Serie A Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 27 · 14:00 Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Torino
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Our take

Torino were slight favourites.

Torino were the stronger side on L90 Strength (38 vs 26). Absences weigh more on Cagliari. Torino had 6 days of rest, Cagliari 6.1 and had to travel 660 km.

Away travel660 kmRest days6 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Torino52%
Draw26%
Cagliari22%
Expected goals 1.60 – 0.96
Torino52%
Draw25%
Cagliari23%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.05
Torino50%
Draw27%
Cagliari23%
Expected goals 1.51 – 0.94
Torino45%
Draw28%
Cagliari28%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.07
Torino54%
Draw24%
Cagliari22%
Expected goals 1.80 – 1.07
Over 2.5 47% Both score 50% 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.
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Referee · ItalyDaniele Doveri
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 74

Team strength

TorinoCagliari
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
39 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
39 AttackIn forecast 31
47 DefenceIn forecast 31
— 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

Torino

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cagliari

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

TorinoCagliari
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.06
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.44
1.14 xGVia Att/Def 0.89
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
-0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
69% Scored inContext 69%
44% Clean sheetsContext 19%
11.44 ShotsContext 9.81
4.13 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.73
36% On target shareContext 36%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.20
65% Box shareContext 59%
9% ConversionContext 11%
1.77 OffsidesContext 2.50
13.63 Shots allowedContext 12.94
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
3.56 BlocksContext 3.86
2.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.73
62% Save rateContext 73%
43% PossessionIn forecast 45%
355 PassesContext 365
283 Accurate passesContext 293
80% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.77
13.81 FoulsContext 15.00
10.81 Fouls sufferedContext 15.06
1.69 Yellow cardsContext 2.56
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.18 xGVia Att/Def 0.82
1.32 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
80% Scored inContext 70%
50% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.40 ShotsContext 9.20
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
33% On target shareContext 39%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 5.44
67% Box shareContext 54%
10% ConversionContext 12%
1.75 OffsidesContext 3.14
13.00 Shots allowedContext 11.40
3.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30
3.60 BlocksContext 2.89
2.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
67% Save rateContext 66%
43% PossessionIn forecast 47%
355 PassesContext 378
279 Accurate passesContext 303
79% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.74
13.40 FoulsContext 15.10
10.30 Fouls sufferedContext 15.60
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.80
0.10 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

Torino
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km471 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cagliari
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel660 km1,441 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
Torino Cagliari
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Dec6.1Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km660 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways471 km1,441 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one8.16.2

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

Torino Confirmed XI
3-4-1-2
1A. Paleari(G)
44A. Ismajli 13G. Maripán 61A. Tamèze
20V. Lazaro 32K. Asllani 66G. Gineitis 16M. Pedersen
10N. Vlašić
19C. Adams 18G. Simeone
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Cagliari Confirmed XI
3-5-1-1
1E. Caprile(G)
6S. Luperto 14A. Deiola 28G. Zappa
3Riyad Idrissi 4L. Mazzitelli 16M. Prati 8M. Adopo 2M. Palestra
10G. Gaetano
9S. Kılıçsoy
+9 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
Torino Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cagliari Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.09 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Torino+2.0 pp
  • Draw-1.0 pp
  • Cagliari-0.9 pp

Home / Away this season

Torino · Home 1.38points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-2-3
Scored
1.13
Conceded
1.75
Cagliari · Away 0.75points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
1-3-4
Scored
0.88
Conceded
1.38

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

2 Torino wins2 draws2 Cagliari wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.17 Over 2.550% Both scored67% Clean sheets33% · 17%
  • 24 Jan 2025Torino2–0Cagliari
  • 20 Oct 2024Cagliari3–2Torino
  • 26 Jan 2024Cagliari1–2Torino
  • 21 Aug 2023Torino0–0Cagliari
  • 27 Feb 2022Torino1–2Cagliari
  • 6 Dec 2021Cagliari1–1Torino

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 · Daniele Doveri Italy · 74 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.35league 3.90
Red cards0.20league 0.17
Cards 5+28%league 39%
Fouls24.8league 26.0
Penalties0.22league 0.31
Home wins24%league 40%
Torino2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D11 Nov 23A · Monza1–12
  • D10 Apr 22H · AC Milan0–02
Cagliari6 with this referee
Record1-3-2 Cards · opp.1.2 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 1 Reds1
  • L28 Dec 24H · Inter0–30
  • W19 May 24A · Sassuolo2–02
  • D1 Apr 24H · Verona1–10
  • D17 Sep 23H · Udinese0–02
  • L15 May 22H · Inter1–30

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

Torino16 games · scored 16 · conceded 26
1 2 0-15
3 7 16-30
4 6 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 5 61-75
2 4 76-90
Cagliari16 games · scored 17 · conceded 23
3 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 3 61-75
5 7 76-90
Torino10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
2 4 16-30
4 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Cagliari10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
1 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 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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