Serie A Gameweek 4 Sun, Sep 21 · 11:30 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

It was too close to call.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 58). Lazio had 6.8 days of rest, AS Roma 7 and had to travel 0 km.

Away travel0 kmRest days6.8 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Lazio37%
Draw28%
AS Roma35%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.25
Lazio37%
Draw27%
AS Roma36%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.33
Lazio36%
Draw28%
AS Roma36%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.27
Lazio30%
Draw28%
AS Roma42%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.40
Lazio37%
Draw27%
AS Roma35%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.31
Over 2.5 47% Both score 53% 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.
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Referee · ItalySimone Sozza
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.47
  • Matches 75

Team strength

LazioAS Roma
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
53 AttackIn forecast 72
63 DefenceIn forecast 75
— 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

Lazio

Attack—
Defense risk—

AS Roma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LazioAS Roma
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.67
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.33
1.56 xGVia Att/Def 1.18
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.58
-0.23 Goals minus xGContext -0.51
33% Scored inContext 67%
33% Clean sheetsContext 67%
12.67 ShotsContext 15.33
3.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
26% On target shareContext 30%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.67
67% Box shareContext 57%
11% ConversionContext 4%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.00
13.67 Shots allowedContext 8.33
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
2.00 BlocksContext 1.00
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
77% Save rateContext 89%
55% PossessionIn forecast 64%
522 PassesContext 525
464 Accurate passesContext 449
89% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.89 Team ratingContext 6.91
10.00 FoulsContext 11.67
16.00 Fouls sufferedContext 14.33
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
1.68 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
0.87 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.98
-0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
70% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 60%
16.00 ShotsContext 13.10
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
31% On target shareContext 35%
11.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.44
68% Box shareContext 60%
9% ConversionContext 9%
2.88 OffsidesContext 1.00
10.00 Shots allowedContext 11.30
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
2.22 BlocksContext 2.75
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
73% Save rateContext 89%
59% PossessionIn forecast 52%
514 PassesContext 455
450 Accurate passesContext 390
88% Pass accuracyContext 86%
7.06 Team ratingContext 7.05
10.70 FoulsContext 10.60
14.10 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.30 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
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km694 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AS Roma
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 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
Lazio AS Roma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.8Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Sep7Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km0 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways694 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one8.33.4

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
94I. Provedel(G)
17Nuno Tavares 13A. Romagnoli 34Mario Gila 77A. Marušić
7O. Dele-Bashiru 6N. Rovella 8M. Guendouzi
10M. Zaccagni 19B. Dia 9Pedro
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
AS Roma Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
99M. Svilar(G)
5O. Ndicka 23G. Mancini 19M. Çelik
3Angeliño 4B. Cristante 17K. Koné 2D. Rensch
7L. Pellegrini
11E. Ferguson 18M. Soulé
+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
Lazio Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AS Roma Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lazio+0.6 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • AS Roma-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Lazio · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
4.00
Conceded
0.00
AS Roma · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00

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 8 of 8 meetings

3 Lazio wins2 draws3 AS Roma wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.13 Over 2.525% Both scored25% Clean sheets38% · 50%
  • 13 Apr 2025Lazio1–1AS Roma
  • 5 Jan 2025AS Roma2–0Lazio
  • 6 Apr 2024AS Roma1–0Lazio
  • 12 Nov 2023Lazio0–0AS Roma
  • 19 Mar 2023Lazio1–0AS Roma
  • 6 Nov 2022AS Roma0–1Lazio

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 · Simone Sozza Italy · 75 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.31league 3.79
Red cards0.12league 0.09
Cards 5+43%league 41%
Fouls24.9league 25.7
Penalties0.47league 0.21
Home wins37%league 41%
Lazio6 with this referee
Record2-2-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D13 Apr 25H · AS Roma1–14
  • W29 Sep 24A · Torino3–23
  • L3 Sep 22H · Napoli1–24
  • D22 Jan 22H · Atalanta0–00
  • L12 Dec 21A · Sassuolo1–22
AS Roma13 with this referee
Record6-3-4 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.4 Pens for · against3 · 3 Reds1
  • L12 May 25A · Atalanta1–20
  • D13 Apr 25A · Lazio1–12
  • W26 Jan 25A · Udinese2–12
  • L27 Oct 24A · Fiorentina1–55
  • D28 Apr 24A · Napoli2–20

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 3
2 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
1 76-90
AS Roma3 games · scored 2 · conceded 1
0-15
16-30
31-45
2 1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 15 · conceded 10
3 1 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 2 61-75
7 2 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 12 · conceded 5
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 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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