Serie A Gameweek 25 Sun, Feb 15 · 14:00 Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Genoa were the stronger side on L90 Strength (32 vs 21). Cremonese had 5.9 days of rest, Genoa 7.9 and had to travel 117 km.

Away travel117 kmRest days5.9 · 7.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Cremonese34%
Draw29%
Genoa37%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.24
Cremonese35%
Draw27%
Genoa38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.37
Cremonese34%
Draw29%
Genoa37%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.21
Cremonese27%
Draw28%
Genoa44%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.39
Cremonese34%
Draw27%
Genoa38%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.39
Over 2.5 43% Both score 49% 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.
Weather (Cremona)

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Referee · ItalySimone Sozza
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.47
  • Matches 87

Team strength

CremoneseGenoa
21 L90 StrengthIn forecast 32
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
16 AttackIn forecast 23
30 DefenceIn forecast 44
— 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—

Genoa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CremoneseGenoa
0.88 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.21
1.38 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.54
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.56 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
54% Scored inContext 71%
25% Clean sheetsContext 17%
8.54 ShotsContext 10.79
3.04 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.88
36% On target shareContext 36%
5.09 Shots in the boxContext 6.78
57% Box shareContext 61%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.00
16.46 Shots allowedContext 13.33
5.54 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.68
4.87 BlocksContext 4.95
4.39 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.09
77% Save rateContext 66%
45% PossessionIn forecast 46%
374 PassesContext 356
292 Accurate passesContext 283
78% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.08 FoulsContext 13.54
12.58 Fouls sufferedContext 14.83
2.04 Yellow cardsContext 2.08
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 24 and 24 games
0.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
0.73 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
-0.43 Goals minus xGContext +0.47
20% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
8.90 ShotsContext 9.80
2.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
29% On target shareContext 38%
4.90 Shots in the boxContext 6.22
54% Box shareContext 61%
3% ConversionContext 14%
2.13 OffsidesContext 1.56
17.50 Shots allowedContext 16.20
6.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
5.50 BlocksContext 6.00
4.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.30
75% Save rateContext 70%
45% PossessionIn forecast 43%
389 PassesContext 345
307 Accurate passesContext 276
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.65 Team ratingContext 6.84
14.50 FoulsContext 12.50
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 15.20
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 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
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km137 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genoa
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel117 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 Genoa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Serie A 2025-2026, 9 Feb7.9Serie A 2025-2026, 7 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km117 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways137 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.26.9

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 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 32M. Payero 29Y. Maleh 2M. Thorsby 7A. Zerbin
10J. Vardy 9M. Đurić
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Genoa Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
16J. Bijlow(G)
22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
77M. Ellertsson 17R. Malinovskyi 32M. Frendrup 15B. Norton-Cuffy
9Vítinha 10J. Messias
29L. Colombo
+2 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Genoa Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cremonese-0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Genoa+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Cremonese · Home 1.00points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
2-5-4
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.36
Genoa · Away 0.91points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
2-4-5
Scored
1.36
Conceded
1.73

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 1 of 1 meetings

1 Cremonese wins0 draws0 Genoa wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 0%
  • 29 Oct 2025Genoa0–2Cremonese

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 · Simone Sozza Italy · 87 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.30league 3.83
Red cards0.15league 0.19
Cards 5+44%league 37%
Fouls24.8league 25.5
Penalties0.47league 0.32
Home wins39%league 38%
Cremonese

No previous matches with this referee.

Genoa4 with this referee
Record1-3-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against3 · 2
  • D19 Oct 25H · Parma0–02
  • D24 Nov 24H · Cagliari2–22
  • W6 May 22H · Juventus2–12
  • D26 Oct 21A · Spezia1–14

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

Cremonese24 games · scored 21 · conceded 33
3 7 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 7 31-45
3 5 46-60
2 7 61-75
7 3 76-90
Genoa24 games · scored 29 · conceded 37
5 5 0-15
3 6 16-30
4 6 31-45
2 7 46-60
7 7 61-75
8 6 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 3 · conceded 16
1 5 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
3 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 31-45
1 2 46-60
5 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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