La Liga Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 4 · 17:30 Estadio de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
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Our take

Alaves were slight favourites.

Alaves were the stronger side on L90 Strength (44 vs 26). Alaves had 15 days of rest, Oviedo 15.2 and had to travel 264 km.

Away travel264 kmRest days15 · 15.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
Alaves55%
Draw25%
Oviedo20%
Expected goals 1.68 – 0.93
Alaves56%
Draw24%
Oviedo20%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.99
Alaves55%
Draw25%
Oviedo20%
Expected goals 1.68 – 0.92
Alaves47%
Draw27%
Oviedo26%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.04
Alaves56%
Draw24%
Oviedo20%
Expected goals 1.82 – 1.00
Over 2.5 48% Both score 50% 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.
Weather (Vitoria-Gasteiz)

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Referee · SpainMaria Eugenia Gil

Team strength

AlavesOviedo
44 L90 StrengthIn forecast 26
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
48 AttackIn forecast 23
55 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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

Alaves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

AlavesOviedo
0.82 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.41
1.18 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.53
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 0.70
1.08 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext -0.29
59% Scored inContext 24%
18% Clean sheetsContext 29%
10.65 ShotsContext 8.24
3.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.53
31% On target shareContext 31%
7.25 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
67% Box shareContext 58%
8% ConversionContext 5%
2.93 OffsidesContext 2.44
11.12 Shots allowedContext 15.12
3.47 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.24
3.67 BlocksContext 3.65
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.88
67% Save rateContext 78%
50% PossessionIn forecast 45%
420 PassesContext 390
341 Accurate passesContext 325
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.78
15.41 FoulsContext 11.76
13.71 Fouls sufferedContext 11.24
2.24 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.18
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.30
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 0.68
1.21 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.63
-0.44 Goals minus xGContext -0.38
50% Scored inContext 10%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.60 ShotsContext 8.80
3.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.30
28% On target shareContext 26%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 5.78
70% Box shareContext 63%
7% ConversionContext 3%
3.13 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.30 Shots allowedContext 12.60
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.80
3.63 BlocksContext 2.50
2.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
63% Save rateContext 78%
49% PossessionIn forecast 51%
421 PassesContext 421
346 Accurate passesContext 357
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.80
14.40 FoulsContext 12.00
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.30
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

Alaves
Rest15 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Oviedo
Rest15.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel264 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
Alaves Oviedo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Dec15.2La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km264 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one5.95.8

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

Alaves Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
1Antonio Sivera(G)
3Youssef Lekhedim 5Jon Pacheco 14F. Tenaglia 17Jonny
8Antonio Blanco
10Carles Aleñá 4Denis Suárez 19Pablo Ibáñez 20Calebe
11Toni Martínez
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Oviedo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13Aarón Escandell(G)
3Abdel Rahim 2E. Bailly 4David Costas 24Lucas Ahijado
11S. Colombatto 6Kwasi Sibo
18J. Brekalo 5Alberto Reina 7I. Chaira
9Federico Viñas
+4 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
Alaves Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Oviedo Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Alaves-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Oviedo+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Alaves · Home 1.56points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
4-2-3
Scored
1.22
Conceded
1.00
Oviedo · Away 0.50points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
1-1-6
Scored
0.63
Conceded
2.00

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 16 this season

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Goal timing

Alaves17 games · scored 14 · conceded 20
3 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Oviedo16 games · scored 7 · conceded 26
3 0-15
6 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 61-75
3 7 76-90
Alaves10 games · scored 8 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
3 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 6 76-90
Oviedo9 games · scored 3 · conceded 14
1 0-15
5 16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 61-75
1 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.