Serie A Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 11:00 Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa
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Our take

Napoli were slight favourites.

Napoli were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 12). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Pisa. Pisa had 6.9 days of rest, Napoli 5.6 and had to travel 449 km.

Away travel449 kmRest days6.9 · 5.6Matches / 14d1 · 1
Pisa17%
Draw25%
Napoli58%
Expected goals 0.83 – 1.74
Pisa12%
Draw20%
Napoli68%
Expected goals 0.82 – 2.19
Pisa17%
Draw24%
Napoli59%
Expected goals 0.84 – 1.76
Pisa13%
Draw22%
Napoli65%
Expected goals 0.74 – 1.95
Pisa18%
Draw23%
Napoli59%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.87
Over 2.5 48% 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.
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Referee · ItalyFrancesco Fourneau
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 48

Team strength

PisaNapoli
12 L90 StrengthIn forecast 66
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 61
15 AttackIn forecast 61
21 DefenceIn forecast 70
— 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—

Napoli

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PisaNapoli
0.69 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.83 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.28
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
-0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
44% Scored inContext 78%
14% Clean sheetsContext 36%
9.56 ShotsContext 12.97
3.57 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.91
29% On target shareContext 36%
7.31 Shots in the boxContext 8.31
70% Box shareContext 63%
7% ConversionContext 12%
2.10 OffsidesContext 1.85
14.14 Shots allowedContext 10.28
4.54 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.21
4.03 BlocksContext 2.88
3.16 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.32
65% Save rateContext 69%
40% PossessionIn forecast 58%
316 PassesContext 538
243 Accurate passesContext 469
77% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.86
12.97 FoulsContext 11.36
11.42 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.08 Yellow cardsContext 1.31
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.76
-0.57 Goals minus xGContext +0.34
30% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
8.50 ShotsContext 13.60
4.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.22
35% On target shareContext 35%
6.56 Shots in the boxContext 8.60
70% Box shareContext 63%
6% ConversionContext 11%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.33
12.30 Shots allowedContext 8.90
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.44
3.67 BlocksContext 2.13
2.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.44
54% Save rateContext 71%
40% PossessionIn forecast 61%
324 PassesContext 572
251 Accurate passesContext 510
77% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.59 Team ratingContext 6.89
12.60 FoulsContext 9.80
10.80 Fouls sufferedContext 9.10
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
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

Pisa
Rest6.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km323 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Napoli
Rest5.6 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
Pisa Napoli
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.9Serie A 2025-2026, 10 May5.6Serie A 2025-2026, 11 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km449 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways323 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.47.3

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)
5S. Canestrelli 4A. Caracciolo 33A. Calabresi
3S. Angori 14E. Akinsanmiro 8M. Højholt 20M. Aebischer 7M. Léris
32S. Moreo 81F. Stojilković
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Napoli Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1A. Meret(G)
4A. Buongiorno 13A. Rrahmani 31S. Beukema
37L. Spinazzola 68S. Lobotka 8S. McTominay 22G. Di Lorenzo
27Alisson Santos 19R. Højlund 20E. Elmas
+4 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 Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Napoli Scores -0.04 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Pisa+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Napoli-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Pisa · Home 0.56points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
2-4-12
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.28
Napoli · Away 1.67points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
9-3-6
Scored
1.22
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.

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 1 of 1 meetings

0 Pisa wins0 draws1 Napoli wins
Goals per game2.00 – 3.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 22 Sep 2025Napoli3–2Pisa

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 · Francesco Fourneau Italy · 48 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.38league 3.69
Red cards0.10league 0.19
Cards 5+52%league 34%
Fouls25.7league 24.7
Penalties0.29league 0.28
Home wins48%league 39%
Pisa1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D21 Dec 25A · Cagliari2–22
Napoli3 with this referee
Record3-0-0 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W17 Jan 26H · Sassuolo1–00
  • W21 Aug 22H · Monza4–02
  • W19 Mar 22H · Udinese2–12

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

Pisa36 games · scored 25 · conceded 66
5 7 0-15
4 4 16-30
2 15 31-45
6 11 46-60
3 11 61-75
5 18 76-90
Napoli36 games · scored 54 · conceded 36
11 8 0-15
6 3 16-30
11 4 31-45
11 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
9 7 76-90
Pisa10 games · scored 5 · conceded 23
1 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
3 6 46-60
5 61-75
6 76-90
Napoli10 games · scored 15 · conceded 9
4 4 0-15
16-30
3 1 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 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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