Serie A Gameweek 27 Fri, Feb 27 · 19:45 Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
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Our take

Parma were slight favourites.

Parma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (36 vs 29). Absences weigh more on Cagliari. Parma had 5.1 days of rest, Cagliari 6 and had to travel 627 km.

Away travel627 kmRest days5.1 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 2
Parma46%
Draw29%
Cagliari25%
Expected goals 1.39 – 0.95
Parma48%
Draw26%
Cagliari26%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.11
Parma45%
Draw29%
Cagliari26%
Expected goals 1.36 – 0.96
Parma39%
Draw30%
Cagliari31%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.07
Parma48%
Draw27%
Cagliari25%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.06
Over 2.5 42% Both score 47% 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.
Weather (Parma)

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RefereeLuca Massimi
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 31

Team strength

ParmaCagliari
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
28 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
20 AttackIn forecast 31
33 DefenceIn forecast 31
— 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—

Cagliari

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ParmaCagliari
0.73 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.08
1.19 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.35
0.88 xGVia Att/Def 0.88
1.40 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
54% Scored inContext 62%
35% Clean sheetsContext 23%
11.15 ShotsContext 9.92
3.13 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.54
26% On target shareContext 33%
6.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.29
57% Box shareContext 60%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.63 OffsidesContext 2.17
14.15 Shots allowedContext 13.04
4.23 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
4.24 BlocksContext 3.92
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.68
70% Save rateContext 73%
44% PossessionIn forecast 46%
355 PassesContext 387
284 Accurate passesContext 315
80% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.78
10.42 FoulsContext 14.54
13.73 Fouls sufferedContext 14.54
1.62 Yellow cardsContext 2.31
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
0.72 xGVia Att/Def 0.87
1.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
60% Scored inContext 50%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.40 ShotsContext 10.10
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.22
24% On target shareContext 29%
6.11 Shots in the boxContext 6.44
51% Box shareContext 61%
7% ConversionContext 11%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.50
14.30 Shots allowedContext 13.20
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
4.40 BlocksContext 4.00
3.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
68% Save rateContext 74%
48% PossessionIn forecast 47%
404 PassesContext 424
336 Accurate passesContext 352
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.80
10.10 FoulsContext 13.80
13.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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
Rest5.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km232 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cagliari
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel627 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
Parma Cagliari
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.1Serie A 2025-2026, 22 Feb6Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km627 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways232 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.87.8

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

Parma Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
40E. Corvi(G)
5L. Valenti 37Mariano Troilo 15E. Delprato
16L. Keita
14E. Valeri 24C. Ordoñez 10Adrián Bernabé 27Sascha Britschgi
7Gabriel Strefezza 9Mateo Pellegrino
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Cagliari Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1E. Caprile(G)
15J. Rodríguez 22A. Dossena 32Zé Pedro
33A. Obert 25I. Sulemana 27J. Liteta 8M. Adopo 2M. Palestra
94S. Esposito 9S. Kılıçsoy
+8 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
Parma Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cagliari Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Parma+0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Cagliari-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Parma · Home 1.00points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
3-4-6
Scored
0.77
Conceded
1.38
Cagliari · Away 1.00points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
3-4-6
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.54

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

0 Parma wins0 draws3 Cagliari wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.33 Over 2.567% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 13 Sep 2025Cagliari2–0Parma
  • 9 Feb 2025Cagliari2–1Parma
  • 30 Sep 2024Parma2–3Cagliari

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 Massimi 31 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.29league 3.77
Red cards0.29league 0.20
Cards 5+45%league 37%
Fouls26.2league 25.3
Penalties0.26league 0.32
Home wins48%league 38%
Parma

No previous matches with this referee.

Cagliari1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D6 Dec 21H · Torino1–12

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

Parma26 games · scored 19 · conceded 31
2 6 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 6 61-75
6 8 76-90
Cagliari26 games · scored 28 · conceded 35
5 0-15
2 6 16-30
8 4 31-45
4 4 46-60
6 7 61-75
8 9 76-90
Parma10 games · scored 8 · conceded 13
1 4 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Cagliari10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
2 0-15
3 16-30
4 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 4 61-75
3 2 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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