Serie A Gameweek 27 Sat, Feb 28 · 19:45 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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Our take

Inter were clear favourites.

Inter were the stronger side on L90 Strength (84 vs 34). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Genoa. Inter had 7.1 days of rest, Genoa 6.3 and had to travel 119 km.

Away travel119 kmRest days7.1 · 6.3Matches / 14d2 · 2
Inter75%
Draw16%
Genoa9%
Expected goals 2.46 – 0.75
Inter77%
Draw15%
Genoa8%
Expected goals 2.54 – 0.70
Inter76%
Draw16%
Genoa8%
Expected goals 2.52 – 0.73
Inter68%
Draw20%
Genoa13%
Expected goals 2.20 – 0.84
Inter75%
Draw16%
Genoa9%
Expected goals 2.58 – 0.81
Over 2.5 62% 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 · ItalyMichael Fabbri
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.15
  • Matches 67

Team strength

InterGenoa
84 L90 StrengthIn forecast 34
83 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
91 AttackIn forecast 23
73 DefenceIn forecast 44
— 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—

Genoa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

InterGenoa
2.38 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.23
0.81 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.42
1.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.15
0.74 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
+0.47 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
96% Scored inContext 69%
54% Clean sheetsContext 23%
18.35 ShotsContext 11.31
6.31 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
34% On target shareContext 35%
12.85 Shots in the boxContext 7.28
71% Box shareContext 62%
13% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.95
8.12 Shots allowedContext 13.19
3.23 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
2.86 BlocksContext 4.78
2.45 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
77% Save rateContext 68%
61% PossessionIn forecast 48%
535 PassesContext 372
467 Accurate passesContext 300
87% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.82
13.38 FoulsContext 13.31
11.42 Fouls sufferedContext 14.58
1.54 Yellow cardsContext 1.92
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.84 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
+0.56 Goals minus xGContext +0.54
100% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 40%
19.90 ShotsContext 12.20
6.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
34% On target shareContext 34%
15.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
79% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 13%
1.89 OffsidesContext 1.56
8.10 Shots allowedContext 15.10
3.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
2.75 BlocksContext 5.50
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
63% Save rateContext 74%
62% PossessionIn forecast 49%
562 PassesContext 407
494 Accurate passesContext 338
88% Pass accuracyContext 83%
7.03 Team ratingContext 6.90
10.10 FoulsContext 12.50
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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

Inter
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,851 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Genoa
Rest6.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel119 km235 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 Genoa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Feb6.3Serie A 2025-2026, 22 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km119 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,851 km235 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one87.9

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)
30Carlos Augusto 6S. de Vrij 25M. Akanji
32F. Dimarco 22H. Mkhitaryan 7P. Zieliński 23N. Barella 11L. de Lima
9M. Thuram 14A. Bonny
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Genoa Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
16J. Bijlow(G)
22J. Vásquez 5L. Østigård 27A. Marcandalli
3Aarón Martín 17R. Malinovskyi 32M. Frendrup 77M. Ellertsson
9Vítinha 8T. Baldanzi
29L. Colombo
+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 -0.09 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Genoa Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Inter-1.4 pp
  • Draw+0.7 pp
  • Genoa+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Inter · Home 2.38points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
10-1-2
Scored
2.77
Conceded
0.92
Genoa · Away 0.92points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
2-5-5
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.58

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 7 of 7 meetings

4 Inter wins3 draws0 Genoa wins
Goals per game1.71 – 0.71 Over 2.557% Both scored57% Clean sheets43% · 14%
  • 14 Dec 2025Genoa1–2Inter
  • 22 Feb 2025Inter1–0Genoa
  • 17 Aug 2024Genoa2–2Inter
  • 4 Mar 2024Inter2–1Genoa
  • 29 Dec 2023Genoa1–1Inter
  • 25 Feb 2022Genoa0–0Inter

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 · Michael Fabbri Italy · 67 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.07league 3.78
Red cards0.31league 0.19
Cards 5+34%league 37%
Fouls24.2league 25.3
Penalties0.15league 0.31
Home wins36%league 38%
Inter8 with this referee
Record5-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L27 Apr 25H · AS Roma0–11
  • W6 Jan 24H · Verona2–10
  • W28 Aug 23A · Cagliari2–01
  • W3 Jun 23A · Torino1–02
  • D7 Apr 23A · Salernitana1–12
Genoa4 with this referee
Record1-2-1 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W29 Nov 25H · Verona2–11
  • D7 Mar 25A · Cagliari1–12
  • D16 Sep 23H · Napoli2–23
  • L15 May 22A · Napoli0–31

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

Inter26 games · scored 62 · conceded 21
9 2 0-15
8 4 16-30
9 4 31-45
8 2 46-60
11 2 61-75
17 7 76-90
Genoa26 games · scored 32 · conceded 37
5 5 0-15
4 6 16-30
5 6 31-45
2 7 46-60
7 7 61-75
9 6 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 24 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
6 3 16-30
4 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
10 2 76-90
Genoa10 games · scored 16 · conceded 13
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 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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