Serie A Gameweek 26 Sun, Feb 28 · 17:30 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
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Away travel402 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Genoa—%
Draw—%
Lazio—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Genova)

Forecast from 13 Feb

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Genoa and Lazio. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

GenoaLazio
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
23 AttackIn forecast 53
44 DefenceIn forecast 63
24 Form indexContext 87
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
0.71 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.86 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.57
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 1.33
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.67
57% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 57%
11.14 ShotsContext 12.71
2.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.29
26% On target shareContext 34%
7.57 Shots in the boxContext 6.86
68% Box shareContext 56%
6% ConversionContext 16%
2.29 OffsidesContext 1.75
15.00 Shots allowedContext 12.43
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.71
6.17 BlocksContext 3.43
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
61% Save rateContext 85%
45% PossessionIn forecast 48%
380 PassesContext 446
306 Accurate passesContext 381
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.56 Team ratingContext 7.06
9.43 FoulsContext 12.00
11.29 Fouls sufferedContext 11.29
2.86 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
0.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.15
1.17 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
-0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.45
50% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.60 ShotsContext 11.90
2.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
25% On target shareContext 39%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
68% Box shareContext 56%
6% ConversionContext 13%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.83
13.40 Shots allowedContext 12.20
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
5.38 BlocksContext 3.00
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
60% Save rateContext 78%
48% PossessionIn forecast 48%
395 PassesContext 450
322 Accurate passesContext 388
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.62 Team ratingContext 6.92
9.40 FoulsContext 12.00
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km239 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 24 · 4 pts vs 7.3 for an average club · -1.6 vs expected
  • L17 OctA · AS Roma0–20.5 xPts
  • W10 OctH · Fiorentina2–11.3 xPts
  • L20 SepA · Parma1–21.2 xPts
  • D12 SepH · Frosinone1–11.6 xPts
  • L4 SepH · Como1–41.0 xPts
Lazio
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel402 km824 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 87 · 13 pts vs 7.6 for an average club · +5.2 vs expected
  • W18 OctA · Juventus3–00.7 xPts
  • W11 OctH · Monza3–12.1 xPts
  • W19 SepA · Venezia2–02.2 xPts
  • D12 SepH · AC Milan2–21.5 xPts
  • W7 SepA · Udinese2–11.3 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
Genoa Lazio
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2026-2027, 21 Feb7Serie A 2026-2027, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km402 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways239 km824 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77

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 Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs AS Roma (A) 0–2, 17 Oct
1J. Bijlow(G)
22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
31D. Puczka 32M. Frendrup 71S. Wiafe 77M. Ellertsson
92S. El Shaarawy 10J. Messias
18M. Osmajić
Lazio Last XI · not confirmed
4-3-3 · vs Juventus (A) 3–0, 18 Oct
35C. Mandas(G)
17Nuno Tavares 25Oliver Provstgaard 37J. Šutalo 15R. Floriani Mussolini
24K. Taylor 21R. Belahyane 16D. Frattesi
10M. Zaccagni 14T. Noslin 11G. Isaksen

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Lazio Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Genoa · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Lazio · Away 3.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
4-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.25

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

1 Genoa wins0 draws8 Lazio wins
Goals per game0.56 – 2.22 Over 2.556% Both scored33% Clean sheets11% · 56%
  • 30 Aug 2026Lazio1–0Genoa
  • 30 Jan 2026Lazio3–2Genoa
  • 29 Sep 2025Genoa0–3Lazio
  • 23 Apr 2025Genoa0–2Lazio
  • 27 Oct 2024Lazio3–0Genoa
  • 19 Apr 2024Genoa0–1Lazio

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.

Goal timing

Genoa7 games · scored 5 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 76-90
Lazio7 games · scored 14 · conceded 4
2 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 6 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
1 5 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 16 · conceded 10
2 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.