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play_arrow2 clips- 28′Udinese, yellow card:Foul
- 29′Udinese, goal:1–0assist
- 41′Udinese, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Udinese, substitution:off
- 46′Como, substitution:off
- 46′Como, substitution:off
- 54′Como, goal:1–1
- 71′Como, substitution:off
- 71′Udinese, substitution:off
- 72′Udinese, substitution:off
- 85′Udinese, substitution:off
- 89′Como, substitution:off
- 89′Como, substitution:off
- 90′Udinese, substitution:off
- 90+3′Udinese, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Full-time1 – 1
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Udinese held to 1-1 draw by Como on opening weekend
Udinese and Como shared the points in a 1-1 draw in the opening round of Serie A, played at the Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli. The result left both sides level on a single point apiece after their first outings of the season.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Hassane Kamara put the home side ahead in the 29th minute, converting from an assist by Jurgen Ekkelenkamp to send Udinese in front at the break. Como responded early in the second half, with Anastasios Douvikas levelling matters in the 54th minute to make it 1-1, and neither side found a further breakthrough thereafter.
Despite finishing with less of the ball, Udinese carried the greater attacking threat according to the underlying numbers, while Como dominated territory and set-piece opportunities without converting that control into a winner. Referee Alberto Ruben Arena booked three Udinese players, with no cautions shown to the visitors.
Hassane Kamara scored the opening goal and earned a 7.9 rating, sharing top marks with goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, whose display helped Udinese hold firm after conceding the equaliser.
Udinese managed just 41% possession yet still produced a higher expected goals figure than Como, at 1.98 to 1.49.
Udinese and Como drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
Udinese met Como in the Serie A (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 16:30 UTC at Bluenergy Stadium - Stadio Friuli. Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena.
Key moments
- 29' Goal: Hassane Kamara (assist: Jurgen Ekkelenkamp) — 1–0 · Watch Hassane Kamara's goal video (29')
- 54' Goal: Anastasios Douvikas — 1–1 · Watch Anastasios Douvikas's goal video (54')
Starting line-ups
Udinese (3-4-2-1)
Como (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Udinese 20%, the draw 28%, Como 52%. It finished Udinese 1–1 Como.
Como's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Como are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade plus a weak Serie A home advantage on top give Como the lean. The draw at 28% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Como at 52%?
Como sit 200 points higher on our strength rating — 1734 to 1934. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,031 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Udinese's column. Across 10,641 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. Serie A home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (25.9% vs 24.9% norm). Serie A homes won 43.3% of 6,081 games vs 44.9% across all 99,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 30–26–44.
Why only 52%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 52% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 28% and Udinese at 20%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Udinese win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,608. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Como average 13 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 200 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Last 4 between them: Udinese 1 win, 1 draw, Como 2 wins. Most recently Udinese 0–0 Como, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5578 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Udinese vs Como final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Hassane Kamara's goal against Como (29').
- Watch Anastasios Douvikas's goal against Udinese (54').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Udinese 1–1 Como. Explore more on the Udinese and Como team pages or the Serie A page.