Serie A Gameweek 9 Thu, Oct 29 · 19:45 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze
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Our take

It looks too close to call.

Atalanta are the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Fiorentina. Fiorentina have 4.3 days of rest, Atalanta 4.2 and have to travel 247 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel247 kmRest days4.3 · 4.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Fiorentina39%
Draw26%
Atalanta36%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.45
Fiorentina32%
Draw27%
Atalanta41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.44
Fiorentina38%
Draw26%
Atalanta36%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.45
Fiorentina31%
Draw25%
Atalanta43%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.62
Fiorentina40%
Draw24%
Atalanta36%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.60
Over 2.5 57% Both score 60% Likeliest score 1–1
EloLambda forecast, updated 33 minutes ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Firenze)
13°CMainly clear
  • Precipitation 11%
  • Wind 4 km/h
  • Humidity 89%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Fiorentina and Atalanta. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

FiorentinaAtalanta
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
42 AttackIn forecast 48
34 DefenceIn forecast 45
20 Form indexContext 21
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

Fiorentina

Attack0%
Defense risk+3%

Atalanta

Attack+11%
Defense risk−5%

Changes versus each team's league-average baseline. Higher attack and lower defense risk are favorable.

Playing style

FiorentinaAtalanta
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
2.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.57
1.59 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.58 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.87
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.33
71% Scored inContext 86%
0% Clean sheetsContext 14%
16.43 ShotsContext 13.14
5.43 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.57
33% On target shareContext 35%
10.14 Shots in the boxContext 8.83
61% Box shareContext 60%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.14 Shots allowedContext 18.00
5.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.86
2.00 BlocksContext 5.17
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.43
55% Save rateContext 76%
47% PossessionIn forecast 46%
390 PassesContext 475
328 Accurate passesContext 420
84% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.54 Team ratingContext 6.80
11.00 FoulsContext 10.29
12.43 Fouls sufferedContext 8.43
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.63
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.34
70% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.90 ShotsContext 13.10
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
32% On target shareContext 33%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 8.67
61% Box shareContext 63%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.89 OffsidesContext 2.20
13.90 Shots allowedContext 16.60
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.90
2.40 BlocksContext 4.33
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.60
70% Save rateContext 78%
47% PossessionIn forecast 47%
388 PassesContext 472
324 Accurate passesContext 414
84% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.10 FoulsContext 11.80
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 8.40
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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

Fiorentina
Rest4.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km496 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 20 · 4 pts vs 7.9 for an average club · -2.8 vs expected
  • L18 OctH · Como1–31.0 xPts
  • L10 OctA · Genoa1–21.4 xPts
  • D20 SepH · Napoli1–11.2 xPts
  • W11 SepA · Venezia4–21.6 xPts
  • L5 SepH · Torino1–21.6 xPts
Atalanta
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel247 km90 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 21 · 3 pts vs 6.8 for an average club · -3.6 vs expected
  • L18 OctA · AC Milan2–30.7 xPts
  • W12 OctH · Venezia3–12.4 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Juventus0–20.8 xPts
  • L12 SepH · Cagliari1–22.0 xPts
  • L5 SepA · AS Roma1–20.7 xPts

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
Fiorentina Atalanta
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.3Serie A 2026-2027, 25 Oct4.2Serie A 2026-2027, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km247 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways496 km90 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.94

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

Fiorentina Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Como (H) 1–3, 18 Oct
43David de Gea(G)
33Viery 5M. Pongračić 3R. Drăgușin 20Álex Jiménez
44N. Fagioli 27C. Ndour
25A. Njie 28Pote 30Franco Mastantuono
32Mateo Pellegrino
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Atalanta Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs AC Milan (A) 2–3, 18 Oct
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
47L. Bernasconi 23S. Kolašinac 31T. Kristensen 16R. Bellanova
8M. Pašalić 13Éderson 10L. Samardžić
11J. Rowe 90N. Krstović 17C. De Ketelaere
+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
Fiorentina
Attack line −0.0% · Defence line −0.0% of weighted minutes 1 without recent minutes (no impact): R. Sottil
Atalanta Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals
Attack line −0.0% · Defence line −5.2% of weighted minutes
  • DEF I. Hien Rotation 6.75
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fiorentina+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Atalanta-0.4 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Fiorentina · Home 0.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
0.75
Conceded
2.25
Atalanta · Away 0.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-0-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.33

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 2 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

5 Fiorentina wins2 draws3 Atalanta wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored60% Clean sheets20% · 20%
  • 22 May 2026Fiorentina1–1Atalanta
  • 30 Nov 2025Atalanta2–0Fiorentina
  • 30 Mar 2025Fiorentina1–0Atalanta
  • 15 Sep 2024Atalanta3–2Fiorentina
  • 2 Jun 2024Atalanta2–3Fiorentina
  • 17 Sep 2023Fiorentina3–2Atalanta

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.

Goal timing

Fiorentina7 games · scored 8 · conceded 17
2 0-15
2 4 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Atalanta7 games · scored 10 · conceded 11
3 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 11 · conceded 18
2 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 4 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
4 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 6 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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