La Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 30 · 18:00 Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo
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Our take

Real Sociedad were slight favourites.

Real Sociedad were the stronger side on L90 Strength (54 vs 27). Real Sociedad usually keep the ball (52% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Oviedo had 5.9 days of rest, Real Sociedad 6 and had to travel 313 km.

Away travel313 kmRest days5.9 · 6Matches / 14d1 · 2
Oviedo26%
Draw28%
Real Sociedad45%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.41
Oviedo28%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad46%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.55
Oviedo26%
Draw28%
Real Sociedad45%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.41
Oviedo21%
Draw26%
Real Sociedad53%
Expected goals 0.91 – 1.58
Oviedo28%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad46%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.55
Over 2.5 44% 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 · SpainAdrian Cordero Vega
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.75
  • Matches 4

Team strength

OviedoReal Sociedad
27 L90 StrengthIn forecast 54
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
23 AttackIn forecast 62
39 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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—

Real Sociedad

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OviedoReal Sociedad
0.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
2.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.73 xGVia Att/Def 0.90
2.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.86
-0.73 Goals minus xGContext +0.60
0% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
5.50 ShotsContext 14.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
64% On target shareContext 35%
3.00 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
55% Box shareContext 62%
0% ConversionContext 10%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.50
25.00 Shots allowedContext 16.00
9.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.50
7.00 BlocksContext 6.50
8.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.00
84% Save rateContext 40%
34% PossessionIn forecast 54%
352 PassesContext 410
293 Accurate passesContext 356
83% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.85
8.00 FoulsContext 12.50
8.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
— Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
— xGVia Att/Def 1.09
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.39
— Goals minus xGContext -0.29
— Scored inContext 40%
— Clean sheetsContext 10%
— ShotsContext 11.10
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.11
— On target shareContext 33%
— Shots in the boxContext 8.11
— Box shareContext 65%
— ConversionContext 7%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
— Shots allowedContext 11.30
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.40
— BlocksContext 3.11
— Goalkeeper savesContext 1.89
— Save rateContext 52%
— PossessionIn forecast 53%
— PassesContext 446
— Accurate passesContext 380
— Pass accuracyContext 85%
— Team ratingContext 6.79
— FoulsContext 12.60
— Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
— Yellow cardsContext 1.90
— Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 0 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 / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Sociedad
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel313 km894 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 Real Sociedad
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 24 Aug6La Liga 2025-2026, 24 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km313 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km894 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one13.813.9

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 12Dani Calvo 4David Costas 22Nacho Vidal
5Alberto Reina 20L. Dendoncker
7I. Chaira 14O. Ejaria 21L. Ilić
9Federico Viñas
Real Sociedad Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Álex Remiro(G)
3Aihen Muñoz 16D. Ćaleta-Car 5Zubeldia 2J. Aramburu
7Barrenetxea 4Jon Gorrotxategi 28Pablo Marín 14T. Kubo
10Mikel Oyarzabal 9O. Óskarsson

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Sociedad Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Oviedo+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Real Sociedad+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Oviedo · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
3.00
Real Sociedad · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
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.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Adrian Cordero Vega Spain · 4 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.25league 3.50
Red cards0.50league 0.25
Cards 5+50%league 29%
Fouls26.5league 23.9
Penalties0.75league 0.38
Home wins100%league 46%
Oviedo

No previous matches with this referee.

Real Sociedad

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

Oviedo2 games · scored 0 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
61-75
2 76-90
Real Sociedad2 games · scored 3 · conceded 3
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Oviedo2 games · scored 0 · conceded 5
0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
61-75
2 76-90
Real Sociedad10 games · scored 8 · conceded 17
1 6 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 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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