La Liga Gameweek 31 Sun, Apr 12 · 17:30 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 29). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Oviedo. Celta Vigo had 2.9 days of rest, Oviedo 7 and had to travel 266 km.

Away travel266 kmRest days2.9 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Celta Vigo60%
Draw25%
Oviedo16%
Expected goals 1.73 – 0.77
Celta Vigo66%
Draw21%
Oviedo14%
Expected goals 2.10 – 0.85
Celta Vigo60%
Draw25%
Oviedo15%
Expected goals 1.71 – 0.74
Celta Vigo53%
Draw27%
Oviedo20%
Expected goals 1.54 – 0.86
Celta Vigo61%
Draw23%
Oviedo16%
Expected goals 1.85 – 0.83
Over 2.5 45% Both score 45% Likeliest score 1–0
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.
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Referee · SpainMiguel Angel Ortiz Arias
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 41

Team strength

Celta VigoOviedo
65 L90 StrengthIn forecast 29
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
36 AttackIn forecast 23
61 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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—

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoOviedo
1.47 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.23 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 0.86
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
87% Scored inContext 47%
27% Clean sheetsContext 27%
10.40 ShotsContext 9.27
4.03 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.07
39% On target shareContext 33%
6.63 Shots in the boxContext 5.89
63% Box shareContext 61%
14% ConversionContext 8%
2.64 OffsidesContext 2.50
11.83 Shots allowedContext 15.03
4.21 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.83
3.46 BlocksContext 3.97
3.19 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.43
73% Save rateContext 74%
51% PossessionIn forecast 45%
489 PassesContext 379
421 Accurate passesContext 309
86% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.43 FoulsContext 12.63
11.73 Fouls sufferedContext 11.77
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.03
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 30 and 30 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.13 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.31
+0.47 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
90% Scored inContext 70%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
9.60 ShotsContext 9.50
4.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.50
44% On target shareContext 37%
6.30 Shots in the boxContext 6.33
65% Box shareContext 63%
17% ConversionContext 11%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.83
11.30 Shots allowedContext 14.50
4.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.88 BlocksContext 4.70
3.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
64% Save rateContext 64%
50% PossessionIn forecast 46%
479 PassesContext 370
417 Accurate passesContext 293
87% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.71
12.30 FoulsContext 12.90
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.90
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km4,423 km in 14d
Schedule load18%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Oviedo
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel266 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 Oviedo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 18Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - Knockout phase, 9 Apr7La Liga 2025-2026, 5 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km266 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways4,423 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one411.1

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 4J. Aidoo 14Alvaro Núñez
5Sergio Carreira 15M. Vecino 8Fer López 17Javi Rueda
19W. Swedberg 18Pablo Durán 36Andrés Antañón
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Oviedo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13Aarón Escandell(G)
25Javi López 12Dani Calvo 2E. Bailly 22Nacho Vidal
23N. Fonseca 6Kwasi Sibo
15T. Fernandez 5Alberto Reina 7I. Chaira
9Federico Viñas
+6 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 +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Oviedo Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Oviedo+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home 1.13points per game · 15 home games
W-D-L
4-5-6
Scored
1.53
Conceded
1.40
Oviedo · Away 0.47points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
1-4-10
Scored
0.93
Conceded
2.27

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 18 this season

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

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

0 Celta Vigo wins1 draws0 Oviedo wins
Goals per game0.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 100%
  • 20 Dec 2025Oviedo0–0Celta 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 · Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias Spain · 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.83league 4.28
Red cards0.27league 0.28
Cards 5+49%league 48%
Fouls23.5league 24.5
Penalties0.22league 0.36
Home wins39%league 49%
Celta Vigo5 with this referee
Record2-3-0 Cards · opp.1.4 · 1.6 Pens for · against2 · 1 Reds1
  • W1 Mar 26A · Girona2–12
  • D26 May 24H · Valencia2–20
  • D25 Feb 24A · Cadiz2–23
  • W3 Jan 24H · Real Betis2–11
  • D19 Aug 23A · Real Sociedad1–11
Oviedo1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L25 Sep 25H · Barcelona1–31

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 Vigo29 games · scored 42 · conceded 37
2 5 0-15
6 2 16-30
7 8 31-45
10 4 46-60
4 9 61-75
13 9 76-90
Oviedo29 games · scored 21 · conceded 48
1 4 0-15
2 7 16-30
7 7 31-45
4 7 46-60
3 10 61-75
4 13 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 16 · conceded 14
1 3 0-15
4 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 5 76-90
Oviedo10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 5 46-60
1 4 61-75
1 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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