Serie A Matchday 9 Analysis: 43 Goals and 3 Home Wins

31 October 2026

Matchday 9 of the Serie A brought 43 goals in 10 games, an average of 4.30 per match against a season average of 3.16. Goals ran above the usual rate.

Results

Sassuolo 2-6 Lazio; AS Roma 4-2 Cagliari; Torino 1-3 Como; AC Milan 2-4 Bologna; Venezia 0-2 Inter Milan; Parma 0-0 Udinese; Genoa 2-0 Juventus; Monza 1-4 Napoli; Frosinone 5-1 Lecce; Fiorentina 2-2 Atalanta.

Standout moments

The widest margin was Sassuolo 2-6 Lazio.

The highest-scoring game was Sassuolo 2-6 Lazio.

Biggest surprises by current table position: Bologna (11th) beat AC Milan (5th).

Home advantage and defences

Home sides won 3, away sides won 5 and 2 ended level. Home teams won 30% of this round's games against 46% across the season. Teams kept 4 clean sheets, both teams scored in 7 of 10 games and 7 of them had more than 2.5 goals.

Scoring trend

Goals per game over the last 5 matchdays: matchday 5 2.40, matchday 6 2.70, matchday 7 3.50, matchday 8 3.40, matchday 9 4.30.

The table after the round

Inter Milan lead on 25 points, level with Lazio. Venezia are bottom on 3. The best recent form belongs to Lazio (WWWWW: 15 points from five).

Inter Milan have the best attack (25 goals) and Lazio the best defence (7 conceded).

Streak watch

Longest winning run: lazio (5); longest unbeaten run: inter milan (9); longest losing run: cagliari (3); longest winless run: udinese (7).

The scoring race

Top scorers: A. Raimondo (Frosinone) 8; Gustavo Varela (Monza) 8; D. Malen (AS Roma) 7.

Top assists: M. Zaccagni (Lazio) 5; R. Schmid (Frosinone) 4; Juan Miranda (Bologna) 4.