Serie A Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 30 · 17:30 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
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Our take

Atalanta were slight favourites.

Atalanta were the stronger side on L90 Strength (71 vs 33). Atalanta usually keep the ball (56% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Parma had 5.9 days of rest, Atalanta 5.9 and had to travel 112 km.

Away travel112 kmRest days5.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Parma22%
Draw26%
Atalanta52%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.59
Parma22%
Draw25%
Atalanta53%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.72
Parma22%
Draw26%
Atalanta52%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.59
Parma17%
Draw24%
Atalanta59%
Expected goals 0.83 – 1.78
Parma22%
Draw25%
Atalanta53%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.72
Over 2.5 46% Both score 49% 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 · ItalyMaurizio Mariani
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 84

Team strength

ParmaAtalanta
33 L90 StrengthIn forecast 71
28 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
20 AttackIn forecast 48
33 DefenceIn forecast 45
— 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

Parma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Atalanta

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ParmaAtalanta
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
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— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
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— On target shareContext —
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— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— PossessionIn forecast —
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— FoulsContext —
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This league season, per match
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.96 xGVia Att/Def 1.66
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.07
-0.06 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
50% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.10 ShotsContext 12.90
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
43% On target shareContext 28%
5.30 Shots in the boxContext 10.50
65% Box shareContext 76%
11% ConversionContext 12%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.83
13.40 Shots allowedContext 11.60
4.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
4.00 BlocksContext 3.33
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
68% Save rateContext 79%
41% PossessionIn forecast 55%
334 PassesContext 466
263 Accurate passesContext 387
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.85 Team ratingContext 7.02
11.80 FoulsContext 11.00
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 8.90
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 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

Parma
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km420 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Atalanta
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel112 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
Parma Atalanta
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9Serie A 2025-2026, 24 Aug5.9Serie A 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km112 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways420 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one13.914.9

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

Parma Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
31Z. Suzuki(G)
5L. Valenti 39A. Circati 15E. Delprato
14E. Valeri 16L. Keita 10Adrián Bernabé 18M. Løvik
22O. Sørensen 11P. Almqvist
9Mateo Pellegrino
Atalanta Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
29M. Carnesecchi(G)
19B. Djimsiti 4I. Hien 42G. Scalvini
59N. Zalewski 8M. Pašalić 15M. de Roon 16R. Bellanova
70D. Maldini 17C. De Ketelaere
9G. Scamacca

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
Parma Absences are shown before kick-off
Atalanta Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Parma+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Atalanta+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Parma · Home No home games yet this season.
Atalanta · Away No away games yet this season.

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 2 of 2 meetings

1 Parma wins0 draws1 Atalanta wins
Goals per game2.00 – 2.50 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 25 May 2025Atalanta2–3Parma
  • 23 Nov 2024Parma1–3Atalanta

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 · Maurizio Mariani Italy · 84 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.94league 3.58
Red cards0.20league 0.17
Cards 5+42%league 50%
Fouls24.3league 24.5
Penalties0.23league 0.17
Home wins45%league 42%
Parma

No previous matches with this referee.

Atalanta8 with this referee
Record3-2-3 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.6 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W13 Apr 25H · Bologna2–04
  • W23 Feb 25A · Empoli5–01
  • D11 Jan 25A · Udinese0–02
  • L25 Nov 23H · Napoli1–22
  • L26 Feb 23A · AC Milan0–21

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

Parma1 games · scored 0 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Atalanta1 games · scored 1 · conceded 1
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Parma10 games · scored 9 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
16-30
1 3 31-45
3 1 46-60
3 61-75
1 5 76-90
Atalanta10 games · scored 16 · conceded 10
3 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 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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