La Liga Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 20 · 17:30 Estadio El Sadar, Iruñea
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Our take

Osasuna were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Absences weigh more on Alaves. Osasuna had 7 days of rest, Alaves 5.9 and had to travel 84 km.

Away travel84 kmRest days7 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Osasuna46%
Draw27%
Alaves26%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.05
Osasuna46%
Draw26%
Alaves27%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.14
Osasuna45%
Draw28%
Alaves27%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.05
Osasuna39%
Draw28%
Alaves33%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.18
Osasuna48%
Draw26%
Alaves26%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.14
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 · SpainCesar Soto Grado
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 33

Team strength

OsasunaAlaves
51 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
46 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
50 AttackIn forecast 48
50 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

Osasuna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alaves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OsasunaAlaves
0.88 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.88
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.06
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.01
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext -0.22
56% Scored inContext 63%
25% Clean sheetsContext 19%
9.94 ShotsContext 10.88
3.53 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.31
33% On target shareContext 31%
7.29 Shots in the boxContext 7.33
68% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.13 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.19 Shots allowedContext 10.81
5.06 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.25
3.71 BlocksContext 3.79
3.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
74% Save rateContext 69%
44% PossessionIn forecast 50%
371 PassesContext 420
295 Accurate passesContext 341
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.86 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.38 FoulsContext 15.69
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 13.63
2.19 Yellow cardsContext 2.25
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.34 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.47
50% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.80 ShotsContext 12.10
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.20
32% On target shareContext 26%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 8.10
70% Box shareContext 69%
8% ConversionContext 7%
2.60 OffsidesContext 3.13
12.20 Shots allowedContext 10.90
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.10
3.25 BlocksContext 4.00
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.90
70% Save rateContext 61%
46% PossessionIn forecast 50%
378 PassesContext 430
300 Accurate passesContext 356
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.70
11.60 FoulsContext 15.00
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
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

Osasuna
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km703 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alaves
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel84 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Osasuna Alaves
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7La Liga 2025-2026, 13 Dec5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 14 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km84 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways703 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one13.915

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

Osasuna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Sergio Herrera(G)
23Abel Bretones 5Jorge Herrando 24Catena 19V. Rosier
6Lucas Torró 7Moncayola
21Víctor Muñoz 10Aimar Oroz 14Rubén García
17A. Budimir
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Alaves Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1Antonio Sivera(G)
24Víctor Parada 5Jon Pacheco 14F. Tenaglia 17Jonny
4Denis Suárez 8Antonio Blanco 19Pablo Ibáñez
21A. Rebbach 11Toni Martínez 20Calebe
+4 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
Osasuna Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Alaves Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Osasuna+1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Alaves-0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Osasuna · Home 1.86points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
4-1-2
Scored
1.57
Conceded
1.14
Alaves · Away 0.57points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
1-1-5
Scored
0.43
Conceded
1.14

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 14 this season

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

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

5 Osasuna wins3 draws0 Alaves wins
Goals per game1.38 – 0.50 Over 2.513% Both scored38% Clean sheets63% · 0%
  • 24 May 2025Alaves1–1Osasuna
  • 8 Dec 2024Osasuna2–2Alaves
  • 4 Mar 2024Osasuna1–0Alaves
  • 1 Oct 2023Alaves0–2Osasuna
  • 10 Apr 2022Osasuna1–0Alaves
  • 18 Sep 2021Alaves0–2Osasuna

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 · Cesar Soto Grado Spain · 33 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.91league 4.10
Red cards0.27league 0.27
Cards 5+64%league 45%
Fouls23.9league 24.6
Penalties0.21league 0.32
Home wins48%league 47%
Osasuna2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W14 Sep 25H · Rayo Vallecano2–03
  • W4 Jan 24H · Almeria1–01
Alaves1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 6.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D28 Sep 23A · Celta Vigo1–13

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

Osasuna15 games · scored 14 · conceded 20
4 0-15
3 16-30
6 1 31-45
5 46-60
6 61-75
4 5 76-90
Alaves16 games · scored 14 · conceded 17
3 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
4 4 76-90
Osasuna9 games · scored 9 · conceded 15
1 0-15
3 16-30
5 1 31-45
3 46-60
5 61-75
3 3 76-90
Alaves10 games · scored 8 · conceded 11
2 1 0-15
3 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
3 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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