La Liga Gameweek 28 Sat, Mar 14 · 17:30 Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo
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Our take

Valencia were slight favourites.

Valencia were the stronger side on L90 Strength (54 vs 27). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for Valencia. Oviedo had 4.9 days of rest, Valencia 5.9 and had to travel 628 km.

Away travel628 kmRest days4.9 · 5.9Matches / 14d3 · 2
Oviedo27%
Draw28%
Valencia46%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.44
Oviedo28%
Draw27%
Valencia45%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.54
Oviedo27%
Draw28%
Valencia45%
Expected goals 1.02 – 1.40
Oviedo21%
Draw26%
Valencia53%
Expected goals 0.93 – 1.61
Oviedo27%
Draw27%
Valencia46%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.55
Over 2.5 45% Both score 50% 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 · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 2.8
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 14

Team strength

OviedoValencia
27 L90 StrengthIn forecast 54
29 Current StrengthIn forecast 51
23 AttackIn forecast 39
39 DefenceIn forecast 52
— 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—

Valencia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

OviedoValencia
0.63 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.11
1.63 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.52
0.85 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.20
-0.22 Goals minus xGContext -0.12
41% Scored inContext 78%
22% Clean sheetsContext 26%
9.26 ShotsContext 11.04
2.96 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.04
32% On target shareContext 27%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.32
62% Box shareContext 63%
7% ConversionContext 10%
2.45 OffsidesContext 2.00
15.19 Shots allowedContext 11.70
5.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.31
3.93 BlocksContext 3.00
4.54 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.13
75% Save rateContext 67%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
371 PassesContext 413
302 Accurate passesContext 340
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.74
12.52 FoulsContext 11.96
11.63 Fouls sufferedContext 11.33
1.85 Yellow cardsContext 1.89
0.11 Red cardsContext 0.04
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.56
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext -0.16
70% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.00 ShotsContext 11.60
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
34% On target shareContext 27%
7.78 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
68% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
15.30 Shots allowedContext 10.80
5.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
4.40 BlocksContext 2.60
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
67% Save rateContext 68%
42% PossessionIn forecast 50%
340 PassesContext 411
263 Accurate passesContext 337
77% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.68 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.80 FoulsContext 12.60
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.00 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
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km2,121 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Valencia
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel628 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 Valencia
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 20Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9La Liga 2025-2026, 9 Mar5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 8 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km628 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,121 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 51 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one77.1

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 4David Costas 2E. Bailly 22Nacho Vidal
23N. Fonseca 6Kwasi Sibo
15T. Fernandez 5Alberto Reina 21L. Ilić
9Federico Viñas
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Valencia Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1S. Dimitrievski(G)
14José Gayà 24E. Cömert 4Unai Núñez 12Thierry Correia
2G. Rodríguez 8Javi Guerra
7A. Danjuma 23F. Ugrinic 17L. Ramazani
6U. Sadiq
+5 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 +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Valencia Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Oviedo-0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Valencia+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Oviedo · Home 0.85points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
2-5-6
Scored
0.38
Conceded
1.08
Valencia · Away 0.69points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
2-3-8
Scored
0.85
Conceded
2.00

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 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

1 Oviedo wins0 draws0 Valencia wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 30 Sep 2025Valencia1–2Oviedo

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 · Miguel Sesma Espinosa Spain · 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.79league 4.21
Red cards0.00league 0.28
Cards 5+21%league 47%
Fouls26.4league 24.5
Penalties0.21league 0.37
Home wins71%league 47%
Oviedo1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L21 Sep 25A · Elche0–12
Valencia

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

Oviedo26 games · scored 17 · conceded 44
1 3 0-15
1 6 16-30
4 7 31-45
4 6 46-60
3 10 61-75
4 12 76-90
Valencia27 games · scored 30 · conceded 41
3 2 0-15
3 6 16-30
7 31-45
6 8 46-60
7 7 61-75
11 11 76-90
Oviedo10 games · scored 10 · conceded 18
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 6 61-75
1 5 76-90
Valencia10 games · scored 14 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 3 61-75
6 5 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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