La Liga Gameweek 1 Thu, Aug 27 · 19:30 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
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Our take

Celta Vigo were slight favourites.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 48). Celta Vigo had 5 days of rest, Osasuna 3 and had to travel 584 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel584 kmRest days5 · 3Matches / 14d1 · 1
Celta Vigo50%
Draw25%
Osasuna25%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.01
Celta Vigo51%
Draw24%
Osasuna25%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.08
Celta Vigo50%
Draw25%
Osasuna25%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.01
Celta Vigo43%
Draw27%
Osasuna31%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.14
Celta Vigo50%
Draw25%
Osasuna25%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.02
Over 2.5 47% Both score 50% 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)
16°CLight rain
  • Precipitation 0.9 mm
  • Wind 9 km/h
  • Humidity 84%
Referee · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 20

Team strength

Celta VigoOsasuna
59 L90 StrengthIn forecast 48
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
36 AttackIn forecast 50
61 DefenceIn forecast 50
— 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—

Osasuna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoOsasuna
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— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
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— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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— Yellow cardsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.43 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.17
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
70% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
7.90 ShotsContext 12.20
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
42% On target shareContext 41%
5.30 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
63% Box shareContext 64%
13% ConversionContext 8%
3.00 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.90 Shots allowedContext 11.60
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.10
2.70 BlocksContext 3.11
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
68% Save rateContext 66%
50% PossessionIn forecast 51%
492 PassesContext 395
424 Accurate passesContext 320
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.71
12.50 FoulsContext 12.70
13.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,531 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 50 · 1 pts vs 1.0 for an average club · -0.1 vs expected
  • D22 AugA · Valencia0–01.1 xPts
Osasuna
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel584 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load14%Low
Form 44 · 1 pts vs 1.6 for an average club · -0.6 vs expected
  • D24 AugH · Levante0–01.6 xPts

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 Osasuna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5La Liga 2026-2027, 22 Aug3La Liga 2026-2027, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km584 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,531 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one34

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)
3Marcos Alonso 29Yoel Lago 20Javi Rodríguez
22Javi Galán 6I. Moriba 8Miguel Román 17Javi Rueda
19W. Swedberg 11Pablo Durán 10Iago Aspas
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Osasuna Confirmed XI
5-4-1
1Sergio Herrera(G)
23Abel Bretones 5Jorge Herrando 24Catena 29Asier Osambela 27Íñigo Arguibide
11Kike Barja 6Lucas Torró 7Moncayola 21J. Dubasin
9Raúl García
+2 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
Osasuna Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo-0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Osasuna+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home No home games yet this season.
Osasuna · Away No away games yet this season.

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 last 10 of 12 meetings

4 Celta Vigo wins2 draws4 Osasuna wins
Goals per game1.30 – 1.10 Over 2.550% Both scored40% Clean sheets50% · 30%
  • 6 Feb 2026Celta Vigo1–2Osasuna
  • 26 Oct 2025Osasuna2–3Celta Vigo
  • 21 Feb 2025Celta Vigo1–0Osasuna
  • 1 Sep 2024Osasuna3–2Celta Vigo
  • 4 Feb 2024Osasuna0–3Celta Vigo
  • 13 Aug 2023Celta Vigo0–2Osasuna

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 · Miguel Sesma Espinosa Spain · 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.90league 4.83
Red cards0.00league 0.22
Cards 5+40%league 61%
Fouls26.7league 26.3
Penalties0.30league 0.44
Home wins55%league 39%
Celta Vigo1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L22 Mar 26H · Alaves3–42
Osasuna3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.2.7 · 2.7 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D12 Apr 26H · Real Betis1–13
  • W24 Jan 26A · Rayo Vallecano3–12
  • L31 Aug 25A · Espanyol0–13

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 Vigo1 games · scored 0 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Osasuna1 games · scored 0 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
3 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Osasuna10 games · scored 10 · conceded 15
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
1 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
5 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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