Serie A Gameweek 7 Mon, Oct 20 · 19:45 Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Udinese were the stronger side on L90 Strength (28 vs 19). Absences weigh more on Cremonese. Cremonese had 16.1 days of rest, Udinese 15.3 and had to travel 271 km.

Away travel271 kmRest days16.1 · 15.3Matches / 14d0 · 0
Cremonese34%
Draw29%
Udinese37%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.26
Cremonese36%
Draw27%
Udinese36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.34
Cremonese35%
Draw29%
Udinese36%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.21
Cremonese28%
Draw28%
Udinese44%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.41
Cremonese35%
Draw27%
Udinese38%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.39
Over 2.5 45% Both score 51% 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 · ItalyMichael Fabbri
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.12
  • Matches 58

Team strength

CremoneseUdinese
19 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
20 Current StrengthIn forecast 32
16 AttackIn forecast 22
30 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

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Udinese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

CremoneseUdinese
1.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.03
+0.32 Goals minus xGContext -0.19
67% Scored inContext 83%
33% Clean sheetsContext 17%
5.67 ShotsContext 13.33
2.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.17
47% On target shareContext 31%
3.60 Shots in the boxContext 6.83
57% Box shareContext 48%
21% ConversionContext 8%
2.80 OffsidesContext 1.75
17.67 Shots allowedContext 11.00
6.17 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
4.83 BlocksContext 2.17
4.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
78% Save rateContext 64%
43% PossessionIn forecast 50%
365 PassesContext 385
291 Accurate passesContext 322
80% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.80
11.67 FoulsContext 12.17
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.83
2.17 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.22
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
70% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
7.30 ShotsContext 13.10
2.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
40% On target shareContext 29%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
58% Box shareContext 56%
16% ConversionContext 8%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.71
17.20 Shots allowedContext 12.80
6.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
4.30 BlocksContext 3.44
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
68% Save rateContext 67%
41% PossessionIn forecast 48%
368 PassesContext 381
297 Accurate passesContext 317
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.83
10.50 FoulsContext 13.60
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.90
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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
Rest16.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Udinese
Rest15.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel271 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 Udinese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match16.1Serie A 2025-2026, 4 Oct15.3Serie A 2025-2026, 5 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km271 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one54.8

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
16M. Silvestri(G)
15M. Bianchetti 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 27J. Vandeputte 38W. Bondo 32M. Payero 7A. Zerbin
10J. Vardy 90F. Bonazzoli
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Udinese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
40M. Okoye(G)
28O. Solet 27C. Kabasele 2S. Goglichidze
11H. Kamara 14A. Atta 8J. Karlström 32J. Ekkelenkamp 59A. Zanoli
15V. Bayo 10N. Zaniolo
+1 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 +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Udinese Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Cremonese-0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Udinese+1.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Cremonese · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00
Udinese · Away 2.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.33

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 4 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 Udinese wins
Goals per game0.00 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 100%
  • 23 Apr 2023Udinese3–0Cremonese
  • 30 Oct 2022Cremonese0–0Udinese

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 · Michael Fabbri Italy · 58 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.03league 3.77
Red cards0.33league 0.13
Cards 5+34%league 36%
Fouls24.1league 25.9
Penalties0.12league 0.25
Home wins34%league 38%
Cremonese

No previous matches with this referee.

Udinese4 with this referee
Record0-3-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D1 Apr 24A · Sassuolo1–12
  • D23 Dec 23A · Torino1–12
  • D6 Oct 23A · Empoli0–02
  • L9 Jan 22H · Atalanta2–62

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

Cremonese6 games · scored 7 · conceded 8
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 76-90
Udinese6 games · scored 6 · conceded 9
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 12 · conceded 18
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
1 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 5 46-60
3 2 61-75
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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