La Liga Gameweek 36 Tue, May 12 · 19:00 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Betis were slight favourites.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (66 vs 41). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Elche. Real Betis had 3 days of rest, Elche 3.3 and had to travel 473 km.

Away travel473 kmRest days3 · 3.3Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real Betis53%
Draw24%
Elche22%
Expected goals 1.80 – 1.09
Real Betis59%
Draw23%
Elche18%
Expected goals 1.89 – 0.95
Real Betis54%
Draw24%
Elche21%
Expected goals 1.80 – 1.05
Real Betis45%
Draw26%
Elche29%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.23
Real Betis54%
Draw24%
Elche22%
Expected goals 1.88 – 1.13
Over 2.5 55% Both score 56% 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 · SpainIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
  • Cards per match 5.1
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 40

Team strength

Real BetisElche
66 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
71 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
79 AttackIn forecast 39
59 DefenceIn forecast 51
— 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—

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisElche
1.54 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.31
1.23 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.54
1.40 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
+0.14 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
89% Scored inContext 86%
29% Clean sheetsContext 20%
13.89 ShotsContext 10.74
4.66 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.03
34% On target shareContext 36%
8.23 Shots in the boxContext 7.69
58% Box shareContext 69%
11% ConversionContext 12%
2.20 OffsidesContext 2.13
11.86 Shots allowedContext 13.94
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.77
3.06 BlocksContext 3.80
3.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.21
75% Save rateContext 67%
50% PossessionIn forecast 58%
462 PassesContext 495
392 Accurate passesContext 426
85% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.88
10.49 FoulsContext 12.74
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 14.06
1.86 Yellow cardsContext 2.09
0.03 Red cardsContext 0.09
This league season, per match · 35 and 35 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.22
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.32
+0.43 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
90% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.70 ShotsContext 11.60
5.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
40% On target shareContext 39%
6.70 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
50% Box shareContext 77%
14% ConversionContext 12%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.63
9.50 Shots allowedContext 12.80
4.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.90
2.60 BlocksContext 3.30
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
80% Save rateContext 63%
52% PossessionIn forecast 58%
497 PassesContext 473
427 Accurate passesContext 406
86% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.87
10.40 FoulsContext 13.80
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 14.70
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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 / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,482 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Elche
Rest3.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel473 km1,622 km in 14d
Schedule load19%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
Real Betis Elche
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 19
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3La Liga 2025-2026, 9 May3.3La Liga 2025-2026, 9 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km473 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,482 km1,622 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 51 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one5.15

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
4-3-3
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
23J. Firpo 16Valentín Gómez 3Diego Llorente 2Héctor Bellerín
20G. Lo Celso 14S. Amrabat 8Pablo Fornals
10A. Ezzalzouli 19C. Hernández 7Antony
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Elche Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1M. Dituro(G)
21L. Pétrot 22D. Affengruber 42Buba Sangaré
11Germán Valera 14Aleix Febas 8Marc Aguado 12Gonzalo Villar 39Héctor Fort
9André Silva 19G. Diangana
+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 +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Elche Scores -0.01 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis-1.2 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Elche+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 1.76points per game · 17 home games
W-D-L
8-6-3
Scored
1.76
Conceded
1.00
Elche · Away 0.41points per game · 17 away games
W-D-L
1-4-12
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.06

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 7 of 7 meetings

4 Real Betis wins2 draws1 Elche wins
Goals per game2.00 – 0.86 Over 2.557% Both scored57% Clean sheets29% · 14%
  • 18 Aug 2025Elche1–1Real Betis
  • 24 Feb 2023Elche2–3Real Betis
  • 15 Aug 2022Real Betis3–0Elche
  • 19 Apr 2022Real Betis0–1Elche
  • 21 Nov 2021Elche0–3Real Betis
  • 4 Apr 2021Elche1–1Real Betis

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 · Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos Spain · 40 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.78league 4.28
Red cards0.30league 0.27
Cards 5+60%league 47%
Fouls25.9league 24.5
Penalties0.28league 0.36
Home wins33%league 48%
Real Betis3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.1.3 · 3.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W15 Feb 26A · Mallorca2–13
  • L31 Aug 25H · Athletic Club1–20
  • D25 May 24A · Real Madrid0–01
Elche2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L3 Jan 26H · Villarreal1–33
  • D7 Nov 25H · Real Sociedad1–11

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 Betis35 games · scored 54 · conceded 43
4 10 0-15
11 6 16-30
9 8 31-45
10 6 46-60
9 5 61-75
11 8 76-90
Elche35 games · scored 46 · conceded 54
6 11 0-15
6 5 16-30
5 7 31-45
8 6 46-60
11 7 61-75
10 18 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 18 · conceded 13
3 2 0-15
3 2 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 14 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 46-60
5 2 61-75
4 3 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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