La Liga Gameweek 23 Wed, Mar 4 · 18:00 Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
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Our take

Rayo Vallecano were slight favourites.

Rayo Vallecano were the stronger side on L90 Strength (51 vs 28). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Oviedo. Rayo Vallecano had 4.2 days of rest, Oviedo 3.9 and had to travel 372 km.

Away travel372 kmRest days4.2 · 3.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Rayo Vallecano55%
Draw26%
Oviedo19%
Expected goals 1.64 – 0.86
Rayo Vallecano59%
Draw23%
Oviedo18%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.95
Rayo Vallecano55%
Draw26%
Oviedo19%
Expected goals 1.61 – 0.84
Rayo Vallecano48%
Draw28%
Oviedo24%
Expected goals 1.46 – 0.96
Rayo Vallecano56%
Draw25%
Oviedo19%
Expected goals 1.74 – 0.93
Over 2.5 46% Both score 47% Likeliest score 1–0
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 · SpainAlejandro Hernandez
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.31
  • Matches 129

Team strength

Rayo VallecanoOviedo
51 L90 StrengthIn forecast 28
58 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
61 AttackIn forecast 23
60 DefenceIn forecast 39
— 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—

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Rayo VallecanoOviedo
0.92 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.64
1.28 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.84
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.57
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
60% Scored inContext 40%
28% Clean sheetsContext 24%
12.84 ShotsContext 9.44
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
34% On target shareContext 32%
7.24 Shots in the boxContext 6.04
56% Box shareContext 61%
7% ConversionContext 7%
2.45 OffsidesContext 2.52
11.56 Shots allowedContext 14.56
4.08 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.72
3.44 BlocksContext 3.68
2.83 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.42
66% Save rateContext 75%
54% PossessionIn forecast 44%
424 PassesContext 372
351 Accurate passesContext 303
83% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.72 FoulsContext 12.60
11.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.48
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.84
0.16 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.16 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.25 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.33
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.13
80% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.50 ShotsContext 11.00
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
37% On target shareContext 33%
7.40 Shots in the boxContext 7.30
55% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 8%
2.67 OffsidesContext 3.00
11.60 Shots allowedContext 12.60
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.00 BlocksContext 3.50
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
60% Save rateContext 62%
55% PossessionIn forecast 43%
429 PassesContext 346
353 Accurate passesContext 271
82% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.68
11.90 FoulsContext 14.00
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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

Rayo Vallecano
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km781 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Oviedo
Rest3.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel372 km626 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 Oviedo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.2La Liga 2025-2026, 28 Feb3.9La Liga 2025-2026, 28 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km372 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways781 km626 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one45.1

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 5Luiz Felipe 24F. Lejeune 2A. Rațiu
6P. Ciss 17Unai López
18Álvaro García 4Pedro Díaz 12I. Akhomach
19Jorge de Frutos
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Oviedo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13Aarón Escandell(G)
25Javi López 16David Carmo 12Dani Calvo 24Lucas Ahijado
11S. Colombatto 6Kwasi Sibo
7I. Chaira 5Alberto Reina 10H. Hassan
9Federico Viñas
+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
Rayo Vallecano Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Oviedo Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rayo Vallecano+0.2 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Oviedo+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Rayo Vallecano · Home 1.33points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
3-7-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.83
Oviedo · Away 0.50points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
1-3-8
Scored
0.92
Conceded
2.17

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 Rayo Vallecano wins1 draws0 Oviedo wins
Goals per game0.00 – 0.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets100% · 100%
  • 23 Nov 2025Oviedo0–0Rayo Vallecano

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 · Alejandro Hernandez Spain · 129 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.05league 4.21
Red cards0.25league 0.27
Cards 5+59%league 46%
Fouls25.0league 24.6
Penalties0.31league 0.37
Home wins40%league 47%
Rayo Vallecano11 with this referee
Record1-6-4 Cards · opp.3.7 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 3 Reds1
  • L24 Sep 25A · Atletico Madrid2–34
  • L4 Apr 25H · Espanyol0–42
  • D18 Dec 24A · Villarreal1–13
  • W18 Aug 24A · Real Sociedad2–14
  • D31 Mar 24A · Celta Vigo0–03
Oviedo

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

Rayo Vallecano25 games · scored 23 · conceded 32
2 4 0-15
3 4 16-30
9 3 31-45
2 6 46-60
3 5 61-75
4 10 76-90
Oviedo24 games · scored 16 · conceded 40
3 0-15
1 6 16-30
4 5 31-45
4 5 46-60
3 9 61-75
4 12 76-90
Rayo Vallecano10 games · scored 13 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
7 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 6 76-90
Oviedo10 games · scored 9 · conceded 18
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 5 61-75
1 6 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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