Key Facts
- Como sits in fourth place, one point ahead of Juventus, and can make a strong statement in the race for Champions League spots with a win.
- Fàbregas’ team is in good form: four wins and one draw in their last five competitive matches, including victories over Juventus, Roma, and Lecce — showing real consistency.
- Pisa arrives with four midfield absences (Marin, Vural, Aebischer, Durosinmi), which significantly weakens the visitors’ build-up play and transition game.
- In head-to-head matches, Como has kept a clean sheet in the first half of each of the last five encounters — a pattern of early game control.
- Pisa has scored in only one of its last five league games and has kept the score under 1.5 goals in all five first halves — making an early goal by the visitors unlikely.
- Three of Como’s last five matches were decided by just one goal, suggesting a potentially close final score despite their status as favorites.
Hiljemark has already set the tone ahead of this match by describing Como as a Champions League-caliber team and urging Pisa to be brave. Cesc Fàbregas has put Como in a position to defend fourth place in the table, one point ahead of Juventus, while Pisa is six points adrift of safety and still carrying the weight of their 3-0 home loss in the first leg back in January.
Their form couldn’t be more different: Como has secured four wins and a draw in their last five competitive matches, while Pisa has just ended a difficult run with a 3-1 victory over Cagliari.
- Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como
- Date and time: March 22, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
- Competition: Serie A (Matchday 30)
In recent matches, Como has taken control early on and went into halftime with a lead in each of their last two games. Pisa will also be without Marius Marin and İsak Vural; with Michel Aebischer and Rafiu Durosinmi also suspended, the visitors’ midfield strength and transition play are significantly reduced.
This personnel situation, combined with Como’s form, justifies betting on Como leading at halftime or on Pisa remaining scoreless in the first half.
Como Form & Record Check
Como’s 2-1 win over Roma was further confirmation that this run is based on more than just a good feeling. They fell behind early, got back into the game well after halftime, and turned the match around through Douvikas and Diego Carlos.
Roma’s red card certainly came at a good time, but Como still had to shift the tempo, and they did so with conviction.
In their last five competitive matches, Fàbregas’s team has recorded four wins and one draw, including league victories over Juventus, Lecce, Cagliari, and Roma, as well as a scoreless Coppa Italia semifinal against Inter. Equally significant: The squad is nearly at full strength, with only Jayden Addai missing, so the combinations around Nico Paz, Martin Baturina, and Anastasios Douvikas remain stable, while Juventus lurks just one point behind.
This looks like a likely return to Como’s usual 3-4-2-1 formation; no confirmed lineup. Jean Butez – 1 is expected in goal, behind Jacobo Ramón – 14, Diego Carlos – 34, and Marc Oliver Kempf – 2, while Ignace Van der Brempt – 77 and Álex Valle – 3 are likely to use the width of the field as wingers. Lucas Da Cunha – 33 and Sergi Roberto – 8 are expected to provide structure and control in midfield.
Further up front, the forecast points to a fluid line centered around Maxence Caqueret – 6, Martin Baturina – 20, and Nico Paz – 10, meaning the play between the lines will likely be more decisive than a fixed focal point. Jayden Addai is out following his Achilles tendon rupture, leaving Como without a notable attacking option; otherwise, the team is expected to stick close to its usual basic structure.
Pisa Form & Record Check
Pisa comes into this match on the back of a result that commands respect. The 3-1 victory over Cagliari was secured despite a red card for Rafiu Durosinmi before halftime, with Stefano Moreo and Antonio Caracciolo capitalizing on their chances. This performance, however, stands in stark contrast to a much more sobering league trend, as the four matches prior all ended in defeats.
These losses were not all of the same nature. Juventus beat them 4-0, but Bologna, Fiorentina, and AC Milan only managed narrow victories. Interestingly, all five of Pisa’s most recent league matches have seen fewer than 1.5 goals in the first half. Nevertheless, with Hiljemark, Marius Marin, and İsak Vural all out, and Michel Aebischer and Durosinmi suspended, the stability that could provide structure to this match is already compromised before kickoff.
Pisa is likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation again, with Adrian Semper – 1 in goal behind Arturo Calabresi – 33, Antonio Caracciolo – 4, and Simone Canestrelli – 5.
Mehdi Léris – 7 and Samuele Angori – 3 are expected to play on the wings, while Malthe Højholt – 8 and Felipe Loyola – 35 are set to anchor the midfield and maintain the formation’s compactness.
Offensively, this projected starting XI would feature Matteo Tramoni – 10 and Calvin Stengs – 23 between the lines, supporting Stefano Moreo – 32. The lineup is marked by several absences: Michel Aebischer and Rafiu Durosinmi are suspended, while Marius Marin, İsak Vural, and Juan Cuadrado are unavailable. This is likely to prompt Pisa to opt for a more cautious balance in midfield.
Como – Pisa Head-to-Head & Statistics
The head-to-head record clearly favors Como. The Lombards won 3-0 in January 2026 and had already defeated Pisa 3-1 in 2024, following a run of three consecutive draws between 2023 and 2024. Pisa has not won any of the last five meetings, and Como kept a clean sheet in the first half of all five games.
Interestingly, there is a pattern here that should not be ignored. All five matches ended with more than 1.5 goals; Como scored in each of the five games and Pisa in four, often only after halftime. The history of these encounters is therefore more open-ended than a one-sided market might suggest, even if Pisa’s current absences somewhat temper the earlier offensive trend this time around.
