Serie A Gameweek 6 Sat, Oct 4 · 17:00 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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Our take

Inter were clear favourites.

Inter were the stronger side on L90 Strength (85 vs 19). Absences weigh more on Cremonese. Inter had 6.9 days of rest, Cremonese 7.1 and had to travel 75 km.

Away travel75 kmRest days6.9 · 7.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Inter86%
Draw11%
Cremonese4%
Expected goals 2.94 – 0.52
Inter86%
Draw10%
Cremonese4%
Expected goals 3.07 – 0.58
Inter85%
Draw11%
Cremonese4%
Expected goals 2.88 – 0.53
Inter81%
Draw14%
Cremonese6%
Expected goals 2.63 – 0.59
Inter87%
Draw10%
Cremonese4%
Expected goals 3.15 – 0.57
Over 2.5 67% Both score 39% 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 · ItalyErmanno Feliciani
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 29

Team strength

InterCremonese
85 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
83 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
91 AttackIn forecast 16
73 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

Inter

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

InterCremonese
2.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.76 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
0.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.84 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
100% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
18.20 ShotsContext 6.40
5.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
31% On target shareContext 44%
13.00 Shots in the boxContext 4.25
72% Box shareContext 59%
14% ConversionContext 19%
2.20 OffsidesContext 3.00
9.80 Shots allowedContext 15.80
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
3.20 BlocksContext 4.60
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.80
79% Save rateContext 86%
61% PossessionIn forecast 45%
514 PassesContext 375
454 Accurate passesContext 302
88% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.81
13.80 FoulsContext 12.40
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
2.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.53 Goals minus xGContext +0.40
90% Scored inContext 70%
50% Clean sheetsContext 40%
15.40 ShotsContext 8.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.10
33% On target shareContext 39%
11.20 Shots in the boxContext 5.63
74% Box shareContext 60%
14% ConversionContext 16%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.29
11.10 Shots allowedContext 16.30
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.10
3.20 BlocksContext 4.20
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
69% Save rateContext 74%
57% PossessionIn forecast 41%
506 PassesContext 362
441 Accurate passesContext 289
87% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.02 Team ratingContext 6.81
12.90 FoulsContext 10.50
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 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

Inter
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,386 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel75 km210 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 Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Sep7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km75 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,386 km210 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one14.116.1

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 6S. de Vrij 25M. Akanji
32F. Dimarco 22H. Mkhitaryan 23N. Barella 16D. Frattesi 2D. Dumfries
10L. Martínez 14A. Bonny
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
5-3-2
16M. Silvestri(G)
3G. Pezzella 15M. Bianchetti 6F. Baschirotto 23F. Ceccherini 22R. Floriani Mussolini
38W. Bondo 33A. Grassi 20F. Vázquez
11D. Johnsen 99A. Sanabria
+4 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 -0.05 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.12 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Inter+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.6 pp
  • Cremonese-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Inter · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
2.67
Conceded
1.00
Cremonese · Away 1.67points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-2-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.67

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 2 of 2 meetings

2 Inter wins0 draws0 Cremonese wins
Goals per game2.50 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 28 Jan 2023Cremonese1–2Inter
  • 30 Aug 2022Inter3–1Cremonese

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 · Ermanno Feliciani Italy · 29 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.07league 3.64
Red cards0.03league 0.13
Cards 5+17%league 38%
Fouls22.9league 26.0
Penalties0.24league 0.26
Home wins55%league 38%
Inter2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W19 Jan 25H · Empoli3–10
  • D17 Aug 24A · Genoa2–22
Cremonese

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Inter5 games · scored 13 · conceded 7
2 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
3 61-75
3 3 76-90
Cremonese5 games · scored 6 · conceded 4
0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
46-60
2 2 61-75
1 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 22 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
4 2 31-45
3 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 5 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 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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