La Liga Gameweek 5 Sun, Sep 21 · 17:30 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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Our take

Elche were slight favourites.

Elche were the stronger side on L90 Strength (38 vs 28). Absences weigh more on Oviedo. Elche had 8.9 days of rest, Oviedo 8.2 and had to travel 713 km.

Away travel713 kmRest days8.9 · 8.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
Elche52%
Draw26%
Oviedo22%
Expected goals 1.61 – 0.96
Elche50%
Draw26%
Oviedo24%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.08
Elche50%
Draw27%
Oviedo23%
Expected goals 1.57 – 0.99
Elche45%
Draw28%
Oviedo28%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.07
Elche52%
Draw25%
Oviedo23%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.04
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 (Elche)

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Referee · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 3.0
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 2

Team strength

ElcheOviedo
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
39 AttackIn forecast 23
51 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

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ElcheOviedo
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.25
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
0.75 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
+0.75 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
100% Scored inContext 25%
25% Clean sheetsContext 25%
8.25 ShotsContext 5.75
2.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.25
33% On target shareContext 39%
5.75 Shots in the boxContext 2.50
64% Box shareContext 43%
18% ConversionContext 4%
2.50 OffsidesContext 1.50
10.50 Shots allowedContext 19.50
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
2.75 BlocksContext 5.00
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.75
71% Save rateContext 82%
56% PossessionIn forecast 41%
502 PassesContext 369
435 Accurate passesContext 305
87% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.25 FoulsContext 10.25
16.75 Fouls sufferedContext 11.75
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.25
0.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
0.75 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.68
+0.45 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
100% Scored inContext 25%
30% Clean sheetsContext 25%
11.30 ShotsContext 5.75
3.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.25
30% On target shareContext 39%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 2.50
73% Box shareContext 43%
11% ConversionContext 4%
2.83 OffsidesContext 1.50
12.40 Shots allowedContext 19.50
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
3.88 BlocksContext 5.00
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.75
76% Save rateContext 82%
57% PossessionIn forecast 41%
464 PassesContext 369
388 Accurate passesContext 305
84% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.75
12.90 FoulsContext 10.25
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.75
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 4 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
Rest8.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km946 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Oviedo
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel713 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 Oviedo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.9La Liga 2025-2026, 12 Sep8.2La Liga 2025-2026, 13 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km713 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways946 km764 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one44.1

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
3-1-4-2
13Iñaki Peña(G)
6Bigas 22D. Affengruber 15Alvaro Núñez
14Aleix Febas
11Germán Valera 16Martim Neto 30Rodrigo Mendoza 17Josan
10Rafa Mir 9André Silva
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Oviedo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13Aarón Escandell(G)
3Abdel Rahim 16David Carmo 12Dani Calvo 22Nacho Vidal
6Kwasi Sibo 20L. Dendoncker
18J. Brekalo 21L. Ilić 10H. Hassan
23S. Rondón
+5 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 -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Oviedo Scores -0.05 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Elche+1.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Oviedo-1.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Elche · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.50
Oviedo · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Miguel Sesma Espinosa Spain · 2 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.00league 3.80
Red cards0.00league 0.31
Cards 5+50%league 39%
Fouls27.0league 24.3
Penalties0.00league 0.35
Home wins100%league 47%
Elche

No previous matches with this referee.

Oviedo

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Elche4 games · scored 6 · conceded 4
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
1 1 76-90
Oviedo4 games · scored 1 · conceded 7
0-15
1 16-30
1 4 31-45
46-60
61-75
2 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 12 · conceded 9
1 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Oviedo4 games · scored 1 · conceded 7
0-15
1 16-30
1 4 31-45
46-60
61-75
2 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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