Serie A Gameweek 4 Fri, Sep 11 · 19:45 Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venezia
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Our take

Fiorentina were slight favourites.

Fiorentina were the stronger side on L90 Strength (40 vs 15). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Venezia. Venezia had 5.2 days of rest, Fiorentina 6.2 and had to travel 203 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel203 kmRest days5.2 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Venezia31%
Draw24%
Fiorentina45%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.67
Venezia26%
Draw25%
Fiorentina49%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.62
Venezia31%
Draw24%
Fiorentina45%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.67
Venezia25%
Draw22%
Fiorentina53%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.88
Venezia31%
Draw24%
Fiorentina45%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.66
Over 2.5 59% Both score 61% 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 (Venezia)
23°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 13 km/h
  • Humidity 64%
Referee · ItalyFrancesco Fourneau
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 50

Team strength

VeneziaFiorentina
15 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
15 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
21 AttackIn forecast 42
14 DefenceIn forecast 34
16 Form indexContext 15
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

Venezia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fiorentina

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

VeneziaFiorentina
0.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
2.33 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.00
1.43 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
2.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.07
-0.76 Goals minus xGContext -0.79
33% Scored inContext 33%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.33 ShotsContext 16.00
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.67
30% On target shareContext 29%
9.33 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
67% Box shareContext 54%
5% ConversionContext 2%
2.33 OffsidesContext 1.00
13.33 Shots allowedContext 12.00
5.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.00
2.00 BlocksContext 2.67
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
65% Save rateContext 50%
58% PossessionIn forecast 46%
459 PassesContext 367
383 Accurate passesContext 305
83% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.69 Team ratingContext 6.46
11.00 FoulsContext 12.67
12.67 Fouls sufferedContext 15.00
2.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.60 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.51
-0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
60% Scored inContext 50%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.40 ShotsContext 12.60
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
34% On target shareContext 29%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.80
62% Box shareContext 62%
9% ConversionContext 6%
1.78 OffsidesContext 1.44
14.10 Shots allowedContext 13.80
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.60 BlocksContext 3.10
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
63% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 48%
389 PassesContext 391
313 Accurate passesContext 327
80% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.73
13.90 FoulsContext 12.20
13.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.10
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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

Venezia
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,350 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 16 · 0 pts vs 4.6 for an average club · -2.7 vs expected
  • L6 SepA · Frosinone2–30.9 xPts
  • L28 AugA · AC Milan0–20.4 xPts
  • L23 AugH · Lecce0–21.3 xPts
Fiorentina
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel203 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 15 · 0 pts vs 4.8 for an average club · -4.3 vs expected
  • L5 SepH · Torino1–21.6 xPts
  • L29 AugH · Frosinone0–32.0 xPts
  • L24 AugA · AS Roma0–40.8 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
Venezia Fiorentina
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2Serie A 2026-2027, 6 Sep6.2Serie A 2026-2027, 5 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km203 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,350 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one88.7

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

Venezia Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1F. Stanković(G)
5R. Haps 2M. Moreno 3J. Schingtienne
20R. Sagrado 19S. Sohm 6G. Busio 71Kike Pérez 18A. Hainaut
45A. Adams 10J. Yeboah
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Fiorentina Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
43David de Gea(G)
33Viery 6L. Ranieri 3R. Drăgușin 20Álex Jiménez
44N. Fagioli 27C. Ndour
25A. Njie 14A. Atta 30Franco Mastantuono
23Beto
+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
Venezia Absences are shown before kick-off
Fiorentina Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Venezia+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Fiorentina-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Venezia · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
Fiorentina · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
4.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

2 Venezia wins1 draws1 Fiorentina wins
Goals per game0.75 – 0.50 Over 2.525% Both scored25% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 12 May 2025Venezia2–1Fiorentina
  • 25 Aug 2024Fiorentina0–0Venezia
  • 16 Apr 2022Fiorentina1–0Venezia
  • 18 Oct 2021Venezia1–0Fiorentina

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 · Francesco Fourneau Italy · 50 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.38league 3.30
Red cards0.10league 0.00
Cards 5+52%league 17%
Fouls25.8league 22.7
Penalties0.28league 0.00
Home wins48%league 40%
Venezia2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D19 Jan 25A · Parma1–13
  • L23 Apr 22H · Atalanta1–30
Fiorentina2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.4.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W20 Oct 24A · Lecce6–05
  • D28 Sep 23A · Frosinone1–13

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

Venezia3 games · scored 2 · conceded 7
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 76-90
Fiorentina3 games · scored 1 · conceded 9
0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 76-90
Venezia10 games · scored 10 · conceded 19
1 2 0-15
2 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 2 46-60
5 4 61-75
1 6 76-90
Fiorentina10 games · scored 7 · conceded 16
1 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
3 61-75
1 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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