Serie A Gameweek 4 Sat, Sep 20 · 19:45 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

AC Milan were slight favourites.

AC Milan were the stronger side on L90 Strength (63 vs 32). Udinese had 6.2 days of rest, AC Milan 6 and had to travel 321 km.

Away travel321 kmRest days6.2 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 1
Udinese26%
Draw27%
AC Milan47%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.50
Udinese26%
Draw26%
AC Milan48%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.60
Udinese26%
Draw28%
AC Milan47%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.47
Udinese21%
Draw25%
AC Milan54%
Expected goals 0.95 – 1.68
Udinese27%
Draw26%
AC Milan47%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.62
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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 67

Team strength

UdineseAC Milan
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 63
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
22 AttackIn forecast 72
18 DefenceIn forecast 69
— 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

Udinese

Attack—
Defense risk—

AC Milan

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

UdineseAC Milan
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
0.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.22
0.91 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.29
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
100% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 67%
12.00 ShotsContext 16.67
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
33% On target shareContext 28%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.67
49% Box shareContext 71%
11% ConversionContext 8%
1.50 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.33 Shots allowedContext 5.33
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.50
2.33 BlocksContext 3.00
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.50
67% Save rateContext 60%
48% PossessionIn forecast 53%
365 PassesContext 472
298 Accurate passesContext 416
82% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.93
10.00 FoulsContext 11.33
14.67 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.33
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.69
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.56
60% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.30 ShotsContext 14.00
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
32% On target shareContext 30%
6.90 Shots in the boxContext 8.80
56% Box shareContext 64%
7% ConversionContext 13%
1.57 OffsidesContext 1.63
13.30 Shots allowedContext 9.40
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.33
3.89 BlocksContext 2.67
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
63% Save rateContext 77%
47% PossessionIn forecast 51%
367 PassesContext 471
301 Accurate passesContext 415
82% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.87 Team ratingContext 7.00
13.60 FoulsContext 10.40
10.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Udinese
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km689 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AC Milan
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel321 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
Udinese AC Milan
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.2Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Sep6Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km321 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways689 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.78

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

Udinese Confirmed XI
4-4-2
90R. Sava(G)
33J. Zemura 28O. Solet 31T. Kristensen 19K. Ehizibue
14A. Atta 6Oier Zarraga 8J. Karlström 32J. Ekkelenkamp
17Iker Bravo 9K. Davis
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
AC Milan Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1P. Terracciano(G)
31S. Pavlović 46M. Gabbia 23O. Tomori
2P. Estupiñán 12A. Rabiot 14L. Modrić 19Y. Fofana 56A. Saelemaekers
11C. Pulišić 7S. Giménez
+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
Udinese Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AC Milan Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • AC Milan-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Udinese · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
AC Milan · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

2 Udinese wins2 draws4 AC Milan wins
Goals per game1.25 – 1.88 Over 2.550% Both scored63% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 11 Apr 2025Udinese0–4AC Milan
  • 19 Oct 2024AC Milan1–0Udinese
  • 20 Jan 2024Udinese2–3AC Milan
  • 4 Nov 2023AC Milan0–1Udinese
  • 18 Mar 2023Udinese3–1AC Milan
  • 13 Aug 2022AC Milan4–2Udinese

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 · 67 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.36league 3.85
Red cards0.21league 0.09
Cards 5+28%league 42%
Fouls25.0league 26.0
Penalties0.22league 0.21
Home wins27%league 42%
Udinese8 with this referee
Record4-3-1 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.6 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds1
  • W16 Feb 25H · Empoli3–00
  • L14 Dec 24H · Napoli1–31
  • W24 Aug 24H · Lazio2–14
  • W26 May 24A · Frosinone1–02
  • D17 Sep 23A · Cagliari0–01
AC Milan10 with this referee
Record4-4-2 Cards · opp.1.2 · 1.9 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W8 Mar 25A · Lecce3–21
  • W11 Feb 24H · Napoli1–01
  • D22 Dec 23A · Salernitana2–21
  • L13 May 23A · Spezia0–21
  • L18 Mar 23A · Udinese1–32

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

Udinese3 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
AC Milan3 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
46-60
2 1 61-75
1 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 3 61-75
5 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 18 · conceded 8
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
4 31-45
2 46-60
6 3 61-75
7 1 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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