Serie A Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 4 · 19:45 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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Our take

Inter were clear favourites.

Inter were the stronger side on L90 Strength (85 vs 59). Inter had 7 days of rest, Bologna 7.1 and had to travel 201 km.

Away travel201 kmRest days7 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Inter64%
Draw22%
Bologna14%
Expected goals 1.98 – 0.83
Inter64%
Draw21%
Bologna15%
Expected goals 2.05 – 0.87
Inter63%
Draw22%
Bologna15%
Expected goals 1.96 – 0.83
Inter56%
Draw24%
Bologna19%
Expected goals 1.76 – 0.94
Inter64%
Draw21%
Bologna14%
Expected goals 2.06 – 0.87
Over 2.5 53% Both score 49% Likeliest score 2–0
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 · ItalyMarco Guida
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 75

Team strength

InterBologna
85 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
83 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
91 AttackIn forecast 35
73 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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

Inter

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

InterBologna
2.19 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
0.88 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.88
1.75 xGVia Att/Def 1.30
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
+0.44 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
94% Scored inContext 75%
50% Clean sheetsContext 38%
17.06 ShotsContext 13.63
5.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
32% On target shareContext 32%
11.63 Shots in the boxContext 8.69
69% Box shareContext 62%
13% ConversionContext 11%
2.07 OffsidesContext 2.54
8.88 Shots allowedContext 9.81
3.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.53
3.17 BlocksContext 3.00
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.79
83% Save rateContext 75%
59% PossessionIn forecast 57%
520 PassesContext 429
453 Accurate passesContext 357
87% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.89
14.06 FoulsContext 13.94
11.13 Fouls sufferedContext 14.25
1.44 Yellow cardsContext 1.94
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.41 xGVia Att/Def 1.77
0.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.09
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.60 ShotsContext 16.80
5.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
35% On target shareContext 33%
10.20 Shots in the boxContext 11.80
67% Box shareContext 68%
10% ConversionContext 10%
1.80 OffsidesContext 2.50
9.20 Shots allowedContext 8.80
3.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.56
2.57 BlocksContext 2.56
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
81% Save rateContext 77%
58% PossessionIn forecast 54%
528 PassesContext 419
458 Accurate passesContext 349
87% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.03 Team ratingContext 6.95
12.80 FoulsContext 13.10
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Inter
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km90 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bologna
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel201 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
Inter Bologna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Dec7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km201 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways90 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one32.9

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

Inter Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1Y. Sommer(G)
95A. Bastoni 25M. Akanji 31Y. Bisseck
32F. Dimarco 7P. Zieliński 20H. Çalhanoğlu 23N. Barella 11L. de Lima
9M. Thuram 10L. Martínez
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Bologna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13F. Ravaglia(G)
22C. Lykogiannis 26J. Lucumí 14T. Heggem 2E. Holm
19L. Ferguson 6N. Moro
28N. Cambiaghi 21J. Odgaard 11J. Rowe
9S. Castro
+3 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
Inter Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bologna Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Inter+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Bologna-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Inter · Home 2.25points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
6-0-2
Scored
2.63
Conceded
0.63
Bologna · Away 1.50points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
3-3-2
Scored
1.63
Conceded
1.00

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

3 Inter wins2 draws3 Bologna wins
Goals per game2.25 – 1.25 Over 2.563% Both scored63% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 20 Apr 2025Bologna1–0Inter
  • 15 Jan 2025Inter2–2Bologna
  • 9 Mar 2024Bologna0–1Inter
  • 7 Oct 2023Inter2–2Bologna
  • 26 Feb 2023Bologna1–0Inter
  • 9 Nov 2022Inter6–1Bologna

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 · Marco Guida Italy · 75 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.05league 3.89
Red cards0.12league 0.17
Cards 5+40%league 38%
Fouls24.2league 25.8
Penalties0.37league 0.30
Home wins43%league 39%
Inter9 with this referee
Record4-4-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W30 Nov 25A · Pisa2–01
  • D27 Oct 24H · Juventus4–42
  • W10 Feb 24A · AS Roma4–20
  • D26 Nov 23A · Juventus1–11
  • D7 Oct 23H · Bologna2–22
Bologna2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.3.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W17 Dec 23H · AS Roma2–04
  • D7 Oct 23A · Inter2–23

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

Inter16 games · scored 35 · conceded 14
7 1 0-15
4 1 16-30
3 4 31-45
5 2 46-60
8 2 61-75
8 4 76-90
Bologna16 games · scored 24 · conceded 14
2 0-15
3 16-30
6 3 31-45
7 2 46-60
4 5 61-75
4 2 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 16 · conceded 7
3 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 17 · conceded 9
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
6 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
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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