UEFA Europa League Matchday 4 Thu, Nov 6 · 20:00 Estadio Benito Villamarín, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Betis were slight favourites.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 60). Real Betis had 4 days of rest, Lyon 4 and had to travel 1,300 km.

Away travel1,300 kmRest days4 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 3
Real Betis50%
Draw25%
Lyon25%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.16
Real Betis49%
Draw26%
Lyon25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.10
Real Betis49%
Draw25%
Lyon26%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.17
Real Betis42%
Draw26%
Lyon32%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.30
Real Betis49%
Draw26%
Lyon25%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.09
Over 2.5 55% Both score 57% 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 (Sevilla)

No weather data yet

RefereeMatej Jug
  • Cards per match 5.4
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 20

Team strength

Real BetisLyon
68 L90 StrengthIn forecast 60
72 Current StrengthIn forecast 60
79 AttackIn forecast 55
59 DefenceIn forecast 56
— 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—

Lyon

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real BetisLyon
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
0.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.00
0.55 xGVia Att/Def 1.69
1.30 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.88
+0.78 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
67% Scored inContext 100%
67% Clean sheetsContext 100%
8.67 ShotsContext 14.33
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
35% On target shareContext 35%
4.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.00
46% Box shareContext 70%
15% ConversionContext 12%
3.50 OffsidesContext 3.50
11.33 Shots allowedContext 10.33
2.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
3.67 BlocksContext 2.67
2.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
75% Save rateContext 100%
53% PossessionIn forecast 62%
503 PassesContext 589
447 Accurate passesContext 520
89% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.84 Team ratingContext 7.09
14.33 FoulsContext 11.67
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 14.33
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.23 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
0.92 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.81
+0.57 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
80% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 60%
14.60 ShotsContext 12.30
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
34% On target shareContext 33%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.22
55% Box shareContext 63%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.13 OffsidesContext 2.38
10.40 Shots allowedContext 9.80
2.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
2.67 BlocksContext 3.78
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
73% Save rateContext 83%
55% PossessionIn forecast 58%
514 PassesContext 503
447 Accurate passesContext 436
87% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.96 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.40 FoulsContext 13.40
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 15.20
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.00 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

Real Betis
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lyon
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel1,300 km2,334 km in 14d
Schedule load32%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 Lyon
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 32
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4La Liga 2025-2026, 2 Nov4Ligue 1 2025-2026, 2 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,300 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km2,334 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one2.93

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)
16Valentín Gómez 4Natan 3Diego Llorente 24Aitor Ruibal
21Marc Roca 8Pablo Fornals
10A. Ezzalzouli 20G. Lo Celso 7Antony
11C. Bakambu
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Lyon Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1D. Greif(G)
16Abner 19M. Niakhaté 21R. Kluivert 98A. Maitland-Niles
39Mathys de Carvalho 6F. Tessmann
29E. Molébé 44Khalis Merah 7A. Karabec
20M. Satriano
+4 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 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lyon Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Betis+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Lyon-0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Betis · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.00
Lyon · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Matej Jug 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.10league 4.02
Red cards0.30league 0.16
Cards 5+70%league 40%
Fouls25.1league 24.9
Penalties0.35league 0.43
Home wins60%league 48%
Real Betis

No previous matches with this referee.

Lyon

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

Real Betis3 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 0-15
2 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Lyon3 games · scored 5 · conceded 0
2 0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 18 · conceded 10
3 5 0-15
1 2 16-30
5 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 76-90
Lyon10 games · scored 15 · conceded 9
4 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 4 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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