La Liga Gameweek 33 Wed, Apr 22 · 18:00 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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Our take

Atletico Madrid were slight favourites.

Atletico Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 39). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Elche. Elche had 11.1 days of rest, Atletico Madrid 10.9 and had to travel 352 km.

Away travel352 kmRest days11.1 · 10.9Matches / 14d1 · 1
Elche27%
Draw25%
Atletico Madrid48%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.69
Elche20%
Draw24%
Atletico Madrid56%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.81
Elche25%
Draw25%
Atletico Madrid50%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.71
Elche21%
Draw23%
Atletico Madrid56%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.89
Elche27%
Draw25%
Atletico Madrid49%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.76
Over 2.5 55% Both score 58% 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 (Elche)

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Referee · SpainGuillermo Cuadra Fernandez
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 42

Team strength

ElcheAtletico Madrid
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 80
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 80
39 AttackIn forecast 82
51 DefenceIn forecast 87
— 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

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Atletico Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ElcheAtletico Madrid
1.26 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.65
1.52 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.03
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.45
1.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.13
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
84% Scored inContext 87%
23% Clean sheetsContext 39%
10.55 ShotsContext 13.10
3.93 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.23
36% On target shareContext 40%
7.45 Shots in the boxContext 9.06
68% Box shareContext 69%
12% ConversionContext 13%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.56
14.61 Shots allowedContext 10.77
4.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.57
4.00 BlocksContext 2.76
3.37 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
68% Save rateContext 71%
58% PossessionIn forecast 55%
496 PassesContext 511
425 Accurate passesContext 439
86% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.90
12.71 FoulsContext 10.97
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 9.39
2.13 Yellow cardsContext 2.23
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.03
This league season, per match · 31 and 31 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.32
2.14 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.59
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.58
80% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.70 ShotsContext 13.10
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
38% On target shareContext 35%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 8.30
73% Box shareContext 63%
9% ConversionContext 15%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.13
15.70 Shots allowedContext 13.60
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.30
4.10 BlocksContext 3.00
3.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.11
65% Save rateContext 75%
56% PossessionIn forecast 51%
458 PassesContext 456
384 Accurate passesContext 384
84% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.88
13.10 FoulsContext 11.60
14.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.20
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
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

Elche
Rest11.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Atletico Madrid
Rest10.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel352 km781 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
Elche Atletico Madrid
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match11.1La Liga 2025-2026, 11 Apr10.9La Liga 2025-2026, 11 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km352 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km781 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one3.93.1

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

Elche Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1M. Dituro(G)
21L. Pétrot 22D. Affengruber 42Buba Sangaré
11Germán Valera 16Martim Neto 14Aleix Febas 12Gonzalo Villar 15Tete Morente
9André Silva 10Rafa Mir
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Atletico Madrid Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13J. Oblak(G)
34Julio Díaz 15C. Lenglet 24R. Le Normand 32Javier Boñar
21O. Vargas 4Rodrigo Mendoza 5J. Cardoso 23N. González
11T. Almada 10Álex Baena
+8 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
Elche Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Atletico Madrid Scores -0.08 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Elche+1.3 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Atletico Madrid-1.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Elche · Home 1.75points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
7-7-2
Scored
1.56
Conceded
1.00
Atletico Madrid · Away 1.13points per game · 15 away games
W-D-L
4-5-6
Scored
1.07
Conceded
1.20

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 7 of 7 meetings

1 Elche wins1 draws5 Atletico Madrid wins
Goals per game0.43 – 1.43 Over 2.514% Both scored29% Clean sheets14% · 57%
  • 23 Aug 2025Atletico Madrid1–1Elche
  • 14 May 2023Elche1–0Atletico Madrid
  • 29 Dec 2022Atletico Madrid2–0Elche
  • 11 May 2022Elche0–2Atletico Madrid
  • 22 Aug 2021Atletico Madrid1–0Elche
  • 1 May 2021Elche0–1Atletico Madrid

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 · Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez Spain · 42 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.55league 4.27
Red cards0.31league 0.28
Cards 5+60%league 47%
Fouls25.9league 24.5
Penalties0.38league 0.36
Home wins45%league 49%
Elche1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W28 Sep 25H · Celta Vigo2–13
Atletico Madrid3 with this referee
Record3-0-0 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W18 Jan 26H · Alaves1–01
  • W23 Nov 25A · Getafe1–04
  • W21 Oct 23A · Celta Vigo3–02

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

Elche31 games · scored 39 · conceded 47
5 9 0-15
4 4 16-30
4 6 31-45
8 5 46-60
9 7 61-75
9 16 76-90
Atletico Madrid31 games · scored 51 · conceded 32
11 5 0-15
6 4 16-30
7 6 31-45
6 3 46-60
9 6 61-75
12 8 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 10 · conceded 18
2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 6 31-45
2 46-60
4 4 61-75
3 3 76-90
Atletico Madrid10 games · scored 19 · conceded 16
5 3 0-15
1 3 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 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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