Serie A Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 29 · 17:30 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (47 vs 22). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Frosinone. Fiorentina had 4.9 days of rest, Frosinone 6 and had to travel 293 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel293 kmRest days4.9 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 1
Fiorentina58%
Draw22%
Frosinone20%
Expected goals 1.87 – 0.99
Fiorentina62%
Draw21%
Frosinone17%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.91
Fiorentina59%
Draw22%
Frosinone19%
Expected goals 1.90 – 0.98
Fiorentina50%
Draw24%
Frosinone25%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.11
Fiorentina58%
Draw22%
Frosinone19%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.99
Over 2.5 55% Both score 53% 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 (Firenze)
30°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 12 km/h
  • Humidity 36%
Warm
RefereeGiuseppe Collu
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 21

Team strength

FiorentinaFrosinone
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 30
42 AttackIn forecast 41
34 DefenceIn forecast 25
— 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—

Frosinone

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FiorentinaFrosinone
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— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
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— OffsidesContext —
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— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— PossessionIn forecast —
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— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
0.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.83 xGVia Att/Def —
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext —
50% Scored inContext 40%
40% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.20 ShotsContext 14.40
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
30% On target shareContext 32%
6.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
63% Box shareContext 55%
7% ConversionContext 5%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
14.80 Shots allowedContext 13.70
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
3.30 BlocksContext 3.70
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
73% Save rateContext 82%
46% PossessionIn forecast 43%
392 PassesContext 333
328 Accurate passesContext 250
84% Pass accuracyContext 75%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.95
11.60 FoulsContext 11.40
12.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.10 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

Fiorentina
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km468 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 43 · 0 pts vs 0.8 for an average club · -0.8 vs expected
  • L24 AugA · AS Roma0–40.8 xPts
Frosinone
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel293 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 39 · 0 pts vs 1.3 for an average club · -0.8 vs expected
  • L23 AugH · Juventus0–10.8 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 Frosinone
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9Serie A 2026-2027, 24 Aug6Serie A 2026-2027, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km293 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways468 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.97.9

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

Fiorentina Confirmed XI
4-3-3
43David de Gea(G)
21V. Valdepenas 5M. Pongračić 3R. Drăgușin 20Álex Jiménez
14A. Atta 42Christ Inao Oulaï 27C. Ndour
11A. Guðmundsson 32Mateo Pellegrino 30Franco Mastantuono
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Frosinone Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22L. Palmisani(G)
79G. Bracaglia 30I. Monterisi 3G. Calvani 20A. Oyono
14Giacomo Calò 73P. Masini
17G. Kvernadze 10R. Schmid 40S. Fini
9A. Raimondo
+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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Frosinone Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fiorentina-0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Frosinone+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Fiorentina · Home No home games yet this season.
Frosinone · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

1 Fiorentina wins1 draws0 Frosinone wins
Goals per game3.00 – 1.00 Over 2.550% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 11 Feb 2024Fiorentina5–1Frosinone
  • 28 Sep 2023Frosinone1–1Fiorentina

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 · Giuseppe Collu 21 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.05league 3.36
Red cards0.14league 0.00
Cards 5+33%league 9%
Fouls23.7league 23.6
Penalties0.24league 0.00
Home wins43%league 36%
Fiorentina1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W2 Feb 25H · Genoa2–13
Frosinone

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Fiorentina1 games · scored 0 · conceded 4
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Frosinone1 games · scored 0 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 7 · conceded 14
1 0-15
3 4 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Frosinone10 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
2 0-15
1 4 16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 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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