Serie A Gameweek 5 Sun, Sep 28 · 14:00 Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (53 vs 14). Fiorentina usually keep the ball (50% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Pisa had 5.8 days of rest, Fiorentina 6.9 and had to travel 68 km.

Away travel68 kmRest days5.8 · 6.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Pisa18%
Draw25%
Fiorentina56%
Expected goals 0.85 – 1.67
Pisa19%
Draw24%
Fiorentina58%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.86
Pisa18%
Draw25%
Fiorentina56%
Expected goals 0.85 – 1.67
Pisa14%
Draw23%
Fiorentina63%
Expected goals 0.76 – 1.87
Pisa19%
Draw24%
Fiorentina58%
Expected goals 0.96 – 1.86
Over 2.5 46% Both score 47% Likeliest score 0–1
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 (Pisa)

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Referee · ItalyGianluca Manganiello
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 49

Team strength

PisaFiorentina
14 L90 StrengthIn forecast 53
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
15 AttackIn forecast 42
21 DefenceIn forecast 34
— 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

Pisa

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PisaFiorentina
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.75
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.22
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
-0.34 Goals minus xGContext -0.47
50% Scored inContext 75%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.25 ShotsContext 11.50
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.25
29% On target shareContext 20%
7.25 Shots in the boxContext 6.75
60% Box shareContext 54%
7% ConversionContext 7%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.33
15.50 Shots allowedContext 13.50
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.50
5.00 BlocksContext 2.00
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
70% Save rateContext 69%
38% PossessionIn forecast 50%
313 PassesContext 390
243 Accurate passesContext 319
78% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.73
13.50 FoulsContext 14.25
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 17.25
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 1.25
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.54
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.90
-0.34 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
50% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.25 ShotsContext 14.60
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
29% On target shareContext 32%
7.25 Shots in the boxContext 9.50
60% Box shareContext 63%
7% ConversionContext 12%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.63
15.50 Shots allowedContext 14.30
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.40
5.00 BlocksContext 3.63
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
70% Save rateContext 67%
38% PossessionIn forecast 53%
313 PassesContext 445
243 Accurate passesContext 372
78% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.93
13.50 FoulsContext 12.30
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 16.30
1.25 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 4 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

Pisa
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km899 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fiorentina
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel68 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
Pisa Fiorentina
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.8Serie A 2025-2026, 22 Sep6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km68 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways899 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one77

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

Pisa Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Šemper(G)
94G. Bonfanti 4A. Caracciolo 5S. Canestrelli
7M. Léris 14E. Akinsanmiro 20M. Aebischer 6M. Marin 15I. Touré
18M. Nzola 10M. Tramoni
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Fiorentina Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
43David de Gea(G)
6L. Ranieri 18Pablo Marí 5M. Pongračić
21R. Gosens 14H. Nicolussi 8R. Mandragora 2Dodô
10A. Guðmundsson 22J. Fazzini
20M. Kean
+2 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
Pisa Absences are shown before kick-off
Fiorentina Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Pisa+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Fiorentina+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Pisa · Home 0.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00
Fiorentina · Away 1.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-2-0
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.50

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 1 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Gianluca Manganiello Italy · 49 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.45league 3.52
Red cards0.16league 0.14
Cards 5+33%league 34%
Fouls23.7league 25.8
Penalties0.22league 0.20
Home wins43%league 39%
Pisa

No previous matches with this referee.

Fiorentina4 with this referee
Record1-2-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.3 Pens for · against1 · 3
  • D13 Apr 25H · Parma0–00
  • L4 Jan 25H · Napoli0–30
  • W7 Jan 23H · Sassuolo2–14
  • D6 Mar 22H · Verona1–10

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

Pisa4 games · scored 3 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Fiorentina3 games · scored 2 · conceded 4
2 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Pisa4 games · scored 3 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Fiorentina9 games · scored 17 · conceded 14
2 4 0-15
2 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 3 61-75
7 3 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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