La Liga Gameweek 38 Sat, May 23 · 20:00 Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
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Our take

Celta Vigo were slight favourites.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 44). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Sevilla. Celta Vigo had 6.1 days of rest, Sevilla 6.1 and had to travel 588 km.

Away travel588 kmRest days6.1 · 6.1Matches / 14d2 · 2
Celta Vigo41%
Draw29%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.05
Celta Vigo52%
Draw25%
Sevilla23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.06
Celta Vigo41%
Draw30%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.04
Celta Vigo34%
Draw30%
Sevilla36%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.18
Celta Vigo41%
Draw28%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.13
Over 2.5 41% Both score 47% 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.
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RefereeF. Maeso

Team strength

Celta VigoSevilla
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
54 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
36 AttackIn forecast 48
61 DefenceIn forecast 57
— 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—

Sevilla

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Celta VigoSevilla
1.41 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.24
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.59
1.22 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
84% Scored inContext 76%
24% Clean sheetsContext 16%
9.68 ShotsContext 11.32
3.95 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.77
41% On target shareContext 32%
6.30 Shots in the boxContext 7.16
63% Box shareContext 62%
15% ConversionContext 11%
2.74 OffsidesContext 3.03
12.38 Shots allowedContext 10.14
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
3.40 BlocksContext 3.23
3.24 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.97
72% Save rateContext 66%
50% PossessionIn forecast 51%
487 PassesContext 398
419 Accurate passesContext 323
86% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.32 FoulsContext 14.32
11.84 Fouls sufferedContext 12.41
1.81 Yellow cardsContext 2.73
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 37 and 37 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.04 xGVia Att/Def 0.84
1.52 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
70% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
7.30 ShotsContext 12.00
3.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.75
44% On target shareContext 25%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.80
64% Box shareContext 57%
16% ConversionContext 9%
2.71 OffsidesContext 2.50
13.80 Shots allowedContext 9.50
5.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.11
2.90 BlocksContext 2.67
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
63% Save rateContext 57%
50% PossessionIn forecast 44%
474 PassesContext 347
405 Accurate passesContext 271
85% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.67 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.90 FoulsContext 13.40
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.00 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
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km974 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sevilla
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel588 km1,167 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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 Sevilla
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1La Liga 2025-2026, 17 May6.1La Liga 2025-2026, 17 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km588 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways974 km1,167 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one90.984

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 29Yoel Lago 32Javi Rodríguez
5Sergio Carreira 6I. Moriba 8Fer López 17Javi Rueda
19W. Swedberg 7Borja Iglesias 10Iago Aspas
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Sevilla Confirmed XI
4-3-3
13Ø. Nyland(G)
12G. Suazo 4Kike Salas 3César Azpilicueta 2J. Carmona Navarro
20M. Sow 18L. Agoumé 14Peque Fernández
36Oso 7Isaac Romero 10A. Sánchez
+3 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Sevilla Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Celta Vigo-0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Sevilla+0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Celta Vigo · Home 1.11points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
5-5-8
Scored
1.56
Conceded
1.56
Sevilla · Away 1.00points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
5-3-10
Scored
1.22
Conceded
1.89

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 10 of 11 meetings

3 Celta Vigo wins4 draws3 Sevilla wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored70% Clean sheets10% · 20%
  • 12 Jan 2026Sevilla0–1Celta Vigo
  • 10 May 2025Celta Vigo3–2Sevilla
  • 14 Dec 2024Sevilla1–0Celta Vigo
  • 17 Mar 2024Sevilla1–2Celta Vigo
  • 4 Nov 2023Celta Vigo1–1Sevilla
  • 7 Apr 2023Sevilla2–2Celta 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.

Goal timing

Celta Vigo36 games · scored 50 · conceded 48
5 7 0-15
7 3 16-30
7 11 31-45
11 7 46-60
6 10 61-75
14 10 76-90
Sevilla37 games · scored 46 · conceded 59
5 6 0-15
5 7 16-30
9 14 31-45
8 11 46-60
7 6 61-75
12 15 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 12 · conceded 19
3 4 0-15
1 1 16-30
6 31-45
3 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
2 16-30
4 6 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 61-75
3 3 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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