Serie A Gameweek 23 Sat, Jan 31 · 14:00 Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Sassuolo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (27 vs 16). Absences weigh more on Pisa. Pisa had 7.8 days of rest, Sassuolo 6.1 and had to travel 112 km.

Away travel112 kmRest days7.8 · 6.1Matches / 14d1 · 2
Pisa32%
Draw29%
Sassuolo39%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.27
Pisa35%
Draw27%
Sassuolo38%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.38
Pisa33%
Draw29%
Sassuolo38%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.23
Pisa26%
Draw28%
Sassuolo46%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.42
Pisa33%
Draw27%
Sassuolo40%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.43
Over 2.5 43% 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.
Weather (Pisa)

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Referee · ItalyAlberto Ruben Arena
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 9

Team strength

PisaSassuolo
16 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 32
15 AttackIn forecast 41
21 DefenceIn forecast 32
— 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—

Sassuolo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PisaSassuolo
0.82 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.09
1.68 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.27
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 0.96
1.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
50% Scored inContext 64%
18% Clean sheetsContext 23%
10.09 ShotsContext 10.59
3.28 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.82
27% On target shareContext 36%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.55
71% Box shareContext 63%
8% ConversionContext 10%
1.81 OffsidesContext 2.16
15.55 Shots allowedContext 13.55
4.73 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.95
4.29 BlocksContext 3.14
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.95
69% Save rateContext 74%
40% PossessionIn forecast 45%
304 PassesContext 391
231 Accurate passesContext 322
76% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.68 FoulsContext 12.32
12.09 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 2.27
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 22 and 22 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 0.84
1.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
-0.30 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.50 ShotsContext 10.30
3.63 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
28% On target shareContext 37%
8.89 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
78% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 8%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.22
15.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
3.90 BlocksContext 3.10
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.56
64% Save rateContext 75%
41% PossessionIn forecast 44%
300 PassesContext 394
225 Accurate passesContext 325
75% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.70 FoulsContext 11.80
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km435 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sassuolo
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel112 km1,041 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 Sassuolo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.8Serie A 2025-2026, 23 Jan6.1Serie A 2025-2026, 25 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km112 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways435 km1,041 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 51 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one6.28.1

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
3-4-2-1
22S. Scuffet(G)
2R. Bozhinov 4A. Caracciolo 5S. Canestrelli
3S. Angori 20M. Aebischer 6M. Marin 15I. Touré
10M. Tramoni 32S. Moreo
9H. Meister
+9 more reported missing outside this XI
Sassuolo Confirmed XI
4-3-3
49A. Murić(G)
3J. Doig 80T. Muharemović 21J. Idzes 6S. Walukiewicz
90I. Koné 18N. Matić 42K. Thorstvedt
45A. Laurienté 99A. Pinamonti 10D. Berardi
+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
Pisa Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Sassuolo Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Pisa-1.0 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Sassuolo+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Pisa · Home 0.64points per game · 11 home games
W-D-L
1-4-6
Scored
0.18
Conceded
1.00
Sassuolo · Away 1.09points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
3-3-5
Scored
1.09
Conceded
1.27

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 wins1 draws0 Sassuolo wins
Goals per game2.00 – 2.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 24 Nov 2025Sassuolo2–2Pisa

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 · Alberto Ruben Arena Italy · 9 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.00league 3.79
Red cards0.11league 0.16
Cards 5+0%league 36%
Fouls22.9league 25.6
Penalties0.22league 0.32
Home wins33%league 38%
Pisa2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D2 Nov 25A · Torino2–21
  • D24 Aug 25A · Atalanta1–10
Sassuolo

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

Pisa22 games · scored 18 · conceded 37
4 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 10 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 6 61-75
5 11 76-90
Sassuolo22 games · scored 24 · conceded 28
7 5 0-15
1 5 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 5 46-60
8 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Pisa10 games · scored 8 · conceded 21
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
1 46-60
1 5 61-75
2 8 76-90
Sassuolo10 games · scored 8 · conceded 14
4 3 0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 46-60
2 3 61-75
1 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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