Serie A Gameweek 3 Mon, Sep 7 · 19:45 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Lazio were the stronger side on L90 Strength (55 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Udinese. Udinese had 9.1 days of rest, Lazio 8 and had to travel 468 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel468 kmRest days9.1 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Udinese39%
Draw26%
Lazio35%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.31
Udinese36%
Draw26%
Lazio38%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.36
Udinese37%
Draw26%
Lazio36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.32
Udinese32%
Draw26%
Lazio43%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.47
Udinese39%
Draw25%
Lazio35%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.34
Over 2.5 51% Both score 55% 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)
27°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 12 km/h
  • Humidity 51%
Warm
Referee · ItalyParide Tremolada
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.50
  • Matches 10

Team strength

UdineseLazio
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 55
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
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.00
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.56 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.48 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 100%
14.50 ShotsContext 12.50
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
28% On target shareContext 20%
10.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
74% Box shareContext 52%
14% ConversionContext 8%
— OffsidesContext —
17.00 Shots allowedContext 11.00
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
5.50 BlocksContext 3.00
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
73% Save rateContext 67%
45% PossessionIn forecast 44%
412 PassesContext 401
327 Accurate passesContext 341
80% Pass accuracyContext 85%
7.02 Team ratingContext 7.04
12.50 FoulsContext 18.00
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.07
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
60% Scored inContext 70%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.90 ShotsContext 10.70
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
36% On target shareContext 41%
8.90 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
69% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 11%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.40
14.10 Shots allowedContext 11.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.11
4.30 BlocksContext 2.50
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
74% Save rateContext 65%
47% PossessionIn forecast 49%
412 PassesContext 481
347 Accurate passesContext 426
84% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.78
12.00 FoulsContext 13.20
10.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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
Rest9.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km624 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 57 · 4 pts vs 3.2 for an average club · +1.2 vs expected
  • W29 AugA · Monza3–21.7 xPts
  • D22 AugH · Como1–11.1 xPts
Lazio
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel468 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 75 · 6 pts vs 3.0 for an average club · +3.0 vs expected
  • W30 AugH · Genoa1–01.9 xPts
  • W24 AugA · Bologna1–01.1 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 Lazio
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9.1Serie A 2026-2027, 29 Aug8Serie A 2026-2027, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km468 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways624 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one74.9

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 Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40M. Okoye(G)
77E. Ebosse 28O. Solet 14J. Abankwah
11H. Kamara 24J. Piotrowski 8J. Karlström 23M. Vojvoda
46Unai Gómez 32J. Ekkelenkamp
9K. Davis
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Lazio Confirmed XI
4-3-3
35C. Mandas(G)
17Nuno Tavares 25Oliver Provstgaard 5D. Doekhi 15R. Floriani Mussolini
24K. Taylor 21R. Belahyane 16D. Frattesi
10M. Zaccagni 9A. Pinamonti 11G. Isaksen
+7 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Lazio Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese+1.4 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Lazio-1.1 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
Lazio · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
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 10 of 10 meetings

2 Udinese wins6 draws2 Lazio wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored80% Clean sheets10% · 20%
  • 27 Apr 2026Lazio3–3Udinese
  • 27 Dec 2025Udinese1–1Lazio
  • 10 Mar 2025Lazio1–1Udinese
  • 24 Aug 2024Udinese2–1Lazio
  • 11 Mar 2024Lazio1–2Udinese
  • 7 Jan 2024Udinese1–2Lazio

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 · Paride Tremolada Italy · 10 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.00league 3.21
Red cards0.20league 0.00
Cards 5+60%league 14%
Fouls24.8league 22.7
Penalties0.50league 0.00
Home wins50%league 41%
Udinese2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D25 Aug 25H · Verona1–13
  • D23 Oct 23H · Lecce1–13
Lazio4 with this referee
Record1-2-1 Cards · opp.2.8 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • L14 Sep 25A · Sassuolo0–13
  • D10 Jan 25H · Como1–14
  • W18 Aug 24H · Venezia3–11
  • D26 May 24H · Sassuolo1–13

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

Udinese2 games · scored 4 · conceded 3
0-15
1 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Lazio2 games · scored 2 · conceded 0
0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 14 · conceded 9
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
5 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Lazio10 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 2 31-45
4 46-60
1 61-75
4 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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