Fiorentina45%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.41
Cremonese29%
Draw27%
Fiorentina44%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.52
Cremonese28%
Draw29%
Fiorentina44%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.36
Cremonese22%
Draw27%
Fiorentina52%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.58
Cremonese28%
Draw27%
Fiorentina45%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.53
Over 2.5 44% Both score 50% 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 · ItalyMarco Di Bello
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 71

Team strength

CremoneseFiorentina
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
16 AttackIn forecast 42
30 DefenceIn forecast 34
— 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—

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CremoneseFiorentina
0.79 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.07
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.37
50% Scored inContext 71%
25% Clean sheetsContext 18%
8.75 ShotsContext 13.39
3.22 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.59
36% On target shareContext 26%
5.54 Shots in the boxContext 8.50
58% Box shareContext 62%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.25
16.64 Shots allowedContext 12.46
5.46 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.77
4.89 BlocksContext 3.29
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 65%
45% PossessionIn forecast 53%
368 PassesContext 432
285 Accurate passesContext 367
78% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.43 FoulsContext 11.96
12.61 Fouls sufferedContext 16.14
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.32
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 28 and 28 games
0.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.55
1.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext -0.15
30% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.90 ShotsContext 14.60
3.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
31% On target shareContext 29%
6.89 Shots in the boxContext 8.80
63% Box shareContext 60%
4% ConversionContext 10%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.00
17.70 Shots allowedContext 10.90
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.43
5.10 BlocksContext 3.11
4.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.13
68% Save rateContext 66%
45% PossessionIn forecast 52%
367 PassesContext 464
283 Accurate passesContext 397
77% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.67 Team ratingContext 6.85
14.30 FoulsContext 11.60
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 17.40
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
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

Cremonese
Rest8.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,702 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fiorentina
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel179 km598 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 Fiorentina
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.3Serie A 2025-2026, 8 Mar8.2Serie A 2025-2026, 8 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km179 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,702 km598 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.86

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
3-5-2
1E. Audero(G)
5S. Luperto 23F. Ceccherini 55F. Folino
22R. Floriani Mussolini 29Y. Maleh 38W. Bondo 2M. Thorsby 4T. Barbieri
9M. Đurić 90F. Bonazzoli
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Fiorentina Confirmed XI
4-3-3
43David de Gea(G)
21R. Gosens 6L. Ranieri 5M. Pongračić 2Dodô
4M. Brescianini 44N. Fagioli 8R. Mandragora
10A. Guðmundsson 91R. Piccoli 65F. Parisi
+5 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
Fiorentina Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cremonese-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Fiorentina+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Cremonese · Home 0.92points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
2-6-5
Scored
0.85
Conceded
1.31
Fiorentina · Away 0.79points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
2-5-7
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.64

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

0 Cremonese wins0 draws3 Fiorentina wins
Goals per game0.67 – 2.00 Over 2.533% Both scored33% Clean sheets0% · 67%
  • 4 Jan 2026Fiorentina1–0Cremonese
  • 12 Mar 2023Cremonese0–2Fiorentina
  • 14 Aug 2022Fiorentina3–2Cremonese

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 Di Bello Italy · 71 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.97league 3.75
Red cards0.18league 0.19
Cards 5+46%league 36%
Fouls26.2league 25.2
Penalties0.39league 0.30
Home wins35%league 40%
Cremonese2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L22 Feb 26A · AS Roma0–31
  • D27 Sep 25A · Como1–14
Fiorentina4 with this referee
Record2-0-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L23 Feb 25A · Verona0–13
  • L25 Nov 23A · AC Milan0–12
  • W2 Oct 23H · Cagliari3–01
  • W4 Mar 23H · AC Milan2–13

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

Cremonese28 games · scored 22 · conceded 40
3 7 0-15
2 5 16-30
4 8 31-45
4 6 46-60
2 7 61-75
7 7 76-90
Fiorentina27 games · scored 29 · conceded 40
3 6 0-15
4 5 16-30
3 5 31-45
9 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
4 10 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 4 · conceded 19
1 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 61-75
1 5 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 31-45
5 4 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 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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