Serie A Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 4 · 17:00 Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Torino were the stronger side on L90 Strength (36 vs 24). Verona had 7.2 days of rest, Torino 8.1 and had to travel 262 km.

Away travel262 kmRest days7.2 · 8.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Verona33%
Draw29%
Torino37%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.23
Verona35%
Draw27%
Torino38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.36
Verona34%
Draw29%
Torino37%
Expected goals 1.14 – 1.21
Verona27%
Draw29%
Torino44%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.37
Verona35%
Draw27%
Torino38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.39
Over 2.5 42% 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.
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Referee · ItalyAntonio Rapuano
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 53

Team strength

VeronaTorino
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 36
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
15 AttackIn forecast 39
29 DefenceIn forecast 47
— 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—

Torino

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

VeronaTorino
0.81 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.65
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.18
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.31
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
56% Scored inContext 71%
19% Clean sheetsContext 41%
11.75 ShotsContext 11.88
4.38 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.47
37% On target shareContext 38%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.71
59% Box shareContext 65%
7% ConversionContext 8%
2.21 OffsidesContext 1.71
12.81 Shots allowedContext 13.35
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.06 BlocksContext 3.47
3.07 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
67% Save rateContext 62%
40% PossessionIn forecast 44%
309 PassesContext 362
228 Accurate passesContext 289
74% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.73
17.06 FoulsContext 13.82
8.25 Fouls sufferedContext 10.94
2.63 Yellow cardsContext 1.76
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 16 and 17 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.14 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
70% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.60 ShotsContext 12.10
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
37% On target shareContext 37%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
65% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.33 OffsidesContext 1.63
13.40 Shots allowedContext 11.70
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
4.30 BlocksContext 3.40
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.38
64% Save rateContext 59%
39% PossessionIn forecast 46%
302 PassesContext 374
218 Accurate passesContext 295
72% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.77
17.20 FoulsContext 13.90
7.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
2.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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

Verona
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km282 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Torino
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel262 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 Torino
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2Serie A 2025-2026, 28 Dec8.1Serie A 2025-2026, 27 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km262 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways282 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one33.1

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
3-4-2-1
1L. Montipò(G)
37A. Bella-Kotchap 15V. Nelsson 5Unai Núñez
3M. Frese 73Al Musrati 8S. Serdar 2D. Oyegoke
24A. Bernede 17Giovane
25D. Mosquera
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Torino Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Paleari(G)
23Saúl Coco 13G. Maripán 44A. Ismajli
7Z. Aboukhlal 66G. Gineitis 6E. İlkhan 10N. Vlašić 20V. Lazaro
18G. Simeone 19C. Adams
+6 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 +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Torino Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Verona-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Torino+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Verona · Home 0.86points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
1-3-3
Scored
1.14
Conceded
1.29
Torino · Away 1.13points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
2-3-3
Scored
0.88
Conceded
1.50

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 15 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

0 Verona wins3 draws5 Torino wins
Goals per game0.63 – 1.25 Over 2.525% Both scored50% Clean sheets13% · 50%
  • 6 Apr 2025Torino1–1Verona
  • 20 Sep 2024Verona2–3Torino
  • 12 May 2024Verona1–2Torino
  • 2 Oct 2023Torino0–0Verona
  • 14 May 2023Verona0–1Torino
  • 4 Jan 2023Torino1–1Verona

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 · Antonio Rapuano Italy · 53 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.55league 3.90
Red cards0.34league 0.17
Cards 5+49%league 38%
Fouls25.6league 25.8
Penalties0.26league 0.30
Home wins51%league 39%
Verona3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • L9 Mar 25H · Bologna1–23
  • W5 May 24H · Fiorentina2–12
  • L18 Sep 22A · Fiorentina0–24
Torino7 with this referee
Record3-2-2 Cards · opp.2.4 · 2.4 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • L18 May 25A · Lecce0–11
  • W2 Mar 25A · Monza2–02
  • W25 Aug 24H · Atalanta2–13
  • D21 Apr 24H · Frosinone0–02
  • W6 Mar 23H · Bologna1–02

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

Verona16 games · scored 13 · conceded 25
4 0-15
4 3 16-30
4 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 4 61-75
1 8 76-90
Torino17 games · scored 17 · conceded 28
1 2 0-15
4 7 16-30
4 7 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 6 61-75
2 4 76-90
Verona10 games · scored 11 · conceded 16
1 0-15
4 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
1 6 76-90
Torino10 games · scored 11 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
3 4 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 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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