La Liga Gameweek 12 Sat, Nov 8 · 13:00 Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, Girona
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Alaves were the stronger side on L90 Strength (49 vs 36). Girona had 7.7 days of rest, Alaves 5.9 and had to travel 461 km.

Away travel461 kmRest days7.7 · 5.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
Girona36%
Draw28%
Alaves36%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.26
Girona36%
Draw27%
Alaves37%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.35
Girona35%
Draw28%
Alaves37%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.27
Girona29%
Draw28%
Alaves43%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.41
Girona36%
Draw27%
Alaves36%
Expected goals 1.34 – 1.34
Over 2.5 46% Both score 52% 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 · SpainAdrian Cordero Vega
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.56
  • Matches 9

Team strength

GironaAlaves
36 L90 StrengthIn forecast 49
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
49 AttackIn forecast 48
64 DefenceIn forecast 55
— 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

Girona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alaves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GironaAlaves
0.91 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.18 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.91
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.82 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.86
-0.02 Goals minus xGContext -0.01
64% Scored inContext 64%
9% Clean sheetsContext 18%
8.73 ShotsContext 11.45
3.73 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.45
43% On target shareContext 30%
5.55 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
63% Box shareContext 62%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.71 OffsidesContext 2.63
16.55 Shots allowedContext 10.82
5.36 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.27
3.64 BlocksContext 3.90
3.45 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
64% Save rateContext 74%
48% PossessionIn forecast 52%
405 PassesContext 423
338 Accurate passesContext 340
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.81
10.45 FoulsContext 15.27
14.91 Fouls sufferedContext 14.09
1.91 Yellow cardsContext 2.18
0.18 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 11 and 11 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
0.97 xGVia Att/Def 0.99
1.69 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
-0.07 Goals minus xGContext -0.09
60% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
8.90 ShotsContext 11.10
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
44% On target shareContext 31%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 7.33
65% Box shareContext 61%
10% ConversionContext 8%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.86
16.80 Shots allowedContext 11.20
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.30
3.90 BlocksContext 4.00
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
66% Save rateContext 75%
48% PossessionIn forecast 51%
407 PassesContext 419
342 Accurate passesContext 336
84% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.80 FoulsContext 15.40
14.70 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.40
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

Girona
Rest7.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,160 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alaves
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel461 km568 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
Girona Alaves
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.7La Liga 2025-2026, 31 Oct5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 2 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km461 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,160 km568 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one15.114

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

Girona Confirmed XI
4-4-1-1
13P. Gazzaniga(G)
24Álex Moreno 17D. Blind 12Vitor Reis 4Arnau Martínez
21Bryan Gil 20A. Witsel 23Iván Martín 15V. Tsyhankov
18A. Ounahi
19V. Vanat
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Alaves Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Antonio Sivera(G)
3Youssef Lekhedim 24Víctor Parada 14F. Tenaglia 17Jonny
10Carles Aleñá 4Denis Suárez 8Antonio Blanco 20Calebe
11Toni Martínez 9M. Díaz
+3 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
Girona Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Alaves Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Girona+0.7 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Alaves-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Girona · Home 0.83points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
1-2-3
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.17
Alaves · Away 0.80points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
1-1-3
Scored
0.40
Conceded
0.80

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 7 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

2 Girona wins1 draws1 Alaves wins
Goals per game1.50 – 0.75 Over 2.550% Both scored25% Clean sheets50% · 25%
  • 5 Apr 2025Girona0–1Alaves
  • 11 Jan 2025Alaves0–1Girona
  • 10 May 2024Alaves2–2Girona
  • 18 Dec 2023Girona3–0Alaves

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 · Adrian Cordero Vega Spain · 9 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.00league 3.99
Red cards0.33league 0.26
Cards 5+44%league 43%
Fouls26.7league 24.7
Penalties0.56league 0.36
Home wins78%league 48%
Girona1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D14 Sep 25A · Celta Vigo1–13
Alaves1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L27 Sep 25A · Mallorca0–13

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

Girona11 games · scored 10 · conceded 24
2 2 0-15
2 6 16-30
3 31-45
1 5 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 5 76-90
Alaves11 games · scored 11 · conceded 10
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 2 76-90
Girona10 games · scored 9 · conceded 21
2 2 0-15
2 4 16-30
2 31-45
5 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 5 76-90
Alaves10 games · scored 9 · conceded 9
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 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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