Serie A Gameweek 8 Sun, Oct 25 · 19:45 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

AC Milan are clear favourites.

AC Milan are the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 32). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for AC Milan. Udinese have 7.4 days of rest, AC Milan 3 and have to travel 321 km. Conditions look neutral.

Away travel321 kmRest days7.4 · 3Matches / 14d2 · 3
Udinese15%
Draw20%
AC Milan66%
Expected goals 1.01 – 2.29
Udinese24%
Draw26%
AC Milan50%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.65
Udinese15%
Draw20%
AC Milan66%
Expected goals 1.01 – 2.29
Udinese11%
Draw17%
AC Milan73%
Expected goals 0.90 – 2.57
Udinese15%
Draw19%
AC Milan66%
Expected goals 1.08 – 2.42
Over 2.5 64% Both score 58% Likeliest score 1–2
EloLambda forecast, updated 33 minutes ago. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Udine)
8°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 22%
  • Wind 6 km/h
  • Humidity 86%
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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Udinese and AC Milan. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Team strength

UdineseAC Milan
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 66
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 66
22 AttackIn forecast 72
18 DefenceIn forecast 69
7 Form indexContext 74
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−20%
Defense risk+32%

AC Milan

Attack+35%
Defense risk−21%

Changes versus each team's league-average baseline. Higher attack and lower defense risk are favorable.

Playing style

UdineseAC Milan
1.29 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
2.29 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 1.83
2.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
71% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 29%
14.14 ShotsContext 12.29
3.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.71
27% On target shareContext 38%
9.14 Shots in the boxContext 7.83
66% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 16%
1.60 OffsidesContext 1.60
16.29 Shots allowedContext 9.57
6.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.57
4.71 BlocksContext 2.67
4.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
66% Save rateContext 75%
51% PossessionIn forecast 60%
467 PassesContext 583
397 Accurate passesContext 522
85% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.98
10.71 FoulsContext 9.29
8.57 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 1.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.97
1.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.27
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
60% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.70 ShotsContext 13.20
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
30% On target shareContext 38%
8.20 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
66% Box shareContext 69%
9% ConversionContext 14%
2.14 OffsidesContext 1.86
15.70 Shots allowedContext 11.70
6.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
4.30 BlocksContext 3.44
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.44
68% Save rateContext 78%
49% PossessionIn forecast 57%
445 PassesContext 556
375 Accurate passesContext 498
84% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.98
11.10 FoulsContext 9.90
8.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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

Udinese
Rest7.4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km892 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 7 · 0 pts vs 7.4 for an average club · -6.5 vs expected
  • L18 OctH · Lecce0–31.9 xPts
  • L12 OctA · Torino1–21.1 xPts
  • L19 SepH · Cagliari0–11.6 xPts
  • L14 SepA · Inter3–50.5 xPts
  • L7 SepH · Lazio1–21.4 xPts
AC Milan
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel321 km2,788 km in 14d
Schedule load34%Moderate
Form 74 · 10 pts vs 7.1 for an average club · +1.5 vs expected
  • W18 OctH · Atalanta3–22.1 xPts
  • W15 OctA · Red Bull Salzburg4–01.4 xPts
  • D11 OctA · Sassuolo1–11.6 xPts
  • W20 SepH · Lecce3–02.3 xPts
  • L16 SepH · Benfica0–21.0 xPts

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 · 0Moderate · 34
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.4Serie A 2026-2027, 18 Oct3UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 - League phase, 22 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km321 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways892 km2,788 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2.92.9

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

Udinese Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-2-1 · vs Lecce (H) 0–3, 18 Oct
40M. Okoye(G)
77E. Ebosse 5D. Alaba 28O. Solet
11H. Kamara 6Oier Zarraga 8J. Karlström 23M. Vojvoda
30G. Chakvetadze 32J. Ekkelenkamp
9K. Davis
AC Milan Last XI · not confirmed
3-4-3 · vs Atalanta (H) 3–2, 18 Oct
16M. Maignan(G)
31S. Pavlović 5K. De Winter 34Mario Gila
22Diego Moreira 14L. Modrić 80Y. Musah 21S. Chukwueze
11C. Pulišić 9Gonçalo Ramos 12A. Rabiot

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 No reported absences
AC Milan No reported absences
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • AC Milan+0.0 pp

From eScored squad data: each player's weight is his role (core 3, starter 2, rotation 1, depth 0.5) times his share of minutes. Defenders and keepers count to the defence line, forwards to attack, midfielders half to each. EloLambda turns the lost share into fewer goals scored and more conceded (weight 0.1); the totals show how that moves the result chances.

Home / Away this season

Udinese · Home 0.25points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
0-1-3
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.75
AC Milan · Away 1.50points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-3-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.25

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 3 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

3 Udinese wins2 draws5 AC Milan wins
Goals per game1.30 – 1.80 Over 2.560% Both scored50% Clean sheets20% · 30%
  • 11 Apr 2026AC Milan0–3Udinese
  • 20 Sep 2025Udinese0–3AC Milan
  • 11 Apr 2025Udinese0–4AC Milan
  • 19 Oct 2024AC Milan1–0Udinese
  • 20 Jan 2024Udinese2–3AC Milan
  • 4 Nov 2023AC Milan0–1Udinese

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.

Goal timing

Udinese7 games · scored 9 · conceded 16
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 4 31-45
1 3 46-60
4 61-75
1 3 76-90
AC Milan7 games · scored 14 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
9 2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 11 · conceded 18
1 2 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 61-75
2 3 76-90
AC Milan10 games · scored 19 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
10 2 61-75
1 3 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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