La Liga Gameweek 17 Sat, Dec 20 · 13:00 Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo
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Our take

Celta Vigo were slight favourites.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 25). Oviedo had 6 days of rest, Celta Vigo 5.9 and had to travel 266 km.

Away travel266 kmRest days6 · 5.9Matches / 14d1 · 3
Oviedo23%
Draw26%
Celta Vigo51%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.60
Oviedo23%
Draw25%
Celta Vigo51%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.68
Oviedo23%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo50%
Expected goals 0.98 – 1.57
Oviedo18%
Draw24%
Celta Vigo58%
Expected goals 0.88 – 1.79
Oviedo23%
Draw25%
Celta Vigo52%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.71
Over 2.5 48% 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.
Weather (Oviedo)

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Referee · SpainFrancisco Hernandez Maeso
  • Cards per match 4.2
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 26

Team strength

OviedoCelta Vigo
25 L90 StrengthIn forecast 61
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
23 AttackIn forecast 36
39 DefenceIn forecast 61
— 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—

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OviedoCelta Vigo
0.44 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.25
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.19
0.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.12
1.75 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
-0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.13
25% Scored inContext 88%
25% Clean sheetsContext 19%
8.13 ShotsContext 10.25
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.63
31% On target shareContext 35%
5.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.31
59% Box shareContext 60%
5% ConversionContext 12%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.50
15.69 Shots allowedContext 12.44
6.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
3.81 BlocksContext 3.27
5.06 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
78% Save rateContext 78%
45% PossessionIn forecast 51%
385 PassesContext 500
320 Accurate passesContext 430
83% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.78 Team ratingContext 6.86
11.69 FoulsContext 11.63
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.75
1.69 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.19 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 16 and 16 games
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
0.70 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.74 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.70
-0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.57
20% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
8.80 ShotsContext 8.90
2.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
27% On target shareContext 42%
5.78 Shots in the boxContext 5.70
63% Box shareContext 60%
6% ConversionContext 20%
2.11 OffsidesContext 2.71
13.60 Shots allowedContext 12.80
6.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.70 BlocksContext 3.44
4.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
77% Save rateContext 71%
50% PossessionIn forecast 49%
415 PassesContext 478
350 Accurate passesContext 408
84% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.77
11.90 FoulsContext 12.40
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 10.90
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.30 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
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,330 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Celta Vigo
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel266 km930 km in 14d
Schedule load15%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 Celta Vigo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 15
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6La Liga 2025-2026, 14 Dec5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 14 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km266 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,330 km930 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 3 / 6
Next matchdays after this one15.214

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
13Aarón Escandell(G)
3Abdel Rahim 2E. Bailly 4David Costas 24Lucas Ahijado
11S. Colombatto 6Kwasi Sibo
18J. Brekalo 5Alberto Reina 7I. Chaira
9Federico Viñas
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Celta Vigo Confirmed XI
3-4-3
13I. Radu(G)
20Marcos Alonso 2C. Starfelt 12Manu Fernández
5Sergio Carreira 16Miguel Román 8Fran Beltrán 17Javi Rueda
15Bryan Zaragoza 9Ferran Jutglà 19W. Swedberg
+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
Oviedo Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Celta Vigo Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Oviedo-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Celta Vigo+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Oviedo · Home 0.75points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
1-3-4
Scored
0.25
Conceded
1.25
Celta Vigo · Away 2.00points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
4-2-1
Scored
1.57
Conceded
1.00

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Francisco Hernandez Maeso Spain · 26 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.08league 4.09
Red cards0.12league 0.28
Cards 5+46%league 45%
Fouls23.3league 24.6
Penalties0.35league 0.31
Home wins42%league 48%
Oviedo

No previous matches with this referee.

Celta Vigo2 with this referee
Record2-0-0 Cards · opp.0.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W20 Apr 24H · Las Palmas4–11
  • W17 Mar 24A · Sevilla2–10

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

Oviedo15 games · scored 7 · conceded 26
3 0-15
6 16-30
3 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
4 61-75
3 7 76-90
Celta Vigo15 games · scored 18 · conceded 19
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 5 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 5 61-75
5 3 76-90
Oviedo9 games · scored 5 · conceded 15
2 0-15
5 16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 61-75
3 4 76-90
Celta Vigo9 games · scored 16 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
3 16-30
3 4 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 5 61-75
4 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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