Serie A Gameweek 9 Wed, Oct 29 · 19:45 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

Genoa were slight favourites.

Genoa were the stronger side on L90 Strength (30 vs 20). Genoa had 3.3 days of rest, Cremonese 4 and had to travel 117 km.

Away travel117 kmRest days3.3 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 2
Genoa51%
Draw27%
Cremonese22%
Expected goals 1.58 – 0.95
Genoa52%
Draw25%
Cremonese23%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.05
Genoa51%
Draw27%
Cremonese22%
Expected goals 1.54 – 0.94
Genoa44%
Draw28%
Cremonese28%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.07
Genoa53%
Draw25%
Cremonese22%
Expected goals 1.75 – 1.07
Over 2.5 46% Both score 49% 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 (Genova)

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Referee · ItalyRosario Abisso
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 44

Team strength

GenoaCremonese
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 20
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
23 AttackIn forecast 16
44 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaCremonese
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.13
1.38 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.25
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
-0.57 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
50% Scored inContext 75%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
10.50 ShotsContext 6.63
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.13
31% On target shareContext 47%
5.75 Shots in the boxContext 3.86
54% Box shareContext 54%
5% ConversionContext 17%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.57
10.25 Shots allowedContext 16.63
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
4.33 BlocksContext 4.75
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.86
63% Save rateContext 79%
50% PossessionIn forecast 43%
380 PassesContext 353
301 Accurate passesContext 277
79% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.74
14.38 FoulsContext 11.25
13.63 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.88 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.43
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.00 ShotsContext 7.60
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
34% On target shareContext 45%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 4.33
57% Box shareContext 54%
9% ConversionContext 17%
1.40 OffsidesContext 2.38
11.00 Shots allowedContext 15.60
5.13 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30
4.13 BlocksContext 4.20
3.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.33
63% Save rateContext 75%
49% PossessionIn forecast 43%
377 PassesContext 368
298 Accurate passesContext 292
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.76
14.70 FoulsContext 11.30
13.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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

Genoa
Rest3.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km248 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel117 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
Genoa Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.3Serie A 2025-2026, 26 Oct4Serie A 2025-2026, 25 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km117 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways248 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.93

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
4-2-3-1
1N. Leali(G)
3Aarón Martín 22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 15B. Norton-Cuffy
73P. Masini 17R. Malinovskyi
70G. Cornet 23V. Carboni 77M. Ellertsson
21J. Ekhator
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
1E. Audero(G)
15M. Bianchetti 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
38W. Bondo
22R. Floriani Mussolini 27J. Vandeputte 32M. Payero 4T. Barbieri
90F. Bonazzoli 10J. Vardy
+5 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
Cremonese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Cremonese-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 0.50points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-2-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
Cremonese · Away 1.25points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50

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 2 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Rosario Abisso Italy · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.30league 3.91
Red cards0.30league 0.12
Cards 5+50%league 39%
Fouls25.1league 25.7
Penalties0.39league 0.29
Home wins30%league 39%
Genoa2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D13 Mar 22A · Atalanta0–00
  • D5 Feb 22A · AS Roma0–03
Cremonese1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L9 Oct 22H · Napoli1–42

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

Genoa8 games · scored 4 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 5 61-75
1 2 76-90
Cremonese8 games · scored 9 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 7 61-75
1 3 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 2 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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