UEFA Europa League Matchday 3 Thu, Oct 23 · 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 (52 vs 41). Celta Vigo had 4.2 days of rest, Nice 5.2 and had to travel 1,309 km.

Away travel1,309 kmRest days4.2 · 5.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Celta Vigo51%
Draw25%
Nice24%
Expected goals 1.71 – 1.09
Celta Vigo50%
Draw26%
Nice24%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.08
Celta Vigo51%
Draw25%
Nice24%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.09
Celta Vigo44%
Draw26%
Nice30%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.22
Celta Vigo51%
Draw26%
Nice24%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.08
Over 2.5 53% Both score 55% 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 · NetherlandsSander van der Eijk
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 44

Team strength

Celta VigoNice
52 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 27
36 AttackIn forecast 26
61 DefenceIn forecast 35
— 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—

Nice

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoNice
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.38 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
+0.62 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.50 ShotsContext 8.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
44% On target shareContext 31%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 4.00
71% Box shareContext 49%
17% ConversionContext 13%
1.50 OffsidesContext —
12.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.50 BlocksContext 5.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
63% Save rateContext 56%
52% PossessionIn forecast 42%
525 PassesContext 381
454 Accurate passesContext 300
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.63
11.00 FoulsContext 12.50
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 15.50
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 0.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.73
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
100% Scored inContext 90%
0% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.50 ShotsContext 10.90
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
33% On target shareContext 36%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 6.78
63% Box shareContext 58%
10% ConversionContext 13%
2.14 OffsidesContext 2.29
11.70 Shots allowedContext 14.70
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
3.00 BlocksContext 4.80
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
80% Save rateContext 65%
50% PossessionIn forecast 48%
513 PassesContext 412
443 Accurate passesContext 342
86% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.83
10.90 FoulsContext 12.00
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 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

Celta Vigo
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Nice
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,309 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 Nice
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2La Liga 2025-2026, 19 Oct5.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 18 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,309 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 51 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2.92.9

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 12Manu Fernández
5Sergio Carreira 16Miguel Román 8Fran Beltrán 23Hugo Álvarez
15Bryan Zaragoza 18Pablo Durán 10Iago Aspas
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Nice Confirmed XI
3-4-3
80Y. Diouf(G)
26M. Bard 28A. Bah 37Kojo Peprah Oppong
2A. Abdi 99S. Abdul Samed 20T. Louchet 92J. Clauss
8M. Sanson 90Kevin Carlos 25M. Cho
+5 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 -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Nice Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Nice-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
1.00
Nice · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

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 · Sander van der Eijk Netherlands · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.43league 4.09
Red cards0.25league 0.11
Cards 5+32%league 39%
Fouls22.9league 25.2
Penalties0.18league 0.36
Home wins45%league 45%
Celta Vigo

No previous matches with this referee.

Nice

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 Vigo2 games · scored 4 · conceded 3
0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 76-90
Nice2 games · scored 2 · conceded 4
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 2 76-90
Nice10 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
2 4 0-15
3 3 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 3 46-60
2 61-75
2 5 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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