La Liga Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 18:00 Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Alaves were the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 32). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Alaves. Oviedo had 2.9 days of rest, Alaves 3.9 and had to travel 264 km.

Away travel264 kmRest days2.9 · 3.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Oviedo33%
Draw30%
Alaves38%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.21
Oviedo35%
Draw27%
Alaves38%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.37
Oviedo32%
Draw29%
Alaves38%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.23
Oviedo27%
Draw29%
Alaves45%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.36
Oviedo33%
Draw28%
Alaves39%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.33
Over 2.5 41% Both score 48% 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.
Weather (Oviedo)

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Referee · SpainJosé Luis Munuera Montero
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 44

Team strength

OviedoAlaves
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
23 AttackIn forecast 48
39 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

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alaves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OviedoAlaves
0.72 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.17
1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.89 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.48 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.00
47% Scored inContext 72%
28% Clean sheetsContext 11%
9.56 ShotsContext 11.89
3.19 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.09
33% On target shareContext 33%
6.09 Shots in the boxContext 7.91
61% Box shareContext 66%
8% ConversionContext 10%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.33
14.42 Shots allowedContext 12.22
5.66 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.06
3.94 BlocksContext 4.00
4.26 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.64
74% Save rateContext 64%
46% PossessionIn forecast 49%
381 PassesContext 404
312 Accurate passesContext 326
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.42 FoulsContext 14.58
11.58 Fouls sufferedContext 13.33
1.89 Yellow cardsContext 2.31
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
0.99 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.16 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.15
+0.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.67
70% Scored inContext 100%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.00 ShotsContext 12.10
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.22
38% On target shareContext 31%
6.38 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
59% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 16%
2.38 OffsidesContext 1.78
13.60 Shots allowedContext 12.00
5.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.78
4.44 BlocksContext 3.60
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.88
73% Save rateContext 59%
50% PossessionIn forecast 42%
408 PassesContext 347
337 Accurate passesContext 275
83% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.73
12.20 FoulsContext 13.60
12.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
0.20 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

Oviedo
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km744 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alaves
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel264 km1,073 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
Oviedo Alaves
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.9La Liga 2025-2026, 14 May3.9La Liga 2025-2026, 13 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km264 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways744 km1,073 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 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

Oviedo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1H. Moldovan(G)
25Javi López 12Dani Calvo 4David Costas 24Lucas Ahijado
11S. Colombatto 23N. Fonseca
5Alberto Reina 8Santi Cazorla 10H. Hassan
9Federico Viñas
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Alaves Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1Antonio Sivera(G)
24Víctor Parada 16V. Koski 14F. Tenaglia
21A. Rebbach 4Denis Suárez 8Antonio Blanco 18Jon Guridi 7Ángel Pérez
11Toni Martínez 22I. Diabate
+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
Oviedo Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Alaves Scores -0.02 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Oviedo+0.4 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Alaves-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Oviedo · Home 1.06points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
4-7-7
Scored
0.50
Conceded
0.94
Alaves · Away 0.72points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
3-4-11
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.72

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 1 of 1 meetings

0 Oviedo wins1 draws0 Alaves wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 4 Jan 2026Alaves1–1Oviedo

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 · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.30league 4.29
Red cards0.30league 0.27
Cards 5+48%league 47%
Fouls24.9league 24.5
Penalties0.20league 0.36
Home wins41%league 48%
Oviedo2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D21 Feb 26A · Real Sociedad3–31
  • L4 Oct 25H · Levante0–22
Alaves4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L11 May 25A · Athletic Club0–11
  • D10 May 24H · Girona2–23
  • W10 Mar 24H · Rayo Vallecano1–02
  • L9 Dec 23H · Las Palmas0–13

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

Oviedo35 games · scored 26 · conceded 56
2 6 0-15
2 9 16-30
8 9 31-45
5 8 46-60
4 10 61-75
5 14 76-90
Alaves36 games · scored 42 · conceded 54
8 6 0-15
3 9 16-30
7 4 31-45
6 11 46-60
8 9 61-75
10 15 76-90
Oviedo10 games · scored 10 · conceded 13
2 3 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Alaves10 games · scored 19 · conceded 20
3 2 0-15
1 5 16-30
4 1 31-45
3 4 46-60
4 2 61-75
4 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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