Serie A Gameweek 5 Mon, Sep 29 · 19:45 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Our take

Lazio were slight favourites.

Lazio were the stronger side on L90 Strength (56 vs 34). Absences weigh more on Lazio. Genoa had 9.2 days of rest, Lazio 8.3 and had to travel 402 km.

Away travel402 kmRest days9.2 · 8.3Matches / 14d2 · 1
Genoa31%
Draw28%
Lazio41%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.35
Genoa31%
Draw27%
Lazio42%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.47
Genoa30%
Draw28%
Lazio42%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.37
Genoa25%
Draw27%
Lazio48%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.51
Genoa32%
Draw27%
Lazio41%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.45
Over 2.5 45% 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 · ItalyGiovanni Ayroldi
  • Cards per match 5.8
  • Penalties per match 0.16
  • Matches 44

Team strength

GenoaLazio
34 L90 StrengthIn forecast 56
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
23 AttackIn forecast 53
44 DefenceIn forecast 63
— 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—

Lazio

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GenoaLazio
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 1.43
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
-0.46 Goals minus xGContext -0.43
50% Scored inContext 25%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
8.00 ShotsContext 12.00
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
41% On target shareContext 25%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.25
59% Box shareContext 65%
6% ConversionContext 8%
— OffsidesContext 1.00
11.75 Shots allowedContext 13.50
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
4.75 BlocksContext 1.75
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
69% Save rateContext 79%
48% PossessionIn forecast 54%
359 PassesContext 489
273 Accurate passesContext 427
76% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.87
14.75 FoulsContext 11.00
13.25 Fouls sufferedContext 17.50
2.75 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.25
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.87
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
60% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
7.70 ShotsContext 13.70
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
40% On target shareContext 30%
5.40 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
67% Box shareContext 66%
13% ConversionContext 9%
1.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.40 Shots allowedContext 10.10
5.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
3.90 BlocksContext 2.00
3.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
69% Save rateContext 71%
45% PossessionIn forecast 59%
355 PassesContext 498
277 Accurate passesContext 435
78% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.96
14.80 FoulsContext 10.70
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 14.80
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.40
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
Rest9.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km693 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lazio
Rest8.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all 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 Lazio
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9.2Serie A 2025-2026, 20 Sep8.3Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km402 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways693 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one5.94.8

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

Genoa Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1N. Leali(G)
3Aarón Martín 22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 15B. Norton-Cuffy
32M. Frendrup 73P. Masini
9Vítinha 17R. Malinovskyi 77M. Ellertsson
29L. Colombo
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Lazio Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
94I. Provedel(G)
3L. Pellegrini 13A. Romagnoli 34Mario Gila 77A. Marušić
26T. Bašić 32D. Cataldi
10M. Zaccagni 19B. Dia 22M. Cancellieri
11V. Castellanos
+9 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Lazio Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Genoa+0.9 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Lazio-1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.50
Lazio · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

1 Genoa wins0 draws5 Lazio wins
Goals per game0.50 – 2.17 Over 2.550% Both scored33% Clean sheets17% · 50%
  • 23 Apr 2025Genoa0–2Lazio
  • 27 Oct 2024Lazio3–0Genoa
  • 19 Apr 2024Genoa0–1Lazio
  • 27 Aug 2023Lazio0–1Genoa
  • 10 Apr 2022Genoa1–4Lazio
  • 17 Dec 2021Lazio3–1Genoa

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 · Giovanni Ayroldi Italy · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.52league 3.55
Red cards0.30league 0.14
Cards 5+77%league 35%
Fouls27.8league 25.6
Penalties0.16league 0.24
Home wins39%league 41%
Genoa4 with this referee
Record0-0-4 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • L23 Apr 25H · Lazio0–24
  • L1 Sep 24H · Verona0–22
  • L4 Mar 24A · Inter1–22
  • L19 Aug 23H · Fiorentina1–42
Lazio7 with this referee
Record4-3-0 Cards · opp.2.6 · 4.0 Pens for · against2 · 0 Reds1
  • W23 Apr 25A · Genoa2–02
  • W4 Nov 24H · Cagliari2–13
  • W6 Oct 24H · Empoli2–12
  • D9 Dec 23A · Verona1–14
  • D6 Feb 23A · Verona1–11

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

Genoa4 games · scored 2 · conceded 4
1 0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
1 1 76-90
Lazio4 games · scored 4 · conceded 4
2 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
2 0-15
2 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 6 61-75
2 4 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 12 · conceded 10
3 1 0-15
16-30
2 3 31-45
3 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 1 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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