La Liga Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 18:00 Estadio El Sadar, Iruñea
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Our take

Osasuna were slight favourites.

Osasuna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 43). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Osasuna. Osasuna had 4.9 days of rest, Espanyol 4 and had to travel 348 km.

Away travel348 kmRest days4.9 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 3
Osasuna50%
Draw26%
Espanyol24%
Expected goals 1.61 – 1.05
Osasuna49%
Draw26%
Espanyol25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Osasuna51%
Draw26%
Espanyol24%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.05
Osasuna42%
Draw27%
Espanyol30%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.17
Osasuna51%
Draw25%
Espanyol24%
Expected goals 1.76 – 1.15
Over 2.5 50% Both score 53% 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 Angel Ortiz Arias
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 44

Team strength

OsasunaEspanyol
52 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
46 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
50 AttackIn forecast 36
50 DefenceIn forecast 51
— 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—

Espanyol

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OsasunaEspanyol
1.19 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.11
1.31 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.47
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.21
1.26 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.04 Goals minus xGContext -0.10
69% Scored inContext 75%
19% Clean sheetsContext 28%
11.33 ShotsContext 12.33
4.15 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.03
34% On target shareContext 33%
8.21 Shots in the boxContext 7.76
68% Box shareContext 62%
11% ConversionContext 9%
2.24 OffsidesContext 2.42
12.50 Shots allowedContext 13.03
4.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.42 BlocksContext 3.54
3.47 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.62
72% Save rateContext 70%
46% PossessionIn forecast 43%
381 PassesContext 345
308 Accurate passesContext 272
81% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.08 FoulsContext 13.69
11.17 Fouls sufferedContext 12.69
2.31 Yellow cardsContext 2.33
0.17 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.33 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
-0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
90% Scored inContext 60%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.10 ShotsContext 13.00
5.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.90
39% On target shareContext 30%
9.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.44
68% Box shareContext 55%
10% ConversionContext 5%
3.50 OffsidesContext 3.25
12.00 Shots allowedContext 14.90
4.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.90
3.13 BlocksContext 3.40
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
64% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 44%
418 PassesContext 330
347 Accurate passesContext 255
83% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.70 FoulsContext 14.80
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.30 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
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km773 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Espanyol
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel348 km1,641 km in 14d
Schedule load26%Moderate
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 Espanyol
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 26
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9La Liga 2025-2026, 12 May4La Liga 2025-2026, 13 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km348 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways773 km1,641 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one6.16.1

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 22F. Boyomo 24Catena 19V. Rosier
7Moncayola 6Lucas Torró
21Víctor Muñoz 10Aimar Oroz 14Rubén García
17A. Budimir
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Espanyol Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13M. Dmitrović(G)
22Carlos Romero 6L. Cabrera 38C. Riedel 23O. El Hilali
11Pere Milla 10Pol Lozano 4Urko González 24T. Dolan
19Kike García 8Edu Expósito
+2 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 -0.03 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Espanyol Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Osasuna-0.8 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Espanyol+0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Osasuna · Home 1.78points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
9-5-4
Scored
1.67
Conceded
1.22
Espanyol · Away 0.94points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
4-5-9
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.67

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

2 Osasuna wins4 draws1 Espanyol wins
Goals per game0.71 – 0.43 Over 2.50% Both scored29% Clean sheets57% · 43%
  • 31 Aug 2025Espanyol1–0Osasuna
  • 18 May 2025Osasuna2–0Espanyol
  • 14 Dec 2024Espanyol0–0Osasuna
  • 4 Feb 2023Espanyol1–1Osasuna
  • 20 Oct 2022Osasuna1–0Espanyol
  • 8 May 2022Espanyol1–1Osasuna

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 Angel Ortiz Arias Spain · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.84league 4.29
Red cards0.25league 0.27
Cards 5+48%league 47%
Fouls23.3league 24.5
Penalties0.23league 0.36
Home wins39%league 48%
Osasuna4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 3.3 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • W26 Apr 26H · Sevilla2–12
  • L8 Nov 25A · Sevilla0–13
  • D11 May 25A · Real Betis1–12
  • L3 Sep 23H · Barcelona1–22
Espanyol

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

Osasuna35 games · scored 43 · conceded 47
7 2 0-15
2 7 16-30
12 7 31-45
8 46-60
2 14 61-75
20 9 76-90
Espanyol36 games · scored 40 · conceded 53
5 5 0-15
1 4 16-30
6 12 31-45
12 10 46-60
5 9 61-75
11 13 76-90
Osasuna10 games · scored 13 · conceded 17
3 2 0-15
3 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 46-60
3 61-75
9 4 76-90
Espanyol10 games · scored 7 · conceded 14
2 0-15
1 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 6 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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