Serie A Gameweek 4 Mon, Sep 22 · 19:45 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli
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Our take

Napoli were clear favourites.

Napoli were the stronger side on L90 Strength (73 vs 14). Napoli usually keep the ball (53% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Napoli had 9 days of rest, Pisa 8.2 and had to travel 449 km.

Away travel449 kmRest days9 · 8.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Napoli80%
Draw14%
Pisa6%
Expected goals 2.59 – 0.57
Napoli82%
Draw12%
Pisa5%
Expected goals 2.84 – 0.63
Napoli81%
Draw14%
Pisa6%
Expected goals 2.59 – 0.56
Napoli75%
Draw17%
Pisa8%
Expected goals 2.31 – 0.64
Napoli82%
Draw12%
Pisa6%
Expected goals 2.85 – 0.65
Over 2.5 61% Both score 41% 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 (Napoli)

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RefereeValerio Crezzini
  • Cards per match 2.5
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 2

Team strength

NapoliPisa
73 L90 StrengthIn forecast 14
60 Current StrengthIn forecast 12
61 AttackIn forecast 15
70 DefenceIn forecast 21
— 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

Napoli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Pisa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

NapoliPisa
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
0.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.87 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
0.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.13 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
100% Scored inContext 33%
67% Clean sheetsContext 0%
15.00 ShotsContext 10.00
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.33
40% On target shareContext 23%
10.33 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
68% Box shareContext 56%
13% ConversionContext 3%
— OffsidesContext 1.67
12.00 Shots allowedContext 14.67
2.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
3.33 BlocksContext 4.00
1.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
83% Save rateContext 79%
59% PossessionIn forecast 39%
542 PassesContext 309
478 Accurate passesContext 237
88% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.06 Team ratingContext 6.79
15.33 FoulsContext 12.00
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
0.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
0.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
80% Scored inContext 33%
70% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.30 ShotsContext 10.00
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.33
38% On target shareContext 23%
10.38 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
71% Box shareContext 56%
11% ConversionContext 3%
1.63 OffsidesContext 1.67
10.00 Shots allowedContext 14.67
2.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
3.10 BlocksContext 4.00
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
82% Save rateContext 79%
57% PossessionIn forecast 39%
507 PassesContext 309
444 Accurate passesContext 237
88% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.07 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.10 FoulsContext 12.00
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
1.20 Yellow cardsContext 0.67
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 3 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

Napoli
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km819 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Pisa
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel449 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
Napoli Pisa
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9Serie A 2025-2026, 13 Sep8.2Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km449 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways819 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one65.8

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

Napoli Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1A. Meret(G)
37L. Spinazzola 4A. Buongiorno 31S. Beukema 22G. Di Lorenzo
6B. Gilmour
8S. McTominay 11K. De Bruyne 20E. Elmas 21M. Politano
19R. Højlund
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Pisa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Šemper(G)
47Mateus Lusuardi 4A. Caracciolo 5S. Canestrelli
94G. Bonfanti 14E. Akinsanmiro 20M. Aebischer 6M. Marin 7M. Léris
32S. Moreo 18M. Nzola
+3 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
Napoli Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Pisa Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Napoli-0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Pisa+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Napoli · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00
Pisa · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Valerio Crezzini 2 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.50league 3.51
Red cards0.00league 0.10
Cards 5+50%league 36%
Fouls27.5league 25.9
Penalties0.00league 0.21
Home wins50%league 38%
Napoli

No previous matches with this referee.

Pisa

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Napoli3 games · scored 6 · conceded 1
2 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 1 76-90
Pisa3 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
61-75
76-90
Napoli10 games · scored 14 · conceded 5
4 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Pisa3 games · scored 1 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
61-75
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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