La Liga Gameweek 13 Mon, Nov 24 · 20:00 RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
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Our take

Espanyol were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Sevilla. Espanyol had 16 days of rest, Sevilla 16.2 and had to travel 821 km.

Away travel821 kmRest days16 · 16.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
Espanyol44%
Draw28%
Sevilla28%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.08
Espanyol44%
Draw27%
Sevilla29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.19
Espanyol42%
Draw28%
Sevilla29%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.10
Espanyol37%
Draw28%
Sevilla34%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.21
Espanyol46%
Draw26%
Sevilla28%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.17
Over 2.5 46% Both score 51% 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 · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 2.3
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 6

Team strength

EspanyolSevilla
50 L90 StrengthIn forecast 49
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 50
36 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

Espanyol

Attack—
Defense risk—

Sevilla

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EspanyolSevilla
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.58
1.61 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.71
-0.36 Goals minus xGContext +0.57
75% Scored inContext 92%
33% Clean sheetsContext 25%
13.83 ShotsContext 10.25
4.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.17
34% On target shareContext 31%
8.83 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
63% Box shareContext 65%
9% ConversionContext 15%
2.00 OffsidesContext 4.38
12.33 Shots allowedContext 11.08
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
3.42 BlocksContext 4.33
3.45 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.80
76% Save rateContext 75%
42% PossessionIn forecast 53%
366 PassesContext 412
298 Accurate passesContext 338
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.79
13.42 FoulsContext 15.58
11.58 Fouls sufferedContext 12.92
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 3.17
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 12 and 12 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.63 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
-0.53 Goals minus xGContext +0.53
70% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.30 ShotsContext 9.90
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.90
34% On target shareContext 29%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
66% Box shareContext 62%
8% ConversionContext 15%
2.17 OffsidesContext 3.83
11.90 Shots allowedContext 11.10
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
3.30 BlocksContext 4.29
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
77% Save rateContext 76%
43% PossessionIn forecast 51%
370 PassesContext 395
304 Accurate passesContext 321
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.80
13.20 FoulsContext 16.50
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 3.40
0.10 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

Espanyol
Rest16 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sevilla
Rest16.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel821 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%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 Sevilla
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match16La Liga 2025-2026, 8 Nov16.2La Liga 2025-2026, 8 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km821 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one5.95.8

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 5F. Calero Villa 23O. El Hilali
14Ramon Terrats 8Edu Expósito 4Urko González 24T. Dolan
19Kike García 11Pere Milla
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Sevilla Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
12G. Suazo 23Marcão 32A. López Gallo 16Juanlu Sánchez
19B. Mendy 20M. Sow
11R. Vargas 14Peque Fernández 24A. Januzaj
9A. Adams
+7 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Sevilla Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Espanyol+1.8 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Sevilla-1.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Espanyol · Home 1.86points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
4-1-2
Scored
1.43
Conceded
1.29
Sevilla · Away 1.50points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
3-0-3
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.50

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 8 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

0 Espanyol wins2 draws4 Sevilla wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.00 Over 2.533% Both scored67% Clean sheets0% · 33%
  • 25 Jan 2025Sevilla1–1Espanyol
  • 25 Oct 2024Espanyol0–2Sevilla
  • 4 May 2023Sevilla3–2Espanyol
  • 10 Sep 2022Espanyol2–3Sevilla
  • 20 Feb 2022Espanyol1–1Sevilla
  • 25 Sep 2021Sevilla2–0Espanyol

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 · Miguel Sesma Espinosa Spain · 6 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.33league 4.03
Red cards0.00league 0.28
Cards 5+17%league 45%
Fouls26.0league 24.5
Penalties0.00league 0.34
Home wins83%league 47%
Espanyol1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W31 Aug 25H · Osasuna1–02
Sevilla

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

Espanyol12 games · scored 15 · conceded 15
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 5 61-75
4 76-90
Sevilla12 games · scored 18 · conceded 19
2 1 0-15
4 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 4 61-75
4 5 76-90
Espanyol10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
1 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
4 3 46-60
1 3 61-75
3 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 15 · conceded 14
2 0-15
4 3 16-30
1 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 4 61-75
4 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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