La Liga Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 3 · 15:15 Estadio El Sadar, Iruñea
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Athletic Club were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 53). Absences weigh more on Athletic Club. Osasuna had 13.9 days of rest, Athletic Club 11.8 and had to travel 115 km.

Away travel115 kmRest days13.9 · 11.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Osasuna39%
Draw28%
Athletic Club33%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.21
Osasuna39%
Draw27%
Athletic Club34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Osasuna38%
Draw29%
Athletic Club33%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.18
Osasuna32%
Draw28%
Athletic Club40%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.35
Osasuna40%
Draw27%
Athletic Club33%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.32
Over 2.5 47% 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 · SpainJosé Luis Munuera Montero
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 34

Team strength

OsasunaAthletic Club
53 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
46 Current StrengthIn forecast 51
50 AttackIn forecast 51
50 DefenceIn forecast 64
— 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—

Athletic Club

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OsasunaAthletic Club
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.89
1.18 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.33
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.23 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.92
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
59% Scored inContext 56%
29% Clean sheetsContext 28%
10.29 ShotsContext 13.00
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.06
34% On target shareContext 31%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
69% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 7%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.91
12.82 Shots allowedContext 9.33
4.94 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.89
3.53 BlocksContext 2.60
3.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.82
75% Save rateContext 71%
45% PossessionIn forecast 49%
371 PassesContext 414
294 Accurate passesContext 338
79% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.75
12.53 FoulsContext 11.78
10.76 Fouls sufferedContext 11.78
2.18 Yellow cardsContext 1.78
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.17
This league season, per match · 17 and 18 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.33 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.73
60% Scored inContext 40%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.20 ShotsContext 13.10
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
37% On target shareContext 29%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.56
70% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 4%
2.40 OffsidesContext 1.83
11.70 Shots allowedContext 10.10
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.00 BlocksContext 2.56
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
72% Save rateContext 71%
46% PossessionIn forecast 44%
367 PassesContext 365
287 Accurate passesContext 286
78% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.66
12.50 FoulsContext 13.60
11.30 Fouls sufferedContext 9.40
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.10 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

Osasuna
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Athletic Club
Rest11.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel115 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 Athletic Club
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.9La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Dec11.8La Liga 2025-2026, 22 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km115 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.114

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

Osasuna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Sergio Herrera(G)
20Javi Galán 5Jorge Herrando 24Catena 19V. Rosier
6Lucas Torró 7Moncayola
21Víctor Muñoz 10Aimar Oroz 14Rubén García
17A. Budimir
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Athletic Club Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Unai Simón(G)
19Adama Boiro 4Aitor Paredes 3Dani Vivian 2Andoni Gorosabel
18Mikel Jauregizar 16Ruíz de Galarreta
10Nico Williams 8Oihan Sancet 9I. Williams
11Gorka Guruzeta
+6 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Athletic Club Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Osasuna+1.2 pp
  • Draw-0.7 pp
  • Athletic Club-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Osasuna · Home 2.00points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
5-1-2
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.00
Athletic Club · Away 0.88points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
2-1-5
Scored
0.75
Conceded
1.63

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 17 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

2 Osasuna wins4 draws4 Athletic Club wins
Goals per game0.90 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets40% · 40%
  • 30 Mar 2025Athletic Club0–0Osasuna
  • 21 Dec 2024Osasuna1–2Athletic Club
  • 11 May 2024Athletic Club2–2Osasuna
  • 19 Aug 2023Osasuna0–2Athletic Club
  • 25 May 2023Osasuna2–0Athletic Club
  • 9 Jan 2023Athletic Club0–0Osasuna

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 · José Luis Munuera Montero Spain · 34 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.47league 4.11
Red cards0.29league 0.27
Cards 5+53%league 45%
Fouls25.4league 24.5
Penalties0.18league 0.34
Home wins38%league 47%
Osasuna4 with this referee
Record0-1-3 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • L15 Apr 24H · Valencia0–10
  • D25 Feb 24A · Las Palmas1–11
  • L4 Nov 23H · Girona2–45
  • L19 Aug 23H · Athletic Club0–22
Athletic Club6 with this referee
Record4-1-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • L1 Nov 25A · Real Sociedad2–32
  • D23 Sep 25H · Girona1–10
  • W11 May 25H · Alaves1–01
  • W25 May 24A · Rayo Vallecano1–01
  • W13 Jan 24H · Real Sociedad2–11

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

Osasuna16 games · scored 17 · conceded 20
4 0-15
3 16-30
6 1 31-45
5 46-60
1 6 61-75
6 5 76-90
Athletic Club17 games · scored 16 · conceded 22
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
5 4 31-45
2 6 46-60
1 3 61-75
5 6 76-90
Osasuna9 games · scored 12 · conceded 13
1 0-15
2 16-30
5 31-45
3 46-60
1 5 61-75
5 3 76-90
Athletic Club9 games · scored 5 · conceded 11
1 3 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 46-60
61-75
1 1 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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