Serie A Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 18 · 14:00 Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Verona were the stronger side on L90 Strength (22 vs 14). Pisa had 13 days of rest, Verona 14.8 and had to travel 198 km.

Away travel198 kmRest days13 · 14.8Matches / 14d1 · 0
Pisa35%
Draw30%
Verona36%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.17
Pisa36%
Draw27%
Verona37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.35
Pisa34%
Draw30%
Verona36%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.16
Pisa28%
Draw29%
Verona43%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.31
Pisa36%
Draw27%
Verona37%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.36
Over 2.5 41% Both score 48% 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 · ItalyMarco Guida
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.37
  • Matches 67

Team strength

PisaVerona
14 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
12 Current StrengthIn forecast 16
15 AttackIn forecast 15
21 DefenceIn forecast 29
— 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—

Verona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PisaVerona
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
-0.36 Goals minus xGContext -0.70
33% Scored inContext 33%
17% Clean sheetsContext 17%
9.67 ShotsContext 13.67
2.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.17
24% On target shareContext 38%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
64% Box shareContext 49%
5% ConversionContext 2%
1.60 OffsidesContext 2.00
16.67 Shots allowedContext 11.83
4.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
5.00 BlocksContext 3.67
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.83
66% Save rateContext 71%
37% PossessionIn forecast 41%
280 PassesContext 321
212 Accurate passesContext 243
76% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.62
13.33 FoulsContext 16.83
12.17 Fouls sufferedContext 8.83
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.17
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 0.91
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
-0.36 Goals minus xGContext -0.31
33% Scored inContext 50%
17% Clean sheetsContext 10%
9.67 ShotsContext 11.40
2.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
24% On target shareContext 34%
7.60 Shots in the boxContext 6.20
64% Box shareContext 54%
5% ConversionContext 5%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.75
16.67 Shots allowedContext 11.80
4.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
5.00 BlocksContext 3.20
3.17 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
66% Save rateContext 72%
37% PossessionIn forecast 39%
280 PassesContext 297
212 Accurate passesContext 218
76% Pass accuracyContext 74%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.72
13.33 FoulsContext 17.00
12.17 Fouls sufferedContext 9.40
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 6 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
Rest13 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km230 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Verona
Rest14.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel198 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 Verona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13Serie A 2025-2026, 5 Oct14.8Serie A 2025-2026, 3 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km198 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways230 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 0 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.28

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 39Raúl Albiol 4A. Caracciolo
3S. Angori 6M. Marin 20M. Aebischer 14E. Akinsanmiro 7M. Léris
18M. Nzola 32S. Moreo
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Verona Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1L. Montipò(G)
6N. Valentini 15V. Nelsson 5Unai Núñez
3M. Frese 24A. Bernede 63R. Gagliardini 8S. Serdar 70Fallou Cham
16G. Orban 17Giovane
+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 +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Verona Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Pisa+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Verona+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Pisa · Home 0.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.67
Verona · Away 0.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
0-1-2
Scored
0.33
Conceded
2.33

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 2 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 · Marco Guida Italy · 67 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.03league 3.62
Red cards0.13league 0.13
Cards 5+39%league 35%
Fouls24.0league 26.2
Penalties0.37league 0.25
Home wins43%league 38%
Pisa

No previous matches with this referee.

Verona2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W4 Oct 24H · Venezia2–13
  • W20 Apr 24H · Udinese1–02

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

Pisa6 games · scored 3 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Verona6 games · scored 2 · conceded 9
3 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 76-90
Pisa6 games · scored 3 · conceded 10
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Verona10 games · scored 6 · conceded 13
1 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
1 46-60
3 1 61-75
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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