Serie A Gameweek 16 Sat, Dec 20 · 17:00 Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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Our take

Lazio were clear favourites.

Lazio were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 23). Absences weigh more on Lazio. Lazio had 7 days of rest, Cremonese 7.1 and had to travel 413 km.

Away travel413 kmRest days7 · 7.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Lazio65%
Draw22%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 1.95 – 0.77
Lazio67%
Draw20%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 2.15 – 0.83
Lazio65%
Draw22%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 1.97 – 0.76
Lazio57%
Draw25%
Cremonese18%
Expected goals 1.74 – 0.86
Lazio66%
Draw20%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 2.12 – 0.85
Over 2.5 51% Both score 47% 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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RefereeLuca Pairetto
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 65

Team strength

LazioCremonese
59 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
62 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
53 AttackIn forecast 16
63 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LazioCremonese
1.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
0.73 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
53% Scored inContext 73%
53% Clean sheetsContext 27%
11.27 ShotsContext 8.33
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.33
39% On target shareContext 40%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.36
59% Box shareContext 60%
10% ConversionContext 14%
1.29 OffsidesContext 2.36
13.27 Shots allowedContext 15.87
4.47 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.00 BlocksContext 4.64
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.14
85% Save rateContext 78%
50% PossessionIn forecast 46%
465 PassesContext 368
397 Accurate passesContext 287
85% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.78
10.60 FoulsContext 12.07
16.67 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 2.07
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.63
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
60% Scored inContext 80%
60% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.20 ShotsContext 9.30
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
43% On target shareContext 39%
6.40 Shots in the boxContext 5.80
54% Box shareContext 61%
9% ConversionContext 13%
1.33 OffsidesContext 2.00
12.90 Shots allowedContext 15.90
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
3.40 BlocksContext 4.67
3.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
86% Save rateContext 74%
51% PossessionIn forecast 47%
475 PassesContext 365
406 Accurate passesContext 279
85% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.76
10.10 FoulsContext 11.90
16.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
1.70 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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km737 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel413 km367 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 Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2025-2026, 13 Dec7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 13 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km413 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways737 km367 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77.9

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

Lazio Confirmed XI
4-3-3
94I. Provedel(G)
3L. Pellegrini 13A. Romagnoli 34Mario Gila 77A. Marušić
5M. Vecino 32D. Cataldi 8M. Guendouzi
9Pedro 11V. Castellanos 22M. Cancellieri
+9 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1E. Audero(G)
55F. Folino 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 11D. Johnsen 33A. Grassi 38W. Bondo 4T. Barbieri
10J. Vardy 90F. Bonazzoli
+5 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 -0.07 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lazio-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Cremonese+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Lazio · Home 2.00points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
4-2-1
Scored
1.86
Conceded
0.71
Cremonese · Away 1.38points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
3-2-3
Scored
1.13
Conceded
1.13

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

2 Lazio wins0 draws0 Cremonese wins
Goals per game3.50 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 28 May 2023Lazio3–2Cremonese
  • 18 Sep 2022Cremonese0–4Lazio

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 65 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.49league 3.87
Red cards0.25league 0.16
Cards 5+52%league 38%
Fouls25.7league 25.9
Penalties0.38league 0.31
Home wins37%league 40%
Lazio9 with this referee
Record6-1-2 Cards · opp.3.2 · 2.7 Pens for · against4 · 0 Reds2
  • L5 Jan 25A · AS Roma0–26
  • W31 Oct 24A · Como5–15
  • D4 May 24A · Monza2–27
  • W21 May 23A · Udinese1–01
  • W3 Mar 23A · Napoli1–02
Cremonese2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 0.5 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D3 May 23A · AC Milan1–14
  • D4 Sep 22H · Sassuolo0–01

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

Lazio15 games · scored 17 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 1 76-90
Cremonese15 games · scored 18 · conceded 18
2 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 6 61-75
6 1 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 10 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 1 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 3 46-60
4 61-75
5 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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