Serie A Gameweek 28 Sun, Mar 8 · 17:00 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

AS Roma were slight favourites.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (71 vs 34). Absences weigh more on AS Roma. Genoa had 7.9 days of rest, AS Roma 6.9 and had to travel 402 km.

Away travel402 kmRest days7.9 · 6.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Genoa24%
Draw28%
AS Roma48%
Expected goals 0.94 – 1.44
Genoa23%
Draw25%
AS Roma52%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.70
Genoa23%
Draw28%
AS Roma50%
Expected goals 0.91 – 1.47
Genoa19%
Draw26%
AS Roma55%
Expected goals 0.84 – 1.62
Genoa24%
Draw27%
AS Roma49%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.55
Over 2.5 43% Both score 47% 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 · ItalyAndrea Colombo
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 67

Team strength

GenoaAS Roma
34 L90 StrengthIn forecast 71
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
23 AttackIn forecast 72
44 DefenceIn forecast 75
— 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

Genoa

Attack—
Defense risk—

AS Roma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaAS Roma
1.19 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.37
1.44 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.39
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
+0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
67% Scored inContext 74%
22% Clean sheetsContext 44%
11.11 ShotsContext 13.56
3.93 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
35% On target shareContext 35%
7.12 Shots in the boxContext 9.71
62% Box shareContext 69%
11% ConversionContext 10%
1.90 OffsidesContext 1.95
13.22 Shots allowedContext 9.37
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.65
4.83 BlocksContext 2.67
3.28 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.08
68% Save rateContext 82%
48% PossessionIn forecast 57%
374 PassesContext 483
302 Accurate passesContext 405
81% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.93
13.11 FoulsContext 14.04
14.52 Fouls sufferedContext 14.04
1.89 Yellow cardsContext 1.89
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.58
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.72
+0.51 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
70% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.80 ShotsContext 14.30
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
36% On target shareContext 32%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
61% Box shareContext 72%
13% ConversionContext 13%
1.33 OffsidesContext 2.00
14.90 Shots allowedContext 7.90
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
5.60 BlocksContext 2.14
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 77%
50% PossessionIn forecast 53%
414 PassesContext 468
347 Accurate passesContext 394
84% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.91 Team ratingContext 7.04
12.10 FoulsContext 13.20
13.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Genoa
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km239 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AS Roma
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel402 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Genoa AS Roma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Feb6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 1 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km402 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways239 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.84

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

Genoa Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
16J. Bijlow(G)
22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
20S. Sabelli 73P. Masini 32M. Frendrup 77M. Ellertsson
18C. Ekuban 10J. Messias
21J. Ekhator
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
AS Roma Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
99M. Svilar(G)
19M. Çelik 5O. Ndicka 23G. Mancini
12K. Tsimikas 17K. Koné 61N. Pisilli 2D. Rensch
20L. Venturino 7L. Pellegrini
14D. Malen
+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
Genoa Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AS Roma Scores -0.06 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+1.3 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • AS Roma-1.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 1.14points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
4-4-6
Scored
1.21
Conceded
1.29
AS Roma · Away 1.69points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
7-1-5
Scored
1.15
Conceded
0.77

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 7 of 7 meetings

1 Genoa wins2 draws4 AS Roma wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.57 Over 2.543% Both scored57% Clean sheets14% · 43%
  • 29 Dec 2025AS Roma3–1Genoa
  • 17 Jan 2025AS Roma3–1Genoa
  • 15 Sep 2024Genoa1–1AS Roma
  • 19 May 2024AS Roma1–0Genoa
  • 28 Sep 2023Genoa4–1AS Roma
  • 5 Feb 2022AS Roma0–0Genoa

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 · 67 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.79league 3.75
Red cards0.18league 0.19
Cards 5+55%league 36%
Fouls24.7league 25.2
Penalties0.15league 0.31
Home wins37%league 39%
Genoa4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.8 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W12 Jan 25H · Parma1–02
  • L28 Sep 24H · Juventus0–32
  • L11 Feb 24H · Atalanta1–43
  • D5 Jan 24A · Bologna1–13
AS Roma9 with this referee
Record4-5-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.1 Pens for · against3 · 0
  • D15 Feb 26A · Napoli2–21
  • D25 Jan 26H · AC Milan1–10
  • W5 Oct 25A · Fiorentina2–13
  • D6 Apr 25H · Juventus1–11
  • D5 May 24H · Juventus1–11

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

Genoa27 games · scored 32 · conceded 39
5 5 0-15
4 6 16-30
5 7 31-45
2 7 46-60
7 8 61-75
9 6 76-90
AS Roma27 games · scored 37 · conceded 19
4 3 0-15
7 16-30
4 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
11 2 61-75
7 7 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 15 · conceded 12
3 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
4 3 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 18 · conceded 8
1 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
5 1 61-75
6 3 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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