Serie A Gameweek 33 Fri, Apr 17 · 17:30 MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 32). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Como. Sassuolo had 5.3 days of rest, Como 4.9 and had to travel 173 km.

Away travel173 kmRest days5.3 · 4.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Sassuolo19%
Draw25%
Como56%
Expected goals 0.89 – 1.69
Sassuolo27%
Draw26%
Como47%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.58
Sassuolo20%
Draw26%
Como54%
Expected goals 0.91 – 1.66
Sassuolo15%
Draw23%
Como63%
Expected goals 0.80 – 1.90
Sassuolo20%
Draw24%
Como56%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.78
Over 2.5 48% Both score 49% 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 0.30
  • Matches 47

Team strength

SassuoloComo
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
41 AttackIn forecast 72
32 DefenceIn forecast 67
— 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

Sassuolo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SassuoloComo
1.22 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.75
1.34 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.81
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.53
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.85
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.22
69% Scored inContext 75%
19% Clean sheetsContext 47%
10.38 ShotsContext 14.28
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.06
36% On target shareContext 35%
6.84 Shots in the boxContext 9.26
67% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.11 OffsidesContext 1.57
14.09 Shots allowedContext 8.91
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.43
3.47 BlocksContext 3.04
3.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.64
73% Save rateContext 73%
45% PossessionIn forecast 61%
384 PassesContext 523
317 Accurate passesContext 457
83% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.50 FoulsContext 13.13
12.59 Fouls sufferedContext 11.94
2.28 Yellow cardsContext 2.13
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 32 and 32 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.77
1.52 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.73
+0.44 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
80% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
9.90 ShotsContext 15.60
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
36% On target shareContext 34%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 10.89
76% Box shareContext 67%
15% ConversionContext 12%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.75
15.30 Shots allowedContext 7.40
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.20 BlocksContext 3.00
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.25
71% Save rateContext 69%
44% PossessionIn forecast 62%
369 PassesContext 542
306 Accurate passesContext 480
83% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.90
9.70 FoulsContext 12.40
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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

Sassuolo
Rest5.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km275 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Como
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel173 km645 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
Sassuolo Como
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.3Serie A 2025-2026, 12 Apr4.9Serie A 2025-2026, 12 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km173 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways275 km645 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.88.9

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

Sassuolo Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13S. Turati(G)
25W. Coulibaly 80T. Muharemović 21J. Idzes 6S. Walukiewicz
42K. Thorstvedt 18N. Matić 90I. Koné
45A. Laurienté 8M. Nzola 7C. Volpato
+9 more reported missing outside this XI
Como Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Butez(G)
18Alberto Moreno 2M. Kempf 14Jacobo Ramón 28I. Smolčić
6M. Caqueret 33L. da Cunha
20M. Baturina 10N. Paz 38Assane Diao
7Álvaro Morata
+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
Sassuolo Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Como Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sassuolo-0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Como+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Sassuolo · Home 1.44points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
7-2-7
Scored
1.19
Conceded
1.38
Como · Away 1.73points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
7-5-3
Scored
1.47
Conceded
0.73

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 Sassuolo wins0 draws1 Como wins
Goals per game0.00 – 2.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 28 Nov 2025Como2–0Sassuolo

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 · 47 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.34league 3.73
Red cards0.11league 0.19
Cards 5+51%league 36%
Fouls25.7league 24.9
Penalties0.30league 0.30
Home wins47%league 40%
Sassuolo6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.2.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L17 Jan 26A · Napoli0–13
  • W3 Oct 25A · Verona1–04
  • L8 Apr 23A · Verona1–24
  • W6 Mar 23H · Cremonese3–21
  • W20 Feb 22A · Inter2–02
Como2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W28 Feb 26H · Lecce3–10
  • W10 May 25H · Cagliari3–11

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

Sassuolo31 games · scored 38 · conceded 41
7 9 0-15
3 8 16-30
4 3 31-45
9 8 46-60
10 4 61-75
5 9 76-90
Como31 games · scored 54 · conceded 25
10 4 0-15
7 2 16-30
7 3 31-45
7 8 46-60
10 4 61-75
13 4 76-90
Sassuolo9 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
4 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Como10 games · scored 19 · conceded 10
3 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
5 1 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 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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