Serie A Gameweek 14 Sun, Dec 7 · 17:00 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

Lazio were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Lazio had 7.9 days of rest, Bologna 5.9 and had to travel 305 km.

Away travel305 kmRest days7.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Lazio43%
Draw28%
Bologna30%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.15
Lazio43%
Draw27%
Bologna30%
Expected goals 1.49 – 1.20
Lazio42%
Draw28%
Bologna30%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.14
Lazio35%
Draw28%
Bologna37%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.29
Lazio44%
Draw27%
Bologna30%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.21
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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 · ItalyMichael Fabbri
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.11
  • Matches 61

Team strength

LazioBologna
59 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
53 AttackIn forecast 35
63 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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—

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LazioBologna
1.15 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.69
0.77 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.85
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.97
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.29
46% Scored inContext 77%
54% Clean sheetsContext 46%
10.62 ShotsContext 13.62
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.42
38% On target shareContext 30%
6.54 Shots in the boxContext 8.85
58% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 12%
1.33 OffsidesContext 2.73
13.00 Shots allowedContext 9.31
4.31 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
2.85 BlocksContext 2.91
3.62 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.27
84% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 57%
473 PassesContext 423
405 Accurate passesContext 351
86% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.62 FoulsContext 13.77
16.85 Fouls sufferedContext 14.23
1.62 Yellow cardsContext 1.77
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 13 and 13 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.81 xGVia Att/Def 1.66
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
+0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
50% Scored inContext 80%
60% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.00 ShotsContext 16.00
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
42% On target shareContext 34%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
56% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 12%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.63
12.80 Shots allowedContext 8.70
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.44
3.10 BlocksContext 2.75
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
86% Save rateContext 73%
49% PossessionIn forecast 56%
458 PassesContext 417
387 Accurate passesContext 347
85% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.95
10.80 FoulsContext 13.20
17.10 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.10 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

Lazio
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km957 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bologna
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel305 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Bologna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9Serie A 2025-2026, 29 Nov5.9Serie A 2025-2026, 1 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km305 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways957 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one64.1

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
94I. Provedel(G)
17Nuno Tavares 13A. Romagnoli 34Mario Gila 77A. Marušić
26T. Bašić 32D. Cataldi 8M. Guendouzi
10M. Zaccagni 11V. Castellanos 18G. Isaksen
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Bologna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13F. Ravaglia(G)
33Juan Miranda 14T. Heggem 16N. Casale 20N. Zortea
4T. Pobega 6N. Moro
28N. Cambiaghi 21J. Odgaard 7R. Orsolini
9S. Castro
+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
Bologna Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lazio+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Bologna-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Lazio · Home 2.17points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
4-1-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.67
Bologna · Away 1.57points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
3-2-2
Scored
1.71
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.

Common opponents 8 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

3 Lazio wins1 draws4 Bologna wins
Goals per game1.13 – 1.50 Over 2.575% Both scored25% Clean sheets38% · 50%
  • 16 Mar 2025Bologna5–0Lazio
  • 24 Nov 2024Lazio3–0Bologna
  • 18 Feb 2024Lazio1–2Bologna
  • 3 Nov 2023Bologna1–0Lazio
  • 11 Mar 2023Bologna0–0Lazio
  • 14 Aug 2022Lazio2–1Bologna

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 · 61 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.07league 3.90
Red cards0.31league 0.14
Cards 5+34%league 38%
Fouls24.2league 26.0
Penalties0.11league 0.33
Home wins36%league 40%
Lazio5 with this referee
Record4-0-1 Cards · opp.2.2 · 3.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds3
  • L25 May 25H · Lecce0–13
  • W19 Jan 25A · Verona3–02
  • W27 Sep 23H · Torino2–01
  • W26 Aug 22H · Inter3–12
  • W5 Dec 21A · Sampdoria3–13
Bologna5 with this referee
Record4-1-0 Cards · opp.1.4 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W14 Feb 25H · Torino3–20
  • W15 Dec 24H · Fiorentina1–02
  • W15 Mar 24A · Empoli1–01
  • D1 May 22A · AS Roma0–01
  • W22 Dec 21A · Sassuolo3–03

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

Lazio13 games · scored 15 · conceded 10
4 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 1 76-90
Bologna13 games · scored 22 · conceded 11
2 0-15
3 16-30
5 2 31-45
6 2 46-60
4 3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 11 · conceded 7
2 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 19 · conceded 8
2 1 0-15
3 16-30
2 3 31-45
6 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 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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