UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 · 20:00 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
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Our take

Celta Vigo were slight favourites.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (65 vs 57). Celta Vigo had 4.1 days of rest, Lille 6 and had to travel 1,301 km.

Away travel1,301 kmRest days4.1 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 1
Celta Vigo49%
Draw26%
Lille26%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.14
Celta Vigo49%
Draw26%
Lille25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.11
Celta Vigo49%
Draw26%
Lille26%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.15
Celta Vigo41%
Draw27%
Lille32%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.28
Celta Vigo49%
Draw26%
Lille25%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.10
Over 2.5 53% Both score 56% 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 · GermanyHarm Osmers
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 96

Team strength

Celta VigoLille
65 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
36 AttackIn forecast 42
61 DefenceIn forecast 60
— 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—

Lille

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoLille
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.17
1.29 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.44
+0.71 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
100% Scored inContext 67%
17% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.33 ShotsContext 13.83
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.33
35% On target shareContext 39%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.83
67% Box shareContext 66%
16% ConversionContext 12%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.25
10.83 Shots allowedContext 10.50
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.33 BlocksContext 2.75
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
63% Save rateContext 67%
52% PossessionIn forecast 58%
508 PassesContext 534
442 Accurate passesContext 456
87% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.98
13.50 FoulsContext 9.33
9.33 Fouls sufferedContext 12.67
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.83
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.17
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
0.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.32 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
80% Scored inContext 50%
60% Clean sheetsContext 30%
8.20 ShotsContext 9.70
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
50% On target shareContext 42%
5.60 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
68% Box shareContext 64%
20% ConversionContext 14%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.00 Shots allowedContext 10.10
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
3.56 BlocksContext 2.89
2.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.13
79% Save rateContext 69%
48% PossessionIn forecast 52%
448 PassesContext 477
378 Accurate passesContext 408
84% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.78
11.50 FoulsContext 9.60
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.50
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.60
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
Rest4.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,176 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lille
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,301 km409 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 Lille
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.1La Liga 2025-2026, 18 Jan6Ligue 1 2025-2026, 16 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,301 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,176 km409 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one2.93

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)
20Marcos Alonso 2C. Starfelt 32Javi Rodríguez
3Óscar Mingueza 16Miguel Román 22Hugo Sotelo 17Javi Rueda
19W. Swedberg 7Borja Iglesias 10Iago Aspas
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Lille Confirmed XI
4-4-1-1
1B. Özer(G)
15R. Perraud 4Alexsandro Ribeiro 3N. Ngoy 12T. Meunier
27Félix Correia 6N. Bentaleb 17N. Mukau 14M. Broholm
10H. Haraldsson
9O. Giroud
+7 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 -0.05 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lille Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Lille-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home 2.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
2-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.33
Lille · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
0.33
Conceded
0.67

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 2 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.

Referee · Harm Osmers Germany · 96 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.99league 4.12
Red cards0.18league 0.21
Cards 5+42%league 42%
Fouls22.1league 24.2
Penalties0.31league 0.36
Home wins54%league 49%
Celta Vigo

No previous matches with this referee.

Lille

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 Vigo6 games · scored 12 · conceded 9
2 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 76-90
Lille6 games · scored 10 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Celta Vigo9 games · scored 14 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
4 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
6 1 76-90
Lille10 games · scored 14 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 46-60
1 4 61-75
8 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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