La Liga Gameweek 35 Sat, May 9 · 17:30 Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid
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Our take

Atletico Madrid were slight favourites.

Atletico Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 57). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Celta Vigo. Atletico Madrid had 7.1 days of rest, Celta Vigo 6.2 and had to travel 465 km.

Away travel465 kmRest days7.1 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Atletico Madrid55%
Draw25%
Celta Vigo20%
Expected goals 1.74 – 0.97
Atletico Madrid60%
Draw23%
Celta Vigo17%
Expected goals 1.92 – 0.93
Atletico Madrid55%
Draw25%
Celta Vigo20%
Expected goals 1.76 – 0.97
Atletico Madrid47%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo26%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.09
Atletico Madrid56%
Draw24%
Celta Vigo20%
Expected goals 1.85 – 1.04
Over 2.5 51% Both score 52% 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 (Madrid)

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Referee · SpainIosu Galech Apezteguia
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 17

Team strength

Atletico MadridCelta Vigo
80 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
81 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
82 AttackIn forecast 36
87 DefenceIn forecast 61
— 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

Atletico Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Atletico MadridCelta Vigo
1.71 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.41
1.09 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.46 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
88% Scored inContext 82%
38% Clean sheetsContext 24%
12.88 ShotsContext 10.03
5.12 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.03
40% On target shareContext 40%
8.94 Shots in the boxContext 6.50
67% Box shareContext 64%
13% ConversionContext 14%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.58
10.88 Shots allowedContext 11.76
3.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.18
2.75 BlocksContext 3.31
2.69 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
71% Save rateContext 72%
54% PossessionIn forecast 50%
502 PassesContext 488
429 Accurate passesContext 420
86% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.81
10.88 FoulsContext 11.44
9.41 Fouls sufferedContext 11.88
2.18 Yellow cardsContext 1.85
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 34 and 34 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.20 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.67 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
+0.30 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
90% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.00 ShotsContext 8.80
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.33
33% On target shareContext 44%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 5.80
63% Box shareContext 66%
14% ConversionContext 16%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.67
14.00 Shots allowedContext 11.40
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.60 BlocksContext 2.56
4.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
72% Save rateContext 56%
45% PossessionIn forecast 52%
415 PassesContext 485
347 Accurate passesContext 417
84% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.65
12.10 FoulsContext 14.70
8.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

Atletico Madrid
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km604 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Celta Vigo
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel465 km1,532 km in 14d
Schedule load11%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
Atletico Madrid Celta Vigo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 11
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1La Liga 2025-2026, 2 May6.2La Liga 2025-2026, 3 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km465 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways604 km1,532 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one3.13

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

Atletico Madrid Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13J. Oblak(G)
3M. Ruggeri 17D. Hancko 2J. Giménez 18Marc Pubill
22A. Lookman 10Álex Baena 6Koke 14Marcos Llorente
9A. Sørloth 7A. Griezmann
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Celta Vigo Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
13I. Radu(G)
20Marcos Alonso 29Yoel Lago 32Javi Rodríguez
3Óscar Mingueza 6I. Moriba 8Fer López 14Alvaro Núñez
19W. Swedberg 18Pablo Durán
7Borja Iglesias
+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
Atletico Madrid Scores -0.06 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Celta Vigo Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Atletico Madrid-0.5 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Celta Vigo+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Atletico Madrid · Home 2.53points per game · 17 home games
W-D-L
14-1-2
Scored
2.24
Conceded
0.94
Celta Vigo · Away 1.59points per game · 17 away games
W-D-L
7-6-4
Scored
1.29
Conceded
1.12

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 11 meetings

7 Atletico Madrid wins3 draws0 Celta Vigo wins
Goals per game1.80 – 0.60 Over 2.540% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 5 Oct 2025Celta Vigo1–1Atletico Madrid
  • 15 Feb 2025Atletico Madrid1–1Celta Vigo
  • 26 Sep 2024Celta Vigo0–1Atletico Madrid
  • 12 May 2024Atletico Madrid1–0Celta Vigo
  • 21 Oct 2023Celta Vigo0–3Atletico Madrid
  • 12 Feb 2023Celta Vigo0–1Atletico Madrid

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Iosu Galech Apezteguia Spain · 17 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.65league 4.30
Red cards0.35league 0.27
Cards 5+47%league 47%
Fouls28.4league 24.6
Penalties0.35league 0.36
Home wins24%league 49%
Atletico Madrid

No previous matches with this referee.

Celta Vigo3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.2.7 · 1.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W5 Apr 26A · Valencia3–23
  • D1 Feb 26A · Getafe0–02
  • L17 Aug 25H · Getafe0–23

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Atletico Madrid34 games · scored 58 · conceded 37
12 5 0-15
6 6 16-30
8 7 31-45
8 3 46-60
10 7 61-75
14 9 76-90
Celta Vigo33 games · scored 46 · conceded 44
3 7 0-15
7 3 16-30
7 10 31-45
10 5 46-60
5 9 61-75
14 10 76-90
Atletico Madrid10 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
6 5 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 14 · conceded 20
2 4 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 6 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 4 76-90

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

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