Serie A Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 19:45 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

Udinese were clear favourites.

Udinese were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 19). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Udinese. Udinese had 8.2 days of rest, Cremonese 7.2 and had to travel 271 km.

Away travel271 kmRest days8.2 · 7.2Matches / 14d1 · 2
Udinese65%
Draw21%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 2.00 – 0.78
Udinese61%
Draw22%
Cremonese16%
Expected goals 1.96 – 0.91
Udinese65%
Draw22%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 1.96 – 0.77
Udinese58%
Draw24%
Cremonese18%
Expected goals 1.79 – 0.88
Udinese68%
Draw19%
Cremonese13%
Expected goals 2.23 – 0.86
Over 2.5 53% Both score 48% Likeliest score 2–0
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 · ItalyGianluca Manganiello
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 56

Team strength

UdineseCremonese
43 L90 StrengthIn forecast 19
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
22 AttackIn forecast 16
18 DefenceIn forecast 30
— 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—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

UdineseCremonese
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.83
1.28 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.47
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 0.89
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
75% Scored inContext 53%
31% Clean sheetsContext 28%
11.19 ShotsContext 8.81
3.91 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.37
34% On target shareContext 37%
6.76 Shots in the boxContext 5.50
58% Box shareContext 59%
11% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.08
13.03 Shots allowedContext 15.17
4.12 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.38
3.67 BlocksContext 4.44
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.91
66% Save rateContext 73%
45% PossessionIn forecast 47%
360 PassesContext 381
291 Accurate passesContext 303
81% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.72
13.36 FoulsContext 13.33
11.44 Fouls sufferedContext 12.47
1.89 Yellow cardsContext 1.78
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 0.79
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
+0.38 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
70% Scored inContext 60%
60% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.50 ShotsContext 9.50
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
42% On target shareContext 39%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 5.90
66% Box shareContext 63%
15% ConversionContext 10%
2.33 OffsidesContext 1.29
15.80 Shots allowedContext 10.90
3.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
4.60 BlocksContext 3.00
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
75% Save rateContext 62%
44% PossessionIn forecast 53%
371 PassesContext 415
309 Accurate passesContext 346
83% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.71
12.30 FoulsContext 14.50
10.80 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.00 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

Udinese
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,663 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel271 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
Udinese Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.2Serie A 2025-2026, 9 May7.2Serie A 2025-2026, 10 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km271 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,663 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.97

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
3-5-2
40M. Okoye(G)
28O. Solet 27C. Kabasele 31T. Kristensen
11H. Kamara 14A. Atta 8J. Karlström 38L. Miller 20Juan Arizala
9K. Davis 18A. Buksa
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
5-3-2
1E. Audero(G)
3G. Pezzella 5S. Luperto 15M. Bianchetti 24F. Terracciano 4T. Barbieri
29Y. Maleh 33A. Grassi 2M. Thorsby
10J. Vardy 90F. Bonazzoli
+6 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 -0.06 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.10 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese+0.6 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Cremonese-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Udinese · Home 1.28points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
6-5-7
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.11
Cremonese · Away 0.83points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
4-3-11
Scored
0.72
Conceded
1.56

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 3 of 3 meetings

1 Udinese wins2 draws0 Cremonese wins
Goals per game1.33 – 0.33 Over 2.533% Both scored33% Clean sheets67% · 33%
  • 20 Oct 2025Cremonese1–1Udinese
  • 23 Apr 2023Udinese3–0Cremonese
  • 30 Oct 2022Cremonese0–0Udinese

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 · Gianluca Manganiello Italy · 56 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.45league 3.68
Red cards0.14league 0.19
Cards 5+32%league 34%
Fouls23.8league 24.7
Penalties0.21league 0.28
Home wins39%league 39%
Udinese7 with this referee
Record3-2-2 Cards · opp.2.4 · 1.4 Pens for · against0 · 3 Reds2
  • W26 Jan 26A · Verona3–10
  • W9 Dec 24A · Monza2–12
  • W25 Oct 24H · Cagliari2–02
  • D2 Mar 24H · Salernitana1–16
  • D17 Dec 23H · Sassuolo2–24
Cremonese1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.0.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D16 Oct 22A · Spezia2–20

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

Udinese36 games · scored 45 · conceded 46
4 6 0-15
7 6 16-30
8 6 31-45
10 10 46-60
8 7 61-75
8 11 76-90
Cremonese36 games · scored 30 · conceded 53
3 9 0-15
3 7 16-30
5 11 31-45
7 9 46-60
3 9 61-75
9 8 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 17 · conceded 7
1 0-15
2 16-30
3 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 3 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
2 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 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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