Serie A Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 25 · 14:00 Bluenergy Stadium, Udine
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Our take

Udinese were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Udinese had 4.8 days of rest, Lecce 7 and had to travel 750 km.

Away travel750 kmRest days4.8 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Udinese46%
Draw28%
Lecce26%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.02
Udinese48%
Draw26%
Lecce26%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.12
Udinese46%
Draw28%
Lecce26%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.00
Udinese39%
Draw29%
Lecce32%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.14
Udinese47%
Draw26%
Lecce27%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.14
Over 2.5 44% Both score 49% 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 · ItalyErmanno Feliciani
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 30

Team strength

UdineseLecce
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 28
22 AttackIn forecast 36
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—

Lecce

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

UdineseLecce
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.71
1.43 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.43
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 0.71
0.99 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
86% Scored inContext 57%
14% Clean sheetsContext 43%
12.43 ShotsContext 9.43
3.71 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
30% On target shareContext 27%
6.57 Shots in the boxContext 5.71
51% Box shareContext 62%
8% ConversionContext 8%
1.80 OffsidesContext 1.33
10.86 Shots allowedContext 12.00
3.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.43
2.00 BlocksContext 2.71
2.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
62% Save rateContext 68%
49% PossessionIn forecast 43%
378 PassesContext 333
315 Accurate passesContext 258
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.68
12.43 FoulsContext 11.86
12.29 Fouls sufferedContext 13.71
2.29 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 0.73
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.14
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
80% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.70 ShotsContext 9.60
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.11
28% On target shareContext 29%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.50
54% Box shareContext 59%
8% ConversionContext 8%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.43
13.00 Shots allowedContext 12.40
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.44 BlocksContext 2.80
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
66% Save rateContext 77%
48% PossessionIn forecast 42%
369 PassesContext 315
307 Accurate passesContext 239
83% Pass accuracyContext 76%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.50 FoulsContext 12.20
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 13.10
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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
Rest4.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km542 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lecce
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel750 km0 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 Lecce
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.8Serie A 2025-2026, 20 Oct7Serie A 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km750 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways542 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.23.2

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 2S. Goglichidze
11H. Kamara 14A. Atta 8J. Karlström 32J. Ekkelenkamp 59A. Zanoli
9K. Davis 10N. Zaniolo
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Lecce Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30W. Falcone(G)
25A. Gallo 44Tiago Gabriel 4E. Gaspar 17Danilo Veiga
10M. Berisha 20Y. Ramadani
7Tete Morente 14Þ. Helgason 50S. Pierotti
9N. Štulić
+5 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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lecce Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Udinese-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Lecce+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Udinese · Home 0.67points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.67
Lecce · Away 1.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.33

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 6 of 6 meetings

3 Udinese wins2 draws1 Lecce wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored33% Clean sheets50% · 17%
  • 21 Feb 2025Lecce0–1Udinese
  • 5 Oct 2024Udinese1–0Lecce
  • 13 May 2024Lecce0–2Udinese
  • 23 Oct 2023Udinese1–1Lecce
  • 28 Apr 2023Lecce1–0Udinese
  • 4 Nov 2022Udinese1–1Lecce

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 · Ermanno Feliciani Italy · 30 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.03league 3.82
Red cards0.03league 0.13
Cards 5+17%league 38%
Fouls22.7league 26.0
Penalties0.23league 0.25
Home wins57%league 37%
Udinese2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W3 May 25A · Cagliari2–12
  • L22 Sep 24A · AS Roma0–32
Lecce

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Udinese7 games · scored 7 · conceded 10
1 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Lecce7 games · scored 5 · conceded 10
2 0-15
16-30
1 3 31-45
1 46-60
5 61-75
2 1 76-90
Udinese10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 5 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 76-90
Lecce10 games · scored 8 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
5 61-75
2 1 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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