La Liga Gameweek 22 Sat, Jan 31 · 13:00 Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Girona were the stronger side on L90 Strength (45 vs 27). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Oviedo. Oviedo had 5.9 days of rest, Girona 4.7 and had to travel 725 km.

Away travel725 kmRest days5.9 · 4.7Matches / 14d2 · 1
Oviedo33%
Draw29%
Girona38%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.24
Oviedo32%
Draw27%
Girona41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.44
Oviedo32%
Draw29%
Girona38%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.24
Oviedo27%
Draw28%
Girona45%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.39
Oviedo34%
Draw28%
Girona38%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.33
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.
Weather (Oviedo)

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Referee · SpainJavier Alberola Rojas
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 36

Team strength

OviedoGirona
27 L90 StrengthIn forecast 45
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
23 AttackIn forecast 49
39 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

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Girona

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OviedoGirona
0.52 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.62 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.67
0.79 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
-0.27 Goals minus xGContext -0.03
33% Scored inContext 71%
24% Clean sheetsContext 19%
9.14 ShotsContext 9.29
2.81 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
31% On target shareContext 39%
5.65 Shots in the boxContext 5.95
59% Box shareContext 64%
6% ConversionContext 11%
2.47 OffsidesContext 2.56
15.24 Shots allowedContext 15.10
6.19 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.62 BlocksContext 3.52
4.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.30
76% Save rateContext 69%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
377 PassesContext 438
310 Accurate passesContext 372
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.76 FoulsContext 10.95
11.05 Fouls sufferedContext 14.62
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.29
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 21 and 21 games
0.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
0.82 xGVia Att/Def 1.14
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
-0.42 Goals minus xGContext -0.04
30% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.20 ShotsContext 9.90
2.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
28% On target shareContext 34%
6.78 Shots in the boxContext 6.40
63% Box shareContext 66%
4% ConversionContext 11%
2.56 OffsidesContext 2.44
13.80 Shots allowedContext 13.50
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.11
2.60 BlocksContext 3.40
4.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
75% Save rateContext 76%
47% PossessionIn forecast 50%
381 PassesContext 476
313 Accurate passesContext 410
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.87
13.30 FoulsContext 11.50
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 14.30
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
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

Oviedo
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,078 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Girona
Rest4.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel725 km0 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
Oviedo Girona
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 25 Jan4.7La Liga 2025-2026, 26 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km725 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,078 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one158.1

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
13Aarón Escandell(G)
25Javi López 16David Carmo 4David Costas 22Nacho Vidal
11S. Colombatto 6Kwasi Sibo
7I. Chaira 5Alberto Reina 10H. Hassan
9Federico Viñas
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Girona Confirmed XI
4-3-3
22M. ter Stegen(G)
24Álex Moreno 17D. Blind 12Vitor Reis 4Arnau Martínez
11T. Lemar 8Fran Beltrán 23Iván Martín
21Bryan Gil 19V. Vanat 15V. Tsyhankov
+8 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 +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Girona Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Oviedo+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Girona-0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Oviedo · Home 0.80points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
1-5-4
Scored
0.30
Conceded
1.10
Girona · Away 1.20points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
3-3-4
Scored
1.10
Conceded
1.70

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 Girona wins
Goals per game3.00 – 3.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 25 Oct 2025Girona3–3Oviedo

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 · Javier Alberola Rojas Spain · 36 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.42league 4.17
Red cards0.19league 0.28
Cards 5+25%league 46%
Fouls24.2league 24.6
Penalties0.39league 0.36
Home wins47%league 48%
Oviedo

No previous matches with this referee.

Girona3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 2 Reds1
  • W4 Jan 26A · Mallorca2–11
  • L15 Aug 25H · Rayo Vallecano1–31
  • W20 Apr 24H · Cadiz4–11

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

Oviedo20 games · scored 11 · conceded 34
3 0-15
6 16-30
4 5 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 7 61-75
3 9 76-90
Girona21 games · scored 21 · conceded 35
2 3 0-15
5 6 16-30
3 6 31-45
1 8 46-60
3 5 61-75
7 7 76-90
Oviedo10 games · scored 4 · conceded 15
1 0-15
4 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 76-90
Girona10 games · scored 11 · conceded 11
1 0-15
3 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 2 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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