La Liga Gameweek 4 Sun, Sep 14 · 13:00 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
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Our take

Celta Vigo were slight favourites.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (54 vs 38). Absences weigh more on Girona. Celta Vigo had 13.9 days of rest, Girona 14.8 and had to travel 952 km.

Away travel952 kmRest days13.9 · 14.8Matches / 14d1 · 0
Celta Vigo54%
Draw25%
Girona21%
Expected goals 1.68 – 0.95
Celta Vigo53%
Draw25%
Girona22%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.03
Celta Vigo53%
Draw25%
Girona22%
Expected goals 1.68 – 0.99
Celta Vigo46%
Draw27%
Girona26%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.07
Celta Vigo54%
Draw25%
Girona21%
Expected goals 1.74 – 0.99
Over 2.5 49% Both score 51% 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 · SpainAdrian Cordero Vega
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.60
  • Matches 5

Team strength

Celta VigoGirona
54 L90 StrengthIn forecast 38
51 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
36 AttackIn forecast 49
61 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

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Girona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoGirona
0.75 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.33
0.67 xGVia Att/Def 0.70
0.95 xG allowedVia Att/Def 2.21
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.37
75% Scored inContext 33%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.25 ShotsContext 9.67
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.67
29% On target shareContext 28%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.33
56% Box shareContext 54%
7% ConversionContext 3%
2.67 OffsidesContext 1.00
9.25 Shots allowedContext 15.00
3.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
2.25 BlocksContext 2.67
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
60% Save rateContext 40%
58% PossessionIn forecast 51%
555 PassesContext 424
488 Accurate passesContext 359
88% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.38
12.25 FoulsContext 7.00
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 0.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.33
This league season, per match · 4 and 3 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.20
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 0.89
1.11 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.69
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.19
90% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
12.90 ShotsContext 8.80
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
38% On target shareContext 38%
8.10 Shots in the boxContext 5.20
62% Box shareContext 57%
12% ConversionContext 8%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.57
10.20 Shots allowedContext 13.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
2.56 BlocksContext 2.80
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
73% Save rateContext 61%
55% PossessionIn forecast 53%
518 PassesContext 460
451 Accurate passesContext 398
87% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.72
11.70 FoulsContext 11.60
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.60
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.10 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
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Girona
Rest14.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel952 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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
Celta Vigo Girona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.9La Liga 2025-2026, 31 Aug14.8La Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km952 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 40 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one76

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)
12Manu Fernández 24Carlos Domínguez 32Javi Rodríguez
3Óscar Mingueza 6I. Moriba 22Hugo Sotelo 5Sergio Carreira
18Pablo Durán 9Ferran Jutglà 10Iago Aspas
Girona Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13P. Gazzaniga(G)
24Álex Moreno 17D. Blind 12Vitor Reis 4Arnau Martínez
20A. Witsel 18A. Ounahi 23Iván Martín
3Joel Roca 19V. Vanat 10Y. Asprilla
+1 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Girona Scores -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo+0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Girona-0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home 0.67points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
0-2-1
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.33
Girona · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
5.00

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 1 this season

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

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

1 Celta Vigo wins3 draws2 Girona wins
Goals per game0.83 – 1.00 Over 2.517% Both scored50% Clean sheets17% · 33%
  • 1 Mar 2025Girona2–2Celta Vigo
  • 29 Sep 2024Celta Vigo1–1Girona
  • 28 Jan 2024Celta Vigo0–1Girona
  • 27 Oct 2023Girona1–0Celta Vigo
  • 23 May 2023Celta Vigo1–1Girona
  • 26 Aug 2022Girona0–1Celta Vigo

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 · Adrian Cordero Vega Spain · 5 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.75
Red cards0.40league 0.25
Cards 5+40%league 36%
Fouls26.2league 24.8
Penalties0.60league 0.31
Home wins100%league 44%
Celta Vigo

No previous matches with this referee.

Girona

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 Vigo4 games · scored 3 · conceded 5
0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Girona3 games · scored 1 · conceded 10
1 0-15
6 16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 15 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
5 2 76-90
Girona10 games · scored 7 · conceded 22
2 3 0-15
7 16-30
3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 61-75
3 6 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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