Serie A Gameweek 3 Mon, Sep 15 · 17:30 Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
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Our take

Verona were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Verona. Verona had 14.9 days of rest, Cremonese 17 and had to travel 83 km.

Away travel83 kmRest days14.9 · 17Matches / 14d0 · 0
Verona46%
Draw29%
Cremonese26%
Expected goals 1.37 – 0.95
Verona49%
Draw26%
Cremonese25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Verona46%
Draw29%
Cremonese25%
Expected goals 1.39 – 0.94
Verona39%
Draw30%
Cremonese31%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.07
Verona48%
Draw26%
Cremonese26%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.11
Over 2.5 41% Both score 46% 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 (Verona)

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Referee · ItalyAlberto Ruben Arena
  • Cards per match 2.5
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 2

Team strength

VeronaCremonese
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 18
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 20
15 AttackIn forecast 16
29 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

Verona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cremonese

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

VeronaCremonese
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.50
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.61 xGVia Att/Def 1.88
2.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.62
50% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.50 ShotsContext 7.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
33% On target shareContext 60%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext —
44% Box shareContext —
5% ConversionContext 33%
1.50 OffsidesContext —
17.00 Shots allowedContext 15.50
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
5.50 BlocksContext 4.50
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
60% Save rateContext 73%
34% PossessionIn forecast 39%
285 PassesContext 341
218 Accurate passesContext 272
77% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.51 Team ratingContext 6.86
16.50 FoulsContext 13.00
9.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.50
1.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
0.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
0.72 xGVia Att/Def —
1.29 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext —
50% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.40 ShotsContext 9.30
2.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
23% On target shareContext 38%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.88
56% Box shareContext 63%
6% ConversionContext 15%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.86
10.30 Shots allowedContext 16.40
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.40
3.00 BlocksContext 4.00
2.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.30
66% Save rateContext 67%
40% PossessionIn forecast 39%
305 PassesContext 348
227 Accurate passesContext 273
74% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.82
17.10 FoulsContext 10.20
9.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Verona
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Cremonese
Rest17 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel83 km0 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 Cremonese
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.9Serie A 2025-2026, 31 Aug17Serie A 2025-2026, 29 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km83 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one55.9

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

Verona Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
1L. Montipò(G)
3M. Frese 15V. Nelsson 5Unai Núñez
63R. Gagliardini
12D. Bradarić 24A. Bernede 8S. Serdar 7R. Belghali
16G. Orban 17Giovane
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Cremonese Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1E. Audero(G)
15M. Bianchetti 6F. Baschirotto 24F. Terracciano
3G. Pezzella 27J. Vandeputte 38W. Bondo 18M. Collocolo 7A. Zerbin
99A. Sanabria 90F. Bonazzoli
+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 -0.03 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Cremonese Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Verona-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Cremonese+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Verona · Home No home games yet this season.
Cremonese · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00

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 2 of 2 meetings

1 Verona wins1 draws0 Cremonese wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.50 Over 2.50% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 30 Apr 2023Cremonese1–1Verona
  • 9 Jan 2023Verona2–0Cremonese

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 · Alberto Ruben Arena Italy · 2 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.50league 3.57
Red cards0.00league 0.07
Cards 5+0%league 36%
Fouls25.0league 25.9
Penalties0.00league 0.14
Home wins50%league 46%
Verona

No previous matches with this referee.

Cremonese

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

Verona2 games · scored 1 · conceded 5
2 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Cremonese2 games · scored 5 · conceded 3
0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
46-60
1 2 61-75
1 76-90
Verona10 games · scored 6 · conceded 13
1 4 0-15
3 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
4 1 61-75
2 76-90
Cremonese10 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
1 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
5 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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