Serie A Gameweek 36 Sun, May 10 · 11:30 Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
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Our take

Como were slight favourites.

Como were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 17). Como usually keep the ball (61% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Verona had 6.8 days of rest, Como 7.8 and had to travel 154 km.

Away travel154 kmRest days6.8 · 7.8Matches / 14d1 · 2
Verona17%
Draw27%
Como56%
Expected goals 0.73 – 1.52
Verona17%
Draw23%
Como60%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.91
Verona17%
Draw27%
Como55%
Expected goals 0.73 – 1.50
Verona13%
Draw24%
Como62%
Expected goals 0.65 – 1.70
Verona18%
Draw26%
Como56%
Expected goals 0.80 – 1.61
Over 2.5 39% Both score 41% Likeliest score 0–1
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.
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Referee · ItalyMarco Di Bello
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 74

Team strength

VeronaComo
17 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
15 AttackIn forecast 72
29 DefenceIn forecast 67
— 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

Verona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Como

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

VeronaComo
0.69 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.69
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.92 xGVia Att/Def 1.48
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.85
-0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
49% Scored inContext 74%
17% Clean sheetsContext 49%
10.86 ShotsContext 14.09
3.74 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.91
33% On target shareContext 35%
6.03 Shots in the boxContext 9.09
54% Box shareContext 64%
6% ConversionContext 12%
2.14 OffsidesContext 1.61
13.14 Shots allowedContext 8.94
4.18 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
4.17 BlocksContext 3.00
2.66 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.52
61% Save rateContext 73%
41% PossessionIn forecast 61%
328 PassesContext 520
248 Accurate passesContext 456
76% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.91
15.54 FoulsContext 13.03
9.11 Fouls sufferedContext 11.89
2.31 Yellow cardsContext 2.17
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 35 and 35 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
0.81 xGVia Att/Def 1.45
1.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.70
-0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.55
40% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.90 ShotsContext 13.80
3.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.70
26% On target shareContext 34%
5.90 Shots in the boxContext 9.11
49% Box shareContext 65%
4% ConversionContext 15%
1.89 OffsidesContext 1.86
11.70 Shots allowedContext 8.30
3.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.67
3.80 BlocksContext 3.10
1.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
54% Save rateContext 70%
42% PossessionIn forecast 60%
334 PassesContext 511
261 Accurate passesContext 452
78% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.91
15.80 FoulsContext 12.60
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

Verona
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km524 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Como
Rest7.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel154 km313 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
Verona Como
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.8Serie A 2025-2026, 3 May7.8Serie A 2025-2026, 2 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km154 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways524 km313 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.17

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

Verona Confirmed XI
3-5-1-1
1L. Montipò(G)
6N. Valentini 5A. Edmundsson 15V. Nelsson
3M. Frese 24A. Bernede 63R. Gagliardini 11J. Akpa Akpro 7R. Belghali
10T. Suslov
18K. Bowie
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Como Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Butez(G)
3Álex Valle 2M. Kempf 34Diego Carlos 31M. Vojvoda
33L. da Cunha 23M. Perrone
17Jesús Rodríguez 10N. Paz 38Assane Diao
11A. Douvikas
+2 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
Verona Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Como Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Verona-0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Como+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Verona · Home 0.47points per game · 17 home games
W-D-L
1-5-11
Scored
0.71
Conceded
1.47
Como · Away 1.71points per game · 17 away games
W-D-L
8-5-4
Scored
1.47
Conceded
0.76

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 3 of 3 meetings

0 Verona wins1 draws2 Como wins
Goals per game1.33 – 2.33 Over 2.567% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 29 Oct 2025Como3–1Verona
  • 18 May 2025Verona1–1Como
  • 29 Sep 2024Como3–2Verona

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 · Marco Di Bello Italy · 74 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.88league 3.70
Red cards0.18league 0.18
Cards 5+45%league 34%
Fouls26.1league 24.7
Penalties0.38league 0.28
Home wins34%league 40%
Verona6 with this referee
Record2-1-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.2 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W23 Feb 25H · Fiorentina1–02
  • L8 Dec 24H · Empoli1–42
  • W20 May 24A · Salernitana2–12
  • D17 Feb 24H · Juventus2–20
  • L14 May 23H · Torino0–13
Como5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.1.8 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L6 Dec 25A · Inter0–42
  • D27 Sep 25H · Cremonese1–14
  • W3 May 25A · Parma1–01
  • L4 Nov 24A · Empoli0–10
  • D26 Aug 24A · Cagliari1–12

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

Verona35 games · scored 24 · conceded 57
1 8 0-15
7 6 16-30
7 10 31-45
3 7 46-60
5 8 61-75
1 18 76-90
Como34 games · scored 57 · conceded 27
11 4 0-15
7 2 16-30
8 5 31-45
7 8 46-60
11 4 61-75
13 4 76-90
Verona10 games · scored 5 · conceded 14
2 0-15
16-30
2 4 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 76-90
Como10 games · scored 20 · conceded 9
4 2 0-15
2 16-30
5 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 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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