Serie A Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 12 · 17:00 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

It was too close to call.

AC Milan were the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 57). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Lazio. Lazio had 4.9 days of rest, AC Milan 5.9 and had to travel 479 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel479 kmRest days4.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Lazio40%
Draw25%
AC Milan34%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.31
Lazio40%
Draw26%
AC Milan34%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.27
Lazio41%
Draw26%
AC Milan33%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.26
Lazio33%
Draw25%
AC Milan41%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.47
Lazio40%
Draw26%
AC Milan34%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.30
Over 2.5 52% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
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 (Roma)
28°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 12 km/h
  • Humidity 47%
Warm
Referee · ItalyMatteo Marcenaro
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 50

Team strength

LazioAC Milan
57 L90 StrengthIn forecast 64
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
53 AttackIn forecast 72
63 DefenceIn forecast 69
84 Form indexContext 71
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

Lazio

Attack—
Defense risk—

AC Milan

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LazioAC Milan
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
0.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 2.18
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
+0.24 Goals minus xGContext -0.51
100% Scored inContext 100%
67% Clean sheetsContext 33%
14.67 ShotsContext 12.67
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.33
27% On target shareContext 26%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
53% Box shareContext 51%
9% ConversionContext 13%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.00
10.67 Shots allowedContext 10.33
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.67
3.00 BlocksContext 3.33
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
75% Save rateContext 86%
49% PossessionIn forecast 56%
447 PassesContext 511
386 Accurate passesContext 446
86% Pass accuracyContext 87%
7.07 Team ratingContext 6.94
14.67 FoulsContext 9.33
12.33 Fouls sufferedContext 10.33
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.30
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.00 ShotsContext 11.80
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
40% On target shareContext 28%
7.10 Shots in the boxContext 6.56
60% Box shareContext 55%
11% ConversionContext 9%
2.17 OffsidesContext 1.43
11.30 Shots allowedContext 12.30
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
2.60 BlocksContext 3.60
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
67% Save rateContext 76%
49% PossessionIn forecast 52%
479 PassesContext 464
422 Accurate passesContext 402
88% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.86
12.80 FoulsContext 10.30
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.30
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.20 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

Lazio
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km936 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 84 · 9 pts vs 4.3 for an average club · +4.7 vs expected
  • W7 SepA · Udinese2–11.3 xPts
  • W30 AugH · Genoa1–01.9 xPts
  • W24 AugA · Bologna1–01.1 xPts
AC Milan
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel479 km251 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 71 · 7 pts vs 4.5 for an average club · +2.2 vs expected
  • D6 SepA · Juventus1–11.0 xPts
  • W28 AugH · Venezia2–02.4 xPts
  • W23 AugA · Torino2–11.5 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
Lazio AC Milan
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9Serie A 2026-2027, 7 Sep5.9Serie A 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km479 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways936 km251 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.14.1

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

Lazio Confirmed XI
4-3-3
35C. Mandas(G)
17Nuno Tavares 25Oliver Provstgaard 37J. Šutalo 15R. Floriani Mussolini
24K. Taylor 21R. Belahyane 16D. Frattesi
10M. Zaccagni 14T. Noslin 22M. Cancellieri
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
AC Milan Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
16M. Maignan(G)
31S. Pavlović 5K. De Winter 34Mario Gila
2P. Estupiñán 12A. Rabiot 14L. Modrić 21S. Chukwueze
70A. Cissè 8R. Loftus-Cheek
9Gonçalo Ramos
+1 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
Lazio Absences are shown before kick-off
AC Milan Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lazio-0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • AC Milan+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Lazio · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
AC Milan · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
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.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

3 Lazio wins1 draws6 AC Milan wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored30% Clean sheets20% · 50%
  • 15 Mar 2026Lazio1–0AC Milan
  • 29 Nov 2025AC Milan1–0Lazio
  • 2 Mar 2025AC Milan1–2Lazio
  • 31 Aug 2024Lazio2–2AC Milan
  • 1 Mar 2024Lazio0–1AC Milan
  • 30 Sep 2023AC Milan2–0Lazio

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 · Matteo Marcenaro Italy · 50 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.78league 3.31
Red cards0.28league 0.03
Cards 5+62%league 19%
Fouls23.7league 22.5
Penalties0.22league 0.03
Home wins54%league 38%
Lazio4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.3 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • D4 Apr 26H · Parma1–11
  • L22 Sep 24A · Fiorentina1–24
  • W30 Oct 23H · Fiorentina1–03
  • W2 Apr 23A · Monza2–02
AC Milan2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W14 Sep 25H · Bologna1–03
  • D7 Apr 23H · Empoli0–01

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

Lazio3 games · scored 4 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
AC Milan3 games · scored 5 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
4 61-75
1 2 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 13 · conceded 12
1 1 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 2 31-45
4 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
4 3 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 1 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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