Serie A Gameweek 7 Fri, Oct 16 · 19:45 Stadio Benito Stirpe, Frosinone
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Sassuolo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (35 vs 29). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Sassuolo. Sassuolo were without J. Idzes and F. Leysen. Frosinone had 6 days of rest, Sassuolo 5.1 and had to travel 405 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel405 kmRest days6 · 5.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Frosinone39%
Draw26%
Sassuolo35%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.43
Frosinone40%
Draw27%
Sassuolo33%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Frosinone37%
Draw26%
Sassuolo37%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.45
Frosinone32%
Draw25%
Sassuolo43%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.61
Frosinone41%
Draw24%
Sassuolo36%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.60
Over 2.5 57% Both score 60% Likeliest score 1–1
Pre-match forecast. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Frosinone)
16°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 2 km/h
  • Humidity 90%
Referee · ItalyMatteo Marchetti
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 56

Team strength

FrosinoneSassuolo
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 35
30 Current StrengthIn forecast 32
41 AttackIn forecast 41
25 DefenceIn forecast 32
74 Form indexContext 55
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

Frosinone

Attack+12%
Defense risk−6%

Sassuolo

Attack+22%
Defense risk−13%

Both teams face a more favorable matchup than their league-average baseline.

Playing style

FrosinoneSassuolo
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.17 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.47
2.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.14
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
67% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 0%
16.67 ShotsContext 16.17
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.50
27% On target shareContext 40%
10.83 Shots in the boxContext 9.33
67% Box shareContext 57%
9% ConversionContext 10%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
20.33 Shots allowedContext 14.83
5.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
5.67 BlocksContext 4.50
4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.33
77% Save rateContext 72%
43% PossessionIn forecast 47%
301 PassesContext 443
224 Accurate passesContext 389
75% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.85
15.17 FoulsContext 9.50
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.17
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.53
2.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.26 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
50% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
17.10 ShotsContext 14.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
29% On target shareContext 39%
10.30 Shots in the boxContext 8.90
62% Box shareContext 62%
6% ConversionContext 11%
2.71 OffsidesContext 1.75
16.70 Shots allowedContext 13.70
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.22
4.70 BlocksContext 3.50
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.56
79% Save rateContext 68%
44% PossessionIn forecast 51%
314 PassesContext 465
239 Accurate passesContext 409
76% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.87
12.50 FoulsContext 10.10
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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

Frosinone
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km234 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 74 · 10 pts vs 7.1 for an average club · +4.8 vs expected
  • L10 OctA · Napoli0–30.7 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Como2–00.7 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Genoa1–11.1 xPts
  • W6 SepH · Venezia3–21.9 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Fiorentina3–00.8 xPts
Sassuolo
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel405 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 55 · 8 pts vs 7.5 for an average club · +1.5 vs expected
  • D11 OctH · AC Milan1–11.2 xPts
  • L18 SepA · Monza1–21.6 xPts
  • W13 SepH · Juventus3–21.1 xPts
  • D6 SepA · Bologna2–20.9 xPts
  • W29 AugH · Torino2–11.7 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
Frosinone Sassuolo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Serie A 2026-2027, 10 Oct5.1Serie A 2026-2027, 11 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km405 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways234 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one8.87.8

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

Frosinone Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22L. Palmisani(G)
79G. Bracaglia 30I. Monterisi 2G. Cittadini 20A. Oyono
14Giacomo Calò 73P. Masini
17G. Kvernadze 10R. Schmid 7F. Ghedjemis
9A. Raimondo
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Sassuolo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
49A. Murić(G)
3J. Doig 15D. Ćaleta-Car 26C. Odenthal 20I. Van der Brempt
50D. Bakola 18N. Matić
45A. Laurienté 42K. Thorstvedt 10D. Berardi
94S. Esposito
+7 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
Frosinone
Attack line −0.1% · Defence line −0.0% of weighted minutes
  • ATT D. Bîrligea Depth 6.51
  • MID F. Grillitsch Depth 6.30
Sassuolo Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.07 goals
Attack line −8.2% · Defence line −30.3% of weighted minutes
  • DEF J. Idzes Starter 6.62
  • DEF F. Leysen Starter 6.74
  • MID I. Koné Starter 6.97
  • DEF Fali Candé Rotation 6.46
3 without recent minutes (no impact): E. Pieragnolo, D. Boloca, Y. Paz
Total impact vs full squads
  • Frosinone+2.0 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Sassuolo-1.7 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

Frosinone · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
1.67
Conceded
1.00
Sassuolo · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.00

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 1 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

1 Frosinone wins0 draws1 Sassuolo wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 9 Mar 2024Sassuolo1–0Frosinone
  • 17 Sep 2023Frosinone4–2Sassuolo

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 · Matteo Marchetti Italy · 56 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.84league 3.30
Red cards0.21league 0.07
Cards 5+41%league 28%
Fouls24.9league 21.8
Penalties0.25league 0.12
Home wins39%league 47%
Frosinone2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L2 Dec 23A · AC Milan1–31
  • L1 Oct 23A · AS Roma0–22
Sassuolo6 with this referee
Record2-1-3 Cards · opp.2.2 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds3
  • D21 Mar 26A · Juventus1–12
  • W1 Mar 26H · Atalanta2–14
  • L28 Nov 25A · Como0–21
  • W4 May 24H · Inter1–01
  • L20 Aug 23H · Atalanta0–20

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

Frosinone6 games · scored 9 · conceded 7
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Sassuolo6 games · scored 10 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
Frosinone10 games · scored 10 · conceded 13
3 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 5 76-90
Sassuolo10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 5 61-75
5 5 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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