La Liga Gameweek 29 Sat, Mar 21 · 15:15 RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Getafe. Espanyol had 6.1 days of rest, Getafe 7 and had to travel 503 km.

Away travel503 kmRest days6.1 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Espanyol31%
Draw30%
Getafe39%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.21
Espanyol42%
Draw27%
Getafe31%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.23
Espanyol31%
Draw30%
Getafe39%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.20
Espanyol25%
Draw29%
Getafe46%
Expected goals 0.94 – 1.36
Espanyol32%
Draw28%
Getafe41%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.38
Over 2.5 39% Both score 46% 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 · SpainIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 37

Team strength

EspanyolGetafe
46 L90 StrengthIn forecast 50
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
36 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

Espanyol

Attack—
Defense risk—

Getafe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EspanyolGetafe
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.82
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.07
1.27 xGVia Att/Def 0.74
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.93
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
82% Scored inContext 57%
25% Clean sheetsContext 29%
12.54 ShotsContext 9.07
4.18 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.88
33% On target shareContext 30%
7.85 Shots in the boxContext 5.42
63% Box shareContext 58%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.72
12.57 Shots allowedContext 10.43
4.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.89
3.56 BlocksContext 2.36
3.58 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.23
71% Save rateContext 79%
42% PossessionIn forecast 40%
351 PassesContext 286
279 Accurate passesContext 199
80% Pass accuracyContext 70%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.74
13.46 FoulsContext 13.61
12.43 Fouls sufferedContext 14.54
2.14 Yellow cardsContext 2.82
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 28 and 28 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
2.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
90% Scored inContext 60%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.90 ShotsContext 8.70
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
28% On target shareContext 32%
7.44 Shots in the boxContext 6.00
58% Box shareContext 70%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.25 OffsidesContext 3.00
12.60 Shots allowedContext 10.70
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
3.00 BlocksContext 2.22
3.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
61% Save rateContext 84%
45% PossessionIn forecast 37%
378 PassesContext 270
307 Accurate passesContext 185
81% Pass accuracyContext 69%
6.63 Team ratingContext 6.82
13.40 FoulsContext 13.90
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.80
0.10 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

Espanyol
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km407 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Getafe
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel503 km25 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
Espanyol Getafe
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1La Liga 2025-2026, 15 Mar7La Liga 2025-2026, 14 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km503 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways407 km25 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one14.114.9

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

Espanyol Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13M. Dmitrović(G)
22Carlos Romero 6L. Cabrera 38C. Riedel 23O. El Hilali
24T. Dolan 4Urko González 8Edu Expósito 16C. Ngonge
19Kike García 14Ramon Terrats
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Getafe Confirmed XI
5-4-1
13David Soria(G)
16Diego Rico 24Z. Romero 22Domingos Duarte 2D. Dakonam 21Juan Iglesias
10M. Satriano 8M. Arambarri 5Luis Milla 17Kiko Femenía
19L. Vázquez
+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
Espanyol Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Getafe Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Espanyol+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Getafe+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Espanyol · Home 1.50points per game · 14 home games
W-D-L
6-3-5
Scored
1.21
Conceded
1.36
Getafe · Away 1.21points per game · 14 away games
W-D-L
5-2-7
Scored
0.79
Conceded
1.36

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

5 Espanyol wins0 draws2 Getafe wins
Goals per game1.14 – 0.57 Over 2.529% Both scored29% Clean sheets57% · 14%
  • 13 Dec 2025Getafe0–1Espanyol
  • 18 Apr 2025Espanyol1–0Getafe
  • 9 Dec 2024Getafe1–0Espanyol
  • 30 Apr 2023Espanyol1–0Getafe
  • 15 Jan 2023Getafe1–2Espanyol
  • 5 Mar 2022Espanyol2–0Getafe

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 · Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos Spain · 37 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.62league 4.21
Red cards0.30league 0.28
Cards 5+59%league 47%
Fouls26.3league 24.5
Penalties0.27league 0.37
Home wins32%league 48%
Espanyol1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W30 Nov 25A · Celta Vigo1–01
Getafe4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.3.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Jan 26H · Valencia0–12
  • W25 Oct 25A · Athletic Club1–03
  • W25 Aug 25A · Sevilla2–13
  • D27 Sep 23A · Athletic Club2–26

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

Espanyol28 games · scored 35 · conceded 42
5 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
6 10 31-45
10 9 46-60
3 8 61-75
10 8 76-90
Getafe28 games · scored 23 · conceded 30
1 3 0-15
2 3 16-30
5 6 31-45
7 5 46-60
5 4 61-75
3 9 76-90
Espanyol10 games · scored 13 · conceded 23
3 2 0-15
2 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 6 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 5 76-90
Getafe10 games · scored 9 · conceded 7
1 0-15
1 16-30
3 1 31-45
3 46-60
1 1 61-75
1 4 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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