Serie A Gameweek 4 Mon, Sep 14 · 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 40). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Udinese. Inter had 6 days of rest, Udinese 7 and had to travel 321 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel321 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Inter77%
Draw14%
Udinese9%
Expected goals 2.77 – 0.89
Inter74%
Draw16%
Udinese10%
Expected goals 2.40 – 0.75
Inter76%
Draw14%
Udinese9%
Expected goals 2.73 – 0.87
Inter70%
Draw17%
Udinese13%
Expected goals 2.47 – 1.00
Inter75%
Draw15%
Udinese10%
Expected goals 2.67 – 0.89
Over 2.5 71% Both score 55% 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.
Weather (Milano)
24°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 6 km/h
  • Humidity 69%
RefereeLuca Pairetto
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.41
  • Matches 74

Team strength

InterUdinese
84 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
83 Current StrengthIn forecast 32
91 AttackIn forecast 22
73 DefenceIn forecast 18
78 Form indexContext 44
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—

Udinese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

InterUdinese
2.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
2.43 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
0.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.56
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
100% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 0%
24.00 ShotsContext 13.00
6.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
28% On target shareContext 36%
18.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
75% Box shareContext 69%
11% ConversionContext 13%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.00
11.00 Shots allowedContext 17.67
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
2.67 BlocksContext 5.33
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.33
80% Save rateContext 72%
66% PossessionIn forecast 43%
643 PassesContext 394
577 Accurate passesContext 315
90% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.25 Team ratingContext 6.91
5.67 FoulsContext 12.67
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.67
1.33 Yellow cardsContext 2.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
2.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
2.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
0.97 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
+0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
100% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
17.80 ShotsContext 12.50
5.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.80
32% On target shareContext 38%
13.30 Shots in the boxContext 8.40
75% Box shareContext 67%
13% ConversionContext 12%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.29
10.80 Shots allowedContext 14.80
4.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.00 BlocksContext 4.40
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
74% Save rateContext 71%
63% PossessionIn forecast 46%
596 PassesContext 407
539 Accurate passesContext 340
91% Pass accuracyContext 84%
7.04 Team ratingContext 6.94
9.20 FoulsContext 12.30
9.60 Fouls sufferedContext 9.90
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,376 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 78 · 9 pts vs 5.5 for an average club · +1.6 vs expected
  • L8 SepA · Real Madrid1–20.8 xPts
  • W5 SepH · Napoli3–22.0 xPts
  • W30 AugA · Cagliari1–01.9 xPts
  • W22 AugH · Monza4–12.7 xPts
Udinese
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel321 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 44 · 4 pts vs 4.7 for an average club · -0.2 vs expected
  • L7 SepH · Lazio1–21.4 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Monza3–21.7 xPts
  • D22 AugH · Como1–11.1 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
Inter Udinese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - League phase, 8 Sep7Serie A 2026-2027, 7 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km321 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,376 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.94.8

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

Inter Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1Josep Martínez(G)
95A. Bastoni 6J. Stones 25M. Akanji
30Carlos Augusto 22H. Mkhitaryan 7P. Zieliński 23N. Barella 17A. Diouf
94F. Esposito 9M. Thuram
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Udinese Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40M. Okoye(G)
77E. Ebosse 27C. Kabasele 14J. Abankwah
11H. Kamara 38L. Miller 8J. Karlström 23M. Vojvoda
32J. Ekkelenkamp 46Unai Gómez
9K. Davis
+6 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Udinese Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Inter+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Udinese+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Inter · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
3.50
Conceded
1.50
Udinese · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
2.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

8 Inter wins0 draws2 Udinese wins
Goals per game2.10 – 1.10 Over 2.580% Both scored70% Clean sheets30% · 0%
  • 17 Jan 2026Udinese0–1Inter
  • 31 Aug 2025Inter1–2Udinese
  • 30 Mar 2025Inter2–1Udinese
  • 28 Sep 2024Udinese2–3Inter
  • 8 Apr 2024Udinese1–2Inter
  • 9 Dec 2023Inter4–0Udinese

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 · Luca Pairetto 74 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.46league 3.10
Red cards0.26league 0.03
Cards 5+51%league 18%
Fouls25.3league 22.4
Penalties0.41league 0.05
Home wins38%league 41%
Inter6 with this referee
Record3-2-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.2 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D15 Jan 25H · Bologna2–20
  • D15 Sep 24A · Monza1–12
  • W9 Mar 24A · Bologna1–01
  • L15 Apr 23H · Monza0–12
  • W9 Jan 22H · Lazio2–11
Udinese5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • W2 Mar 26H · Fiorentina3–01
  • L25 Apr 24H · AS Roma1–23
  • D14 Jan 24A · Fiorentina2–21
  • L21 May 23H · Lazio0–13
  • D30 Jan 23H · 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

Inter3 games · scored 8 · conceded 3
2 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
3 2 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Udinese3 games · scored 5 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
Inter10 games · scored 23 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 1 31-45
6 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
7 2 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
5 1 31-45
3 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 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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