Match report
Como and Roma share a goalless draw despite Malen red card
Como and AS Roma drew 0-0 at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Serie A Matchday 6, a result that moved Roma to 14 points and kept them second, while Como climbed from eighth to sixth on 11 points. Neither side found a way through, and the interval arrived with the scoreline blank.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The decisive moment came in the 53rd minute, when Roma's Donyell Malen was sent off, leaving Gian Gasperini's side to play out the remainder with ten men. Como, under Cesc Fàbregas, pressed for the opening goal against a team that had dropped back, but the breakthrough never arrived.
The numbers underline how one-sided the territory was: Como held 66 per cent of possession and had 19 shots to Roma's 9, with six corners to two. Yet only four of those efforts were on target, and the hosts' expected goals of 1.49 against 1.12 for Roma suggested Roma were far from outplayed in terms of chances created.
Jacobo Ramón Naveros was the highest-rated player on the pitch with 8.07, helping Como stay solid at the back as they stretched their unbeaten home run to a point from a goalless afternoon.
Como had 19 shots to Roma's 9 but managed only four on target, and the sides finished goalless.
Como and AS Roma drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Como met AS Roma in the Serie A (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Sunday, 11 October 2026, 10:30 UTC at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Referee: Michael Fabbri.
Key moments
- 53' Red card: Donyell Malen
Starting line-ups
Como (4-2-3-1)
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Como 40%, the draw 28%, AS Roma 32%. It finished Como 0–0 AS Roma.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Como's 40% is home ground and little else. The draw at 28% is what level sides usually produce.
Why Como in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1834 to 1869. Sides this close won 42.6% of 14,803 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 30.3%).
Why only 40%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Como's column. Across 11,278 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.7%, with draws up 1.4 — negative in every season since 2018. Serie A home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to the other outcomes. Serie A homes won 43.3% of 6,134 games vs 44.6% across all 101,096 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 28%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,145. Early-season fixtures add 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
AS Roma have gained 72 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 39.9% of 11,181 such games vs 40.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Out: Bryan Cristante, a star player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
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