La Liga Gameweek 20 Mon, Jan 19 · 20:00 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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Our take

Elche were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Elche had 9 days of rest, Sevilla 7 and had to travel 473 km.

Away travel473 kmRest days9 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Elche44%
Draw27%
Sevilla29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.17
Elche44%
Draw27%
Sevilla30%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.19
Elche44%
Draw27%
Sevilla29%
Expected goals 1.48 – 1.17
Elche37%
Draw27%
Sevilla36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.31
Elche44%
Draw27%
Sevilla29%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.20
Over 2.5 50% Both score 54% 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 · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 42

Team strength

ElcheSevilla
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
39 AttackIn forecast 48
51 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

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Sevilla

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ElcheSevilla
1.32 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.26
1.26 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.58
1.06 xGVia Att/Def 1.00
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
+0.26 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
84% Scored inContext 74%
26% Clean sheetsContext 21%
10.74 ShotsContext 10.68
3.83 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.58
34% On target shareContext 34%
7.42 Shots in the boxContext 7.42
66% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.29 OffsidesContext 3.57
12.89 Shots allowedContext 10.37
4.37 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.63
3.37 BlocksContext 3.50
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.47
71% Save rateContext 71%
59% PossessionIn forecast 55%
525 PassesContext 424
458 Accurate passesContext 350
87% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.68 FoulsContext 14.95
13.84 Fouls sufferedContext 13.37
1.95 Yellow cardsContext 3.05
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.05
This league season, per match · 19 and 19 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.58 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.43
+0.40 Goals minus xGContext -0.21
80% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.60 ShotsContext 10.60
3.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
31% On target shareContext 35%
7.20 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
66% Box shareContext 62%
13% ConversionContext 8%
2.38 OffsidesContext 3.00
14.50 Shots allowedContext 9.20
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
3.10 BlocksContext 2.43
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
73% Save rateContext 64%
60% PossessionIn forecast 57%
520 PassesContext 442
452 Accurate passesContext 365
87% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.69
13.10 FoulsContext 14.40
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 3.10
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

Elche
Rest9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km275 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sevilla
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel473 km0 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 Sevilla
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match9La Liga 2025-2026, 10 Jan7La Liga 2025-2026, 12 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km473 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways275 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one44.9

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
3-4-2-1
13Iñaki Peña(G)
21L. Pétrot 22D. Affengruber 23Víctor Chust
11Germán Valera 14Aleix Febas 8Marc Aguado 17Josan
16Martim Neto 19G. Diangana
20Á. Rodríguez
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Sevilla Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
4Kike Salas 6N. Gudelj 2J. Carmona Navarro
36Oso 19B. Mendy 20M. Sow 16Juanlu Sánchez
14Peque Fernández 18L. Agoumé
7Isaac Romero
+9 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
Sevilla Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Elche+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Sevilla-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Elche · Home 1.90points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
5-4-1
Scored
1.70
Conceded
0.80
Sevilla · Away 1.11points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
3-1-5
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.56

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 wins3 draws3 Sevilla wins
Goals per game0.86 – 1.71 Over 2.543% Both scored57% Clean sheets0% · 43%
  • 12 Sep 2025Sevilla2–2Elche
  • 24 May 2023Elche1–1Sevilla
  • 28 Jan 2023Sevilla3–0Elche
  • 11 Feb 2022Sevilla2–0Elche
  • 28 Aug 2021Elche1–1Sevilla
  • 17 Mar 2021Sevilla2–0Elche

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 · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 42 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.67league 4.19
Red cards0.21league 0.29
Cards 5+33%league 47%
Fouls21.9league 24.5
Penalties0.29league 0.35
Home wins50%league 47%
Elche1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L25 Oct 25A · Espanyol0–12
Sevilla2 with this referee
Record0-2-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D11 Mar 24A · Almeria2–21
  • D21 Oct 23H · Real Madrid1–15

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

Elche19 games · scored 25 · conceded 24
3 7 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 31-45
7 2 46-60
5 1 61-75
5 11 76-90
Sevilla19 games · scored 24 · conceded 30
3 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
2 6 31-45
6 4 46-60
2 5 61-75
6 11 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
1 5 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
4 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 7 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 8 · conceded 16
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 8 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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