La Liga Gameweek 22 Sat, Jan 31 · 15:15 Estadio El Sadar, Iruñea
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Villarreal were the stronger side on L90 Strength (67 vs 54). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Osasuna. Osasuna had 7.1 days of rest, Villarreal 6.8 and had to travel 345 km.

Away travel345 kmRest days7.1 · 6.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Osasuna39%
Draw29%
Villarreal32%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.12
Osasuna36%
Draw27%
Villarreal37%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.35
Osasuna39%
Draw29%
Villarreal32%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.11
Osasuna32%
Draw29%
Villarreal38%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.25
Osasuna40%
Draw27%
Villarreal33%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.25
Over 2.5 43% Both score 49% 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 · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 44

Team strength

OsasunaVillarreal
54 L90 StrengthIn forecast 67
46 Current StrengthIn forecast 65
50 AttackIn forecast 76
50 DefenceIn forecast 73
— 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—

Villarreal

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OsasunaVillarreal
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.85
1.19 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.05
1.11 xGVia Att/Def 1.55
1.17 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.09
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.30
62% Scored inContext 80%
24% Clean sheetsContext 35%
10.86 ShotsContext 12.35
3.95 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.55
33% On target shareContext 37%
7.74 Shots in the boxContext 8.45
67% Box shareContext 68%
11% ConversionContext 15%
2.00 OffsidesContext 3.46
12.43 Shots allowedContext 12.40
4.86 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.68
3.26 BlocksContext 4.61
3.62 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.53
75% Save rateContext 69%
45% PossessionIn forecast 44%
370 PassesContext 401
293 Accurate passesContext 334
79% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.92
12.71 FoulsContext 12.15
11.43 Fouls sufferedContext 11.35
2.29 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 21 and 20 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.15
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.21
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
70% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.20 ShotsContext 11.30
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
32% On target shareContext 35%
8.10 Shots in the boxContext 7.60
66% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.33 OffsidesContext 3.43
11.80 Shots allowedContext 13.70
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.22 BlocksContext 4.00
3.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.89
72% Save rateContext 58%
44% PossessionIn forecast 39%
344 PassesContext 359
265 Accurate passesContext 289
77% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.84 Team ratingContext 6.74
13.10 FoulsContext 13.90
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.20
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km634 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Villarreal
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel345 km1,167 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
Osasuna Villarreal
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1La Liga 2025-2026, 24 Jan6.8La Liga 2025-2026, 24 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km345 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways634 km1,167 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one6.29.2

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 22F. Boyomo 24Catena 19V. Rosier
6Lucas Torró 7Moncayola
15Raúl Moro 21Víctor Muñoz 14Rubén García
17A. Budimir
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Villarreal Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Luíz Júnior(G)
24A. Pedraza Sag 12Renato Veiga 4Rafa Marín 15S. Mouriño
20Alberto Moleiro 10Dani Parejo 18P. Gueye 19N. Pépé
9G. Mikautadze 7Gerard Moreno
+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
Osasuna Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Villarreal Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Osasuna-0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Villarreal+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Osasuna · Home 2.00points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
6-2-2
Scored
1.80
Conceded
1.10
Villarreal · Away 1.78points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
5-1-3
Scored
1.56
Conceded
1.33

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 11 meetings

3 Osasuna wins2 draws5 Villarreal wins
Goals per game1.20 – 1.90 Over 2.570% Both scored70% Clean sheets10% · 20%
  • 20 Sep 2025Villarreal2–1Osasuna
  • 3 May 2025Villarreal4–2Osasuna
  • 24 Nov 2024Osasuna2–2Villarreal
  • 25 May 2024Osasuna1–1Villarreal
  • 26 Nov 2023Villarreal3–1Osasuna
  • 19 Mar 2023Osasuna0–3Villarreal

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 · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.66league 4.16
Red cards0.23league 0.27
Cards 5+32%league 46%
Fouls22.0league 24.6
Penalties0.32league 0.36
Home wins50%league 48%
Osasuna2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 0.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L18 Oct 25A · Atletico Madrid0–13
  • L26 Nov 23A · Villarreal1–30
Villarreal2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 0.5 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W14 May 25H · Leganes3–01
  • W26 Nov 23H · Osasuna3–10

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

Osasuna20 games · scored 24 · conceded 25
4 0-15
1 3 16-30
8 3 31-45
6 46-60
2 8 61-75
9 5 76-90
Villarreal20 games · scored 37 · conceded 21
4 3 0-15
6 1 16-30
6 1 31-45
8 5 46-60
7 4 61-75
6 7 76-90
Osasuna10 games · scored 15 · conceded 13
1 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
4 46-60
2 5 61-75
7 2 76-90
Villarreal10 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
2 1 31-45
6 4 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 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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