Serie A Gameweek 27 Mon, Mar 2 · 19:45 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (43 vs 30). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Fiorentina. Udinese had 7 days of rest, Fiorentina 7.1 and had to travel 299 km.

Away travel299 kmRest days7 · 7.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Udinese32%
Draw29%
Fiorentina39%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.28
Udinese36%
Draw27%
Fiorentina37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.35
Udinese33%
Draw29%
Fiorentina38%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.24
Udinese26%
Draw28%
Fiorentina46%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.44
Udinese33%
Draw27%
Fiorentina39%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.40
Over 2.5 44% 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.
Weather (Udine)

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RefereeLuca Pairetto
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.41
  • Matches 70

Team strength

UdineseFiorentina
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
22 AttackIn forecast 42
18 DefenceIn forecast 34
— 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—

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

UdineseFiorentina
1.08 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.15
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.48
1.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
77% Scored inContext 77%
19% Clean sheetsContext 15%
11.08 ShotsContext 13.54
3.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.69
31% On target shareContext 27%
6.38 Shots in the boxContext 8.62
55% Box shareContext 62%
10% ConversionContext 9%
1.90 OffsidesContext 2.25
11.96 Shots allowedContext 12.85
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.68
3.31 BlocksContext 3.42
2.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.96
63% Save rateContext 66%
46% PossessionIn forecast 53%
355 PassesContext 424
284 Accurate passesContext 359
80% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.77 FoulsContext 11.96
11.69 Fouls sufferedContext 16.27
1.85 Yellow cardsContext 2.27
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 1.64
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
+0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.06
70% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.00 ShotsContext 14.40
2.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
29% On target shareContext 35%
4.89 Shots in the boxContext 9.30
52% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.11 OffsidesContext 1.71
11.80 Shots allowedContext 13.20
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.38
3.60 BlocksContext 4.33
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
68% Save rateContext 67%
46% PossessionIn forecast 48%
356 PassesContext 436
280 Accurate passesContext 373
79% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.92
14.30 FoulsContext 11.70
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 17.00
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km459 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fiorentina
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel299 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 Fiorentina
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Serie A 2025-2026, 23 Feb7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 23 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km299 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways459 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.95.8

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)
13N. Bertola 27C. Kabasele 31T. Kristensen
33J. Zemura 32J. Ekkelenkamp 8J. Karlström 24J. Piotrowski 19K. Ehizibue
9K. Davis 10N. Zaniolo
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Fiorentina Confirmed XI
3-5-1-1
43David de Gea(G)
6L. Ranieri 3D. Rugani 5M. Pongračić
65F. Parisi 4M. Brescianini 44N. Fagioli 8R. Mandragora 17J. Harrison
10A. Guðmundsson
20M. Kean
+4 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 -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Fiorentina Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese-0.9 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Fiorentina+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Udinese · Home 1.23points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
4-4-5
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.38
Fiorentina · Away 0.85points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
2-5-6
Scored
0.92
Conceded
1.54

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 9 of 9 meetings

3 Udinese wins1 draws5 Fiorentina wins
Goals per game1.33 – 1.78 Over 2.556% Both scored44% Clean sheets22% · 33%
  • 21 Dec 2025Fiorentina5–1Udinese
  • 25 May 2025Udinese2–3Fiorentina
  • 23 Dec 2024Fiorentina1–2Udinese
  • 14 Jan 2024Fiorentina2–2Udinese
  • 24 Sep 2023Udinese0–2Fiorentina
  • 14 May 2023Fiorentina2–0Udinese

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 · Luca Pairetto 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.54league 3.77
Red cards0.27league 0.19
Cards 5+53%league 37%
Fouls25.7league 25.2
Penalties0.41league 0.31
Home wins36%league 38%
Udinese4 with this referee
Record0-2-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L25 Apr 24H · AS Roma1–23
  • D14 Jan 24A · Fiorentina2–21
  • L21 May 23H · Lazio0–13
  • D30 Jan 23H · Verona1–11
Fiorentina7 with this referee
Record2-2-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.9 Pens for · against3 · 4 Reds1
  • L6 Dec 25A · Sassuolo1–33
  • W6 Oct 24H · AC Milan2–12
  • D18 Feb 24A · Empoli1–12
  • D14 Jan 24H · Udinese2–21
  • W17 Sep 23H · Atalanta3–21

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

Udinese26 games · scored 28 · conceded 39
3 6 0-15
5 6 16-30
5 5 31-45
7 8 46-60
5 6 61-75
3 8 76-90
Fiorentina25 games · scored 29 · conceded 37
3 5 0-15
4 5 16-30
3 5 31-45
9 8 46-60
6 5 61-75
4 9 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
3 3 16-30
1 31-45
3 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 17 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 2 31-45
6 4 46-60
3 61-75
4 6 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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