La Liga Gameweek 28 Sun, Mar 15 · 17:30 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Betis were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Celta Vigo. Real Betis had 3 days of rest, Celta Vigo 2.9 and had to travel 588 km.

Away travel588 kmRest days3 · 2.9Matches / 14d3 · 3
Real Betis39%
Draw30%
Celta Vigo30%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.01
Real Betis45%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo28%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.17
Real Betis39%
Draw31%
Celta Vigo30%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.00
Real Betis33%
Draw31%
Celta Vigo37%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.13
Real Betis40%
Draw29%
Celta Vigo31%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.08
Over 2.5 38% Both score 45% 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 · SpainJose Maria Sanchez Martinez
  • Cards per match 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 53

Team strength

Real BetisCelta Vigo
67 L90 StrengthIn forecast 65
72 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
79 AttackIn forecast 36
59 DefenceIn forecast 61
— 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

Real Betis

Attack—
Defense risk—

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisCelta Vigo
1.56 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.37
1.26 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.11
1.48 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.14
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
89% Scored inContext 85%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
14.30 ShotsContext 10.56
4.78 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
33% On target shareContext 38%
8.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.74
60% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 13%
2.21 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.22 Shots allowedContext 11.56
4.26 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.12
3.15 BlocksContext 3.52
3.15 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
73% Save rateContext 76%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
451 PassesContext 489
381 Accurate passesContext 421
84% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.84
10.41 FoulsContext 10.93
13.22 Fouls sufferedContext 11.56
1.89 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.67
-0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.01
70% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.50 ShotsContext 10.00
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.30
29% On target shareContext 43%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 6.90
57% Box shareContext 68%
8% ConversionContext 13%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.43
12.00 Shots allowedContext 9.30
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.38
3.30 BlocksContext 3.44
3.20 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.43
71% Save rateContext 68%
53% PossessionIn forecast 48%
451 PassesContext 474
381 Accurate passesContext 411
85% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.79
11.10 FoulsContext 10.40
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
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

Real Betis
Rest3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km5,964 km in 14d
Schedule load33%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Celta Vigo
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel588 km1,905 km in 14d
Schedule load34%Moderate
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
Real Betis Celta Vigo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextModerate · 33Moderate · 34
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - Knockout phase, 12 Mar2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - Knockout phase, 12 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km588 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways5,964 km1,905 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 51 / 3 / 6
Next matchdays after this one4.14

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

Real Betis Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
23J. Firpo 4Natan 5Marc Bartra 2Héctor Bellerín
15Álvaro Fidalgo 21Marc Roca
10A. Ezzalzouli 8Pablo Fornals 24Aitor Ruibal
19C. Hernández
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Celta Vigo Confirmed XI
3-4-3
13I. Radu(G)
20Marcos Alonso 2C. Starfelt 14Alvaro Núñez
3Óscar Mingueza 22Hugo Sotelo 8Fer López 5Sergio Carreira
23Hugo Álvarez 18Pablo Durán 9Ferran Jutglà
+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
Real Betis Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Celta Vigo Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis+0.1 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Celta Vigo+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 1.85points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
7-3-3
Scored
1.92
Conceded
1.15
Celta Vigo · Away 1.77points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
6-5-2
Scored
1.31
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.

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 10 of 11 meetings

2 Real Betis wins3 draws5 Celta Vigo wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.80 Over 2.560% Both scored70% Clean sheets10% · 30%
  • 27 Aug 2025Celta Vigo1–1Real Betis
  • 8 Feb 2025Celta Vigo3–2Real Betis
  • 10 Nov 2024Real Betis2–2Celta Vigo
  • 12 Apr 2024Real Betis2–1Celta Vigo
  • 3 Jan 2024Celta Vigo2–1Real Betis
  • 4 Feb 2023Real Betis3–4Celta Vigo

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 · Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez Spain · 53 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.40league 4.20
Red cards0.34league 0.28
Cards 5+49%league 47%
Fouls24.6league 24.5
Penalties0.28league 0.37
Home wins49%league 48%
Real Betis4 with this referee
Record2-1-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.3 Pens for · against2 · 1
  • W1 Feb 26H · Valencia2–10
  • D28 Apr 24H · Sevilla1–13
  • W29 Oct 23H · Osasuna2–13
  • L16 Sep 23A · Barcelona0–52
Celta Vigo4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 4.3 Pens for · against2 · 0 Reds1
  • W12 Jan 26A · Sevilla1–03
  • W1 Mar 24H · Almeria1–01
  • W16 Dec 23H · Granada CF1–07
  • D8 Oct 23H · Getafe2–21

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

Real Betis27 games · scored 42 · conceded 34
3 8 0-15
9 4 16-30
7 6 31-45
7 6 46-60
7 4 61-75
9 6 76-90
Celta Vigo26 games · scored 35 · conceded 30
1 4 0-15
4 2 16-30
6 7 31-45
8 2 46-60
4 8 61-75
12 7 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
1 0-15
6 2 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 46-60
3 61-75
2 4 76-90
Celta Vigo10 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
1 0-15
2 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 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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