UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 Thu, Dec 11 · 20:00 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
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Our take

Celta Vigo were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Bologna. Celta Vigo had 4 days of rest, Bologna 4.1 and had to travel 1,637 km.

Away travel1,637 kmRest days4 · 4.1Matches / 14d2 · 3
Celta Vigo46%
Draw26%
Bologna29%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.25
Celta Vigo44%
Draw27%
Bologna29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
Celta Vigo44%
Draw26%
Bologna30%
Expected goals 1.58 – 1.25
Celta Vigo38%
Draw26%
Bologna36%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.40
Celta Vigo45%
Draw26%
Bologna28%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.18
Over 2.5 55% Both score 58% 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 (Vigo)

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Referee · RomaniaRadu Marian Petrescu
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 6

Team strength

Celta VigoBologna
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
51 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
36 AttackIn forecast 35
61 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoBologna
2.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.49 xGVia Att/Def 1.65
1.39 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
+0.71 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
100% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
14.40 ShotsContext 18.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.60
35% On target shareContext 36%
10.00 Shots in the boxContext 13.20
70% Box shareContext 69%
15% ConversionContext 8%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.20
10.00 Shots allowedContext 10.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.40 BlocksContext 2.50
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
65% Save rateContext 75%
53% PossessionIn forecast 54%
520 PassesContext 408
457 Accurate passesContext 337
88% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.85 Team ratingContext 7.02
14.00 FoulsContext 12.80
8.40 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.27 xGVia Att/Def 1.68
1.62 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
+0.53 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
90% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.10 ShotsContext 16.30
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.30
37% On target shareContext 33%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.40
59% Box shareContext 67%
16% ConversionContext 11%
2.63 OffsidesContext 2.63
12.40 Shots allowedContext 10.00
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.11
3.44 BlocksContext 2.67
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.38
74% Save rateContext 75%
49% PossessionIn forecast 56%
480 PassesContext 421
412 Accurate passesContext 350
86% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.95
13.20 FoulsContext 13.90
10.90 Fouls sufferedContext 14.50
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Celta Vigo
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km930 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bologna
Rest4.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel1,637 km609 km in 14d
Schedule load35%Moderate
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
Celta Vigo Bologna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 35
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4La Liga 2025-2026, 7 Dec4.1Serie A 2025-2026, 7 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,637 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways930 km609 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 3 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2.83

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

Celta Vigo Confirmed XI
3-4-3
13I. Radu(G)
21M. Ristić 2C. Starfelt 32Javi Rodríguez
3Óscar Mingueza 6I. Moriba 8Fran Beltrán 5Sergio Carreira
15Bryan Zaragoza 7Borja Iglesias 19W. Swedberg
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Bologna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13F. Ravaglia(G)
33Juan Miranda 22C. Lykogiannis 14T. Heggem 2E. Holm
4T. Pobega 6N. Moro
11J. Rowe 80G. Fabbian 10F. Bernardeschi
9S. Castro
+8 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
Celta Vigo Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bologna Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo+1.1 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Bologna-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
2.50
Conceded
1.00
Bologna · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Radu Marian Petrescu Romania · 6 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.67league 4.13
Red cards0.17league 0.19
Cards 5+33%league 42%
Fouls27.2league 24.7
Penalties0.33league 0.36
Home wins33%league 51%
Celta Vigo

No previous matches with this referee.

Bologna

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Celta Vigo5 games · scored 11 · conceded 7
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 76-90
Bologna5 games · scored 7 · conceded 4
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
2 2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
3 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 18 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
3 16-30
2 4 31-45
6 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 1 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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