Serie A Gameweek 28 Sun, Mar 8 · 14:00 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Parma. Fiorentina had 5.8 days of rest, Parma 8.8 and had to travel 135 km.

Away travel135 kmRest days5.8 · 8.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Fiorentina47%
Draw27%
Parma25%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.04
Fiorentina47%
Draw26%
Parma27%
Expected goals 1.57 – 1.14
Fiorentina45%
Draw28%
Parma27%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.04
Fiorentina40%
Draw28%
Parma32%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.16
Fiorentina48%
Draw26%
Parma26%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.14
Over 2.5 47% 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.
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Referee · ItalyLuca Zufferli
  • Cards per match 2.9
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 35

Team strength

FiorentinaParma
40 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 28
42 AttackIn forecast 20
34 DefenceIn forecast 33
— 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—

Parma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FiorentinaParma
1.11 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.74
1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.19
1.45 xGVia Att/Def 0.89
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
-0.34 Goals minus xGContext -0.15
74% Scored inContext 56%
15% Clean sheetsContext 33%
13.44 ShotsContext 11.30
3.69 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.16
26% On target shareContext 26%
8.52 Shots in the boxContext 6.68
62% Box shareContext 56%
8% ConversionContext 7%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.63
12.74 Shots allowedContext 14.04
4.77 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.26
3.37 BlocksContext 4.19
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
65% Save rateContext 71%
53% PossessionIn forecast 45%
429 PassesContext 360
364 Accurate passesContext 290
85% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.96 FoulsContext 10.56
16.26 Fouls sufferedContext 13.52
2.33 Yellow cardsContext 1.63
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.55 xGVia Att/Def 0.74
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.64
-0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.06
90% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
14.70 ShotsContext 11.30
5.11 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.89
31% On target shareContext 23%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
63% Box shareContext 51%
10% ConversionContext 7%
1.83 OffsidesContext 1.71
12.50 Shots allowedContext 14.30
5.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.89 BlocksContext 4.40
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
66% Save rateContext 69%
50% PossessionIn forecast 48%
444 PassesContext 408
380 Accurate passesContext 341
86% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.75
11.50 FoulsContext 10.80
17.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km598 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Parma
Rest8.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel135 km232 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 Parma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.8Serie A 2025-2026, 2 Mar8.8Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km135 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways598 km232 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.25.2

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
4-1-4-1
43David de Gea(G)
21R. Gosens 6L. Ranieri 5M. Pongračić 2Dodô
44N. Fagioli
10A. Guðmundsson 27C. Ndour 8R. Mandragora 17J. Harrison
91R. Piccoli
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Parma Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
40E. Corvi(G)
39A. Circati 37Mariano Troilo 15E. Delprato
16L. Keita
14E. Valeri 22O. Sørensen 41H. Nicolussi 25B. Cremaschi
7Gabriel Strefezza 9Mateo Pellegrino
+6 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
Parma Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.08 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fiorentina+2.0 pp
  • Draw-0.7 pp
  • Parma-1.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Fiorentina · Home 1.00points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
3-4-6
Scored
1.38
Conceded
1.46
Parma · Away 1.46points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
5-4-4
Scored
0.69
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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

0 Fiorentina wins2 draws1 Parma wins
Goals per game0.33 – 0.67 Over 2.50% Both scored33% Clean sheets33% · 67%
  • 27 Dec 2025Parma1–0Fiorentina
  • 13 Apr 2025Fiorentina0–0Parma
  • 17 Aug 2024Parma1–1Fiorentina

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 · Luca Zufferli Italy · 35 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.80league 3.76
Red cards0.11league 0.19
Cards 5+29%league 36%
Fouls23.7league 25.2
Penalties0.31league 0.31
Home wins57%league 39%
Fiorentina4 with this referee
Record3-0-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L13 Sep 25H · Napoli1–30
  • W18 May 25H · Bologna3–24
  • W10 Nov 24H · Verona3–11
  • W13 May 24H · Monza2–11
Parma2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W1 Dec 24H · Lazio3–14
  • D30 Oct 24A · Juventus2–20

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

Fiorentina26 games · scored 29 · conceded 40
3 6 0-15
4 5 16-30
3 5 31-45
9 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
4 10 76-90
Parma27 games · scored 20 · conceded 32
2 6 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 7 61-75
7 8 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
5 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 6 76-90
Parma10 games · scored 8 · conceded 13
1 3 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 2 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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