Serie A Gameweek 15 Sun, Dec 14 · 14:00 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (44 vs 22). Fiorentina had 8 days of rest, Verona 7.8 and had to travel 186 km.

Away travel186 kmRest days8 · 7.8Matches / 14d2 · 1
Fiorentina57%
Draw25%
Verona18%
Expected goals 1.71 – 0.85
Fiorentina59%
Draw23%
Verona18%
Expected goals 1.88 – 0.95
Fiorentina57%
Draw25%
Verona18%
Expected goals 1.70 – 0.84
Fiorentina50%
Draw27%
Verona23%
Expected goals 1.53 – 0.95
Fiorentina59%
Draw23%
Verona18%
Expected goals 1.90 – 0.96
Over 2.5 47% Both score 47% Likeliest score 1–0
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 · ItalyAndrea Colombo
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.14
  • Matches 59

Team strength

FiorentinaVerona
44 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 16
42 AttackIn forecast 15
34 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Verona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FiorentinaVerona
0.79 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.79
1.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.54 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.47 Goals minus xGContext -0.38
64% Scored inContext 57%
14% Clean sheetsContext 21%
11.29 ShotsContext 11.93
2.57 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.71
23% On target shareContext 40%
7.14 Shots in the boxContext 7.36
60% Box shareContext 62%
7% ConversionContext 7%
2.64 OffsidesContext 2.42
13.21 Shots allowedContext 12.43
5.21 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.62
3.14 BlocksContext 4.07
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.08
66% Save rateContext 67%
51% PossessionIn forecast 39%
390 PassesContext 310
320 Accurate passesContext 226
82% Pass accuracyContext 73%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.66
13.29 FoulsContext 16.86
16.79 Fouls sufferedContext 8.50
2.36 Yellow cardsContext 2.57
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.37 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.11
-0.58 Goals minus xGContext -0.34
60% Scored inContext 60%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.60 ShotsContext 11.30
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
29% On target shareContext 42%
9.22 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
70% Box shareContext 67%
7% ConversionContext 8%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.63
12.90 Shots allowedContext 12.40
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.89
3.89 BlocksContext 4.20
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
66% Save rateContext 64%
51% PossessionIn forecast 41%
415 PassesContext 315
344 Accurate passesContext 226
83% Pass accuracyContext 72%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.69
12.40 FoulsContext 16.70
16.20 Fouls sufferedContext 8.80
2.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
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

Fiorentina
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km721 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Verona
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel186 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 Verona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Serie A 2025-2026, 6 Dec7.8Serie A 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km186 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways721 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.113.9

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
3-5-2
43David de Gea(G)
6L. Ranieri 15P. Comuzzo 5M. Pongračić
65F. Parisi 7S. Sohm 44N. Fagioli 8R. Mandragora 2Dodô
20M. Kean 10A. Guðmundsson
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Verona Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1L. Montipò(G)
37A. Bella-Kotchap 15V. Nelsson 5Unai Núñez
3M. Frese 24A. Bernede 73Al Musrati 36C. Niasse 7R. Belghali
25D. Mosquera 17Giovane
+4 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Verona Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fiorentina+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Verona-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Fiorentina · Home 0.33points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
0-2-4
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.83
Verona · Away 0.43points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
0-3-4
Scored
0.43
Conceded
1.71

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 10 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

4 Fiorentina wins2 draws2 Verona wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.75 Over 2.538% Both scored50% Clean sheets38% · 13%
  • 23 Feb 2025Verona1–0Fiorentina
  • 10 Nov 2024Fiorentina3–1Verona
  • 5 May 2024Verona2–1Fiorentina
  • 17 Dec 2023Fiorentina1–0Verona
  • 27 Feb 2023Verona0–3Fiorentina
  • 18 Sep 2022Fiorentina2–0Verona

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 · Andrea Colombo Italy · 59 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.73league 3.86
Red cards0.20league 0.16
Cards 5+56%league 37%
Fouls24.4league 25.9
Penalties0.14league 0.32
Home wins42%league 40%
Fiorentina4 with this referee
Record0-2-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L5 Oct 25H · AS Roma1–23
  • L9 Mar 25A · Napoli1–22
  • D1 Sep 24H · Monza2–22
  • D29 Jan 23A · Lazio1–13
Verona3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.3.7 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L23 Nov 24H · Inter0–52
  • D21 May 22A · Lazio3–36
  • W13 Feb 22H · Udinese4–03

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

Fiorentina13 games · scored 10 · conceded 22
2 4 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 31-45
3 4 46-60
2 4 61-75
2 3 76-90
Verona14 games · scored 11 · conceded 21
4 0-15
4 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
8 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 9 · conceded 18
1 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
4 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 4 61-75
1 2 76-90
Verona10 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
2 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 3 61-75
7 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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