Serie A Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 4 · 14:00 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (40 vs 23). Fiorentina had 8.1 days of rest, Cremonese 7 and had to travel 179 km.

Away travel179 kmRest days8.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Fiorentina54%
Draw26%
Cremonese20%
Expected goals 1.65 – 0.92
Fiorentina55%
Draw24%
Cremonese20%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.00
Fiorentina54%
Draw26%
Cremonese20%
Expected goals 1.65 – 0.91
Fiorentina47%
Draw28%
Cremonese26%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.03
Fiorentina55%
Draw24%
Cremonese21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.01
Over 2.5 47% 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.
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Referee · ItalyFederico La Penna
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 43

Team strength

FiorentinaCremonese
40 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
42 AttackIn forecast 16
34 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FiorentinaCremonese
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.06
1.65 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.18
1.39 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
-0.39 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
65% Scored inContext 65%
12% Clean sheetsContext 29%
13.00 ShotsContext 8.24
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.18
23% On target shareContext 39%
8.24 Shots in the boxContext 4.94
61% Box shareContext 57%
8% ConversionContext 13%
2.54 OffsidesContext 2.38
13.06 Shots allowedContext 15.71
4.82 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.06 BlocksContext 4.44
3.12 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.13
65% Save rateContext 79%
53% PossessionIn forecast 46%
409 PassesContext 373
341 Accurate passesContext 292
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.88 FoulsContext 12.65
16.18 Fouls sufferedContext 12.53
2.29 Yellow cardsContext 2.12
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 1.08
1.17 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
60% Scored inContext 60%
0% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.30 ShotsContext 9.60
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
26% On target shareContext 35%
9.60 Shots in the boxContext 5.60
65% Box shareContext 57%
8% ConversionContext 10%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.29
13.30 Shots allowedContext 15.40
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
4.00 BlocksContext 4.56
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
67% Save rateContext 79%
54% PossessionIn forecast 47%
455 PassesContext 379
390 Accurate passesContext 293
86% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.80
11.80 FoulsContext 13.00
14.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.40
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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

Fiorentina
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km270 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel179 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
Fiorentina Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Dec7Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km179 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways270 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.24.1

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 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
43David de Gea(G)
6L. Ranieri 5M. Pongračić 15P. Comuzzo 2Dodô
27C. Ndour 8R. Mandragora
10A. Guðmundsson 44N. Fagioli 65F. Parisi
91R. Piccoli
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1E. Audero(G)
55F. Folino 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 27J. Vandeputte 38W. Bondo 32M. Payero 4T. Barbieri
10J. Vardy 90F. Bonazzoli
+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
Fiorentina Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fiorentina-0.3 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Cremonese+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Fiorentina · Home 0.63points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
1-2-5
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.75
Cremonese · Away 1.33points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
3-3-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

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 16 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

2 Fiorentina wins0 draws0 Cremonese wins
Goals per game2.50 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 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 · Federico La Penna Italy · 43 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 3.90
Red cards0.12league 0.17
Cards 5+40%league 38%
Fouls25.7league 25.8
Penalties0.30league 0.30
Home wins35%league 39%
Fiorentina8 with this referee
Record5-1-2 Cards · opp.2.4 · 2.6 Pens for · against3 · 1
  • D26 Oct 25H · Bologna2–23
  • L10 Feb 25A · Inter1–23
  • W3 Nov 24A · Torino1–01
  • L7 Apr 24A · Juventus0–11
  • W29 Dec 23H · Torino1–04
Cremonese1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D21 Sep 25H · Parma0–01

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

Fiorentina16 games · scored 16 · conceded 26
2 4 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 4 31-45
4 5 46-60
4 5 61-75
2 4 76-90
Cremonese17 games · scored 18 · conceded 20
2 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 5 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 6 61-75
6 1 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 5 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 10 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 46-60
4 61-75
4 1 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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