Serie A Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 27 · 17:00 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

Lazio were slight favourites.

Lazio were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 29). Udinese had 6 days of rest, Lazio 7 and had to travel 468 km.

Away travel468 kmRest days6 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Udinese26%
Draw28%
Lazio46%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.45
Udinese27%
Draw26%
Lazio47%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.57
Udinese26%
Draw28%
Lazio46%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.45
Udinese21%
Draw26%
Lazio53%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.62
Udinese27%
Draw26%
Lazio47%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.57
Over 2.5 45% 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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Referee · ItalyAndrea Colombo
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.13
  • Matches 60

Team strength

UdineseLazio
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 58
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
22 AttackIn forecast 53
18 DefenceIn forecast 63
— 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—

Lazio

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

UdineseLazio
1.06 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.06
1.69 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.69
1.04 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.31
+0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
81% Scored inContext 50%
25% Clean sheetsContext 56%
12.38 ShotsContext 11.00
3.94 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.25
32% On target shareContext 39%
7.27 Shots in the boxContext 6.81
57% Box shareContext 59%
9% ConversionContext 10%
1.73 OffsidesContext 1.29
12.06 Shots allowedContext 13.00
4.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.31
3.13 BlocksContext 3.00
2.64 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.69
60% Save rateContext 86%
47% PossessionIn forecast 51%
355 PassesContext 471
287 Accurate passesContext 402
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.89
13.44 FoulsContext 10.75
11.38 Fouls sufferedContext 16.94
1.81 Yellow cardsContext 1.81
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.19
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.40
0.95 xGVia Att/Def 0.82
1.45 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
+0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
80% Scored inContext 50%
30% Clean sheetsContext 70%
11.80 ShotsContext 11.10
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
32% On target shareContext 42%
7.56 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
63% Box shareContext 56%
9% ConversionContext 6%
1.71 OffsidesContext —
12.70 Shots allowedContext 12.20
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
3.70 BlocksContext 3.60
2.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
58% Save rateContext 92%
45% PossessionIn forecast 52%
337 PassesContext 490
266 Accurate passesContext 420
79% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.88
14.20 FoulsContext 10.00
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 16.20
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 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 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km598 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lazio
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel468 km737 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 Lazio
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6Serie A 2025-2026, 21 Dec7Serie A 2025-2026, 20 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km468 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways598 km737 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.87.8

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
93D. Padelli(G)
28O. Solet 27C. Kabasele 31T. Kristensen
13N. Bertola 32J. Ekkelenkamp 8J. Karlström 24J. Piotrowski 59A. Zanoli
9K. Davis 10N. Zaniolo
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Lazio Confirmed XI
4-3-3
94I. Provedel(G)
3L. Pellegrini 13A. Romagnoli 34Mario Gila 77A. Marušić
5M. Vecino 32D. Cataldi 21R. Belahyane
10M. Zaccagni 14T. Noslin 22M. Cancellieri
+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
Udinese Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lazio Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Lazio+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Udinese · Home 1.38points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-2-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50
Lazio · Away 1.00points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
2-2-4
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.75

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 8 of 8 meetings

2 Udinese wins4 draws2 Lazio wins
Goals per game1.38 – 1.38 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 10 Mar 2025Lazio1–1Udinese
  • 24 Aug 2024Udinese2–1Lazio
  • 11 Mar 2024Lazio1–2Udinese
  • 7 Jan 2024Udinese1–2Lazio
  • 21 May 2023Udinese0–1Lazio
  • 16 Oct 2022Lazio0–0Udinese

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 · Andrea Colombo Italy · 60 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.75league 3.92
Red cards0.20league 0.17
Cards 5+57%league 39%
Fouls24.5league 26.0
Penalties0.13league 0.31
Home wins42%league 40%
Udinese3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.2.7 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L16 Mar 24H · Torino0–23
  • D16 Oct 22A · Lazio0–04
  • L13 Feb 22A · Verona0–41
Lazio11 with this referee
Record7-3-1 Cards · opp.2.2 · 3.2 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W26 Oct 25H · Juventus1–02
  • W4 May 25A · Empoli1–05
  • L16 Mar 25A · Bologna0–53
  • W8 Dec 24A · Napoli1–03
  • W10 Nov 24A · Monza1–01

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

Udinese16 games · scored 17 · conceded 27
2 4 0-15
2 3 16-30
4 5 31-45
4 6 46-60
4 4 61-75
1 5 76-90
Lazio16 games · scored 17 · conceded 11
4 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 1 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 11 · conceded 18
1 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 4 46-60
4 3 61-75
1 4 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 7 · conceded 4
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
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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