La Liga Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 18:00 Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid
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Our take

Atletico Madrid were slight favourites.

Atletico Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (79 vs 46). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Girona. Atletico Madrid had 4.9 days of rest, Girona 3 and had to travel 573 km.

Away travel573 kmRest days4.9 · 3Matches / 14d2 · 2
Atletico Madrid55%
Draw25%
Girona21%
Expected goals 1.73 – 0.98
Atletico Madrid66%
Draw21%
Girona14%
Expected goals 2.10 – 0.85
Atletico Madrid56%
Draw24%
Girona19%
Expected goals 1.81 – 0.97
Atletico Madrid47%
Draw27%
Girona26%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.10
Atletico Madrid56%
Draw24%
Girona20%
Expected goals 1.84 – 1.03
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.
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Referee · SpainAlejandro Muñiz Ruiz
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.43
  • Matches 42

Team strength

Atletico MadridGirona
79 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
81 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
82 AttackIn forecast 49
87 DefenceIn forecast 64
— 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—

Girona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Atletico MadridGirona
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.06
1.08 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.47
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.11
86% Scored inContext 75%
36% Clean sheetsContext 17%
12.86 ShotsContext 10.56
5.06 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
39% On target shareContext 36%
8.97 Shots in the boxContext 6.86
68% Box shareContext 65%
13% ConversionContext 10%
2.53 OffsidesContext 2.48
11.00 Shots allowedContext 14.36
3.59 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
2.74 BlocksContext 3.67
2.73 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.55
71% Save rateContext 72%
54% PossessionIn forecast 51%
499 PassesContext 463
427 Accurate passesContext 397
86% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.80
10.92 FoulsContext 10.44
9.61 Fouls sufferedContext 14.47
2.22 Yellow cardsContext 1.97
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.11
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.38 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.02 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
80% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.70 ShotsContext 12.40
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
31% On target shareContext 27%
8.22 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
67% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.25
12.70 Shots allowedContext 13.30
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.44
3.30 BlocksContext 4.00
3.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.38
79% Save rateContext 76%
46% PossessionIn forecast 54%
426 PassesContext 502
356 Accurate passesContext 439
84% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.90
11.50 FoulsContext 9.20
9.60 Fouls sufferedContext 15.60
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
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
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km634 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Girona
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel573 km1,146 km in 14d
Schedule load14%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 Girona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9La Liga 2025-2026, 12 May3La Liga 2025-2026, 14 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km573 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways634 km1,146 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 52 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one7.16.1

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 24R. Le Normand 18Marc Pubill
10Álex Baena 6Koke 21O. Vargas 20G. Simeone
22A. Lookman 7A. Griezmann
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Girona Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13P. Gazzaniga(G)
24Álex Moreno 12Vitor Reis 16Alejandro Francés 4Arnau Martínez
23Iván Martín 20A. Witsel
3Joel Roca 18A. Ounahi 21Bryan Gil
15V. Tsyhankov
+6 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 -0.08 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Girona Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Atletico Madrid-2.0 pp
  • Draw+0.8 pp
  • Girona+1.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Atletico Madrid · Home 2.39points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
14-1-3
Scored
2.11
Conceded
0.94
Girona · Away 0.94points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
3-8-7
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.50

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 7 of 7 meetings

6 Atletico Madrid wins0 draws1 Girona wins
Goals per game2.71 – 0.86 Over 2.586% Both scored43% Clean sheets57% · 0%
  • 21 Dec 2025Girona0–3Atletico Madrid
  • 25 May 2025Girona0–4Atletico Madrid
  • 25 Aug 2024Atletico Madrid3–0Girona
  • 13 Apr 2024Atletico Madrid3–1Girona
  • 3 Jan 2024Girona4–3Atletico Madrid
  • 13 Mar 2023Girona0–1Atletico 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 · Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz Spain · 42 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.81league 4.29
Red cards0.38league 0.27
Cards 5+60%league 47%
Fouls24.5league 24.5
Penalties0.43league 0.36
Home wins55%league 48%
Atletico Madrid3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W21 Feb 26H · Espanyol4–20
  • L6 Dec 25A · Athletic Club0–12
  • W29 Oct 23H · Alaves2–13
Girona2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.3.5 · 3.5 Pens for · against4 · 1
  • D25 Oct 25H · Oviedo3–34
  • W24 May 24H · Granada CF7–03

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 Madrid36 games · scored 60 · conceded 39
13 5 0-15
6 6 16-30
8 7 31-45
8 3 46-60
11 8 61-75
14 10 76-90
Girona36 games · scored 38 · conceded 53
5 4 0-15
5 8 16-30
6 7 31-45
1 14 46-60
9 8 61-75
12 12 76-90
Atletico Madrid10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
3 16-30
4 4 31-45
3 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Girona10 games · scored 11 · conceded 11
2 0-15
2 16-30
1 1 31-45
4 46-60
4 1 61-75
4 3 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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