La Liga Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 18:00 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Getafe were the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 41). Elche usually keep the ball (58% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Elche had 5 days of rest, Getafe 3.9 and had to travel 346 km.

Away travel346 kmRest days5 · 3.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Elche38%
Draw29%
Getafe33%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.17
Elche37%
Draw27%
Getafe36%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.32
Elche37%
Draw29%
Getafe33%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.14
Elche31%
Draw29%
Getafe40%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.31
Elche37%
Draw28%
Getafe35%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.28
Over 2.5 44% 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.
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Referee · SpainVictor Garcia Verdura
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 41

Team strength

ElcheGetafe
41 L90 StrengthIn forecast 52
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
39 AttackIn forecast 27
51 DefenceIn forecast 59
— 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—

Getafe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ElcheGetafe
1.31 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.86
1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.03
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 0.81
1.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
86% Scored inContext 56%
19% Clean sheetsContext 31%
10.69 ShotsContext 8.97
3.97 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
36% On target shareContext 30%
7.61 Shots in the boxContext 5.56
68% Box shareContext 61%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.12 OffsidesContext 2.75
14.00 Shots allowedContext 10.58
4.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.94
3.75 BlocksContext 2.48
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.18
66% Save rateContext 77%
58% PossessionIn forecast 40%
496 PassesContext 280
427 Accurate passesContext 194
86% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.72
12.75 FoulsContext 14.00
14.11 Fouls sufferedContext 14.03
2.11 Yellow cardsContext 3.03
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.40 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.22 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
90% Scored inContext 50%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.80 ShotsContext 8.50
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.63
35% On target shareContext 34%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
74% Box shareContext 71%
12% ConversionContext 12%
1.63 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.50 Shots allowedContext 11.80
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
3.30 BlocksContext 2.60
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
62% Save rateContext 74%
56% PossessionIn forecast 38%
468 PassesContext 257
400 Accurate passesContext 171
86% Pass accuracyContext 67%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.70
13.70 FoulsContext 15.20
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 3.70
0.20 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

Elche
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km946 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Getafe
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel346 km764 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 Getafe
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5La Liga 2025-2026, 12 May3.9La Liga 2025-2026, 13 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km346 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways946 km764 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 5
Next matchdays after this one6.16.1

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)
6Bigas 22D. Affengruber 23Víctor Chust
11Germán Valera 12Gonzalo Villar 8Marc Aguado 19G. Diangana 15Tete Morente
20Á. Rodríguez 9André Silva
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Getafe Confirmed XI
5-3-2
13David Soria(G)
21Juan Iglesias 24Z. Romero 22Domingos Duarte 2D. Dakonam 12A. Nyom
8M. Arambarri 46Damián Cáceres 5Luis Milla
10M. Satriano 6Mario Martín
+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
Elche Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Getafe Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Elche+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Getafe+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Elche · Home 1.78points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
8-8-2
Scored
1.61
Conceded
1.06
Getafe · Away 1.33points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
7-3-8
Scored
0.78
Conceded
1.17

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

2 Elche wins2 draws3 Getafe wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.14 Over 2.529% Both scored57% Clean sheets14% · 29%
  • 28 Nov 2025Getafe1–0Elche
  • 20 May 2023Getafe1–1Elche
  • 31 Oct 2022Elche0–1Getafe
  • 22 May 2022Elche3–1Getafe
  • 13 Sep 2021Getafe0–1Elche
  • 21 Mar 2021Getafe1–1Elche

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 · Victor Garcia Verdura Spain · 41 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.59league 4.29
Red cards0.22league 0.27
Cards 5+39%league 47%
Fouls25.1league 24.5
Penalties0.22league 0.36
Home wins37%league 48%
Elche2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L8 Mar 26A · Villarreal1–21
  • D18 Aug 25H · Real Betis1–11
Getafe4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L2 May 25A · Rayo Vallecano0–13
  • L26 May 24H · Mallorca1–20
  • D21 Apr 24H · Real Sociedad1–10
  • W29 Jan 24H · Granada CF2–02

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

Elche36 games · scored 47 · conceded 56
6 12 0-15
6 5 16-30
6 7 31-45
8 6 46-60
11 8 61-75
10 18 76-90
Getafe36 games · scored 31 · conceded 37
3 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
8 8 31-45
7 5 46-60
6 8 61-75
4 10 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 13 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 46-60
5 3 61-75
3 3 76-90
Getafe10 games · scored 10 · conceded 8
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
4 2 31-45
46-60
1 4 61-75
1 1 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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