La Liga Gameweek 21 Sat, Jan 24 · 13:00 Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
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Our take

Rayo Vallecano were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Rayo Vallecano had 5.8 days of rest, Osasuna 6.8 and had to travel 317 km.

Away travel317 kmRest days5.8 · 6.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Rayo Vallecano42%
Draw27%
Osasuna30%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.17
Rayo Vallecano42%
Draw27%
Osasuna31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
Rayo Vallecano42%
Draw28%
Osasuna30%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.14
Rayo Vallecano35%
Draw28%
Osasuna37%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.31
Rayo Vallecano42%
Draw27%
Osasuna31%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.25
Over 2.5 48% Both score 53% 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.
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Referee · SpainMiguel Sesma Espinosa
  • Cards per match 2.6
  • Penalties per match 0.20
  • Matches 10

Team strength

Rayo VallecanoOsasuna
49 L90 StrengthIn forecast 52
58 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
61 AttackIn forecast 50
60 DefenceIn forecast 50
— 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

Rayo Vallecano

Attack—
Defense risk—

Osasuna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Rayo VallecanoOsasuna
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.05
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
-0.44 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
50% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 25%
13.05 ShotsContext 10.70
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.83
32% On target shareContext 32%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.83
57% Box shareContext 69%
6% ConversionContext 10%
2.47 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.40 Shots allowedContext 12.60
4.05 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.95
3.35 BlocksContext 3.22
2.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
67% Save rateContext 75%
54% PossessionIn forecast 46%
430 PassesContext 378
357 Accurate passesContext 301
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.87
12.95 FoulsContext 12.60
10.75 Fouls sufferedContext 11.45
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.15 Red cardsContext 0.15
This league season, per match · 20 and 20 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.12
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
60% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.90 ShotsContext 11.90
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.22
32% On target shareContext 32%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.30
51% Box shareContext 69%
7% ConversionContext 10%
2.44 OffsidesContext 2.40
10.80 Shots allowedContext 11.60
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
2.80 BlocksContext 2.89
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
56% Save rateContext 74%
57% PossessionIn forecast 46%
426 PassesContext 358
353 Accurate passesContext 282
83% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.84
14.10 FoulsContext 13.30
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Rayo Vallecano
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km930 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Osasuna
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel317 km757 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
Rayo Vallecano Osasuna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.8La Liga 2025-2026, 18 Jan6.8La Liga 2025-2026, 17 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km317 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways930 km757 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one87.1

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

Rayo Vallecano Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13A. Batalla(G)
3Pep Chavarría 6P. Ciss 24F. Lejeune 22A. Espino
4Pedro Díaz 23Óscar Valentín
18Álvaro García 7Isi Palazón 14Carlos Martín
19Jorge de Frutos
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Osasuna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Sergio Herrera(G)
20Javi Galán 5Jorge Herrando 22F. Boyomo 19V. Rosier
8Iker Muñoz 7Moncayola
21Víctor Muñoz 10Aimar Oroz 14Rubén García
17A. Budimir
+3 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
Rayo Vallecano Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Osasuna Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rayo Vallecano+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Osasuna+0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Rayo Vallecano · Home 1.33points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
2-6-1
Scored
0.78
Conceded
0.67
Osasuna · Away 0.20points per game · 10 away games
W-D-L
0-2-8
Scored
0.30
Conceded
1.30

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 9 of 9 meetings

3 Rayo Vallecano wins1 draws5 Osasuna wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.44 Over 2.556% Both scored56% Clean sheets0% · 44%
  • 14 Sep 2025Osasuna2–0Rayo Vallecano
  • 19 Jan 2025Osasuna1–1Rayo Vallecano
  • 16 Sep 2024Rayo Vallecano3–1Osasuna
  • 20 Apr 2024Rayo Vallecano2–1Osasuna
  • 15 Dec 2023Osasuna1–0Rayo Vallecano
  • 14 Apr 2023Rayo Vallecano2–1Osasuna

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 · 10 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.60league 4.20
Red cards0.00league 0.29
Cards 5+20%league 48%
Fouls26.0league 24.5
Penalties0.20league 0.36
Home wins90%league 47%
Rayo Vallecano1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W19 Oct 25A · Levante3–01
Osasuna1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L31 Aug 25A · Espanyol0–13

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

Rayo Vallecano20 games · scored 16 · conceded 25
2 3 0-15
3 2 16-30
5 3 31-45
5 46-60
3 5 61-75
3 7 76-90
Osasuna19 games · scored 21 · conceded 24
4 0-15
3 16-30
8 3 31-45
5 46-60
2 8 61-75
7 5 76-90
Rayo Vallecano10 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
3 46-60
2 3 61-75
1 3 76-90
Osasuna9 games · scored 12 · conceded 12
1 0-15
16-30
4 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 5 61-75
5 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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