La Liga Gameweek 25 Sat, Feb 21 · 13:00 Reale Arena, Donostia-San Sebastián
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Our take

Real Sociedad were slight favourites.

Real Sociedad were the stronger side on L90 Strength (58 vs 27). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Oviedo. Real Sociedad had 6.7 days of rest, Oviedo 6 and had to travel 313 km.

Away travel313 kmRest days6.7 · 6Matches / 14d2 · 1
Real Sociedad60%
Draw24%
Oviedo16%
Expected goals 1.78 – 0.81
Real Sociedad63%
Draw22%
Oviedo15%
Expected goals 2.02 – 0.88
Real Sociedad60%
Draw24%
Oviedo16%
Expected goals 1.78 – 0.80
Real Sociedad53%
Draw26%
Oviedo21%
Expected goals 1.59 – 0.91
Real Sociedad62%
Draw22%
Oviedo16%
Expected goals 1.94 – 0.89
Over 2.5 48% 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 · SpainJosé Luis Munuera Montero
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.19
  • Matches 37

Team strength

Real SociedadOviedo
58 L90 StrengthIn forecast 27
56 Current StrengthIn forecast 29
62 AttackIn forecast 23
48 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

Real Sociedad

Attack—
Defense risk—

Oviedo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Real SociedadOviedo
1.42 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.57
1.46 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.57
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 0.79
1.36 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.61
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.22
88% Scored inContext 39%
4% Clean sheetsContext 26%
12.71 ShotsContext 8.96
4.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.74
37% On target shareContext 31%
7.83 Shots in the boxContext 5.59
64% Box shareContext 60%
11% ConversionContext 6%
2.80 OffsidesContext 2.52
12.54 Shots allowedContext 14.83
3.83 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.87
3.62 BlocksContext 3.57
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.43
67% Save rateContext 76%
49% PossessionIn forecast 44%
421 PassesContext 375
347 Accurate passesContext 307
82% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.76
14.29 FoulsContext 12.48
11.79 Fouls sufferedContext 11.65
1.96 Yellow cardsContext 1.87
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 24 and 23 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 0.93
1.56 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
90% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 30%
11.30 ShotsContext 10.50
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.80
40% On target shareContext 27%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
65% Box shareContext 64%
13% ConversionContext 6%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.56
13.60 Shots allowedContext 12.80
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.80 BlocksContext 2.80
2.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
69% Save rateContext 69%
46% PossessionIn forecast 46%
408 PassesContext 376
337 Accurate passesContext 305
83% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.70
13.20 FoulsContext 13.40
12.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.30 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 Sociedad
Rest6.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km705 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Oviedo
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel313 km0 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
Real Sociedad Oviedo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.7La Liga 2025-2026, 14 Feb6La Liga 2025-2026, 15 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km313 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways705 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.27.3

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 Sociedad Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álex Remiro(G)
17Sergio Gómez 16D. Ćaleta-Car 31Jon Martín 2J. Aramburu
8Beñat Turrientes 4Jon Gorrotxategi
11Gonçalo Guedes 23Brais Méndez 15Pablo Marín
10Mikel Oyarzabal
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Oviedo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13Aarón Escandell(G)
25Javi López 16David Carmo 2E. Bailly 22Nacho Vidal
23N. Fonseca 6Kwasi Sibo
7I. Chaira 5Alberto Reina 10H. Hassan
9Federico Viñas
+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 Sociedad Scores -0.06 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Oviedo Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Real Sociedad-0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Oviedo+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Real Sociedad · Home 1.67points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
6-2-4
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.42
Oviedo · Away 0.45points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
1-2-8
Scored
0.73
Conceded
2.09

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 Real Sociedad wins0 draws1 Oviedo wins
Goals per game0.00 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets0% · 100%
  • 30 Aug 2025Oviedo1–0Real Sociedad

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 · José Luis Munuera Montero Spain · 37 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.51league 4.17
Red cards0.27league 0.28
Cards 5+54%league 46%
Fouls25.4league 24.6
Penalties0.19league 0.38
Home wins38%league 47%
Real Sociedad4 with this referee
Record1-0-3 Cards · opp.2.8 · 2.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W1 Nov 25H · Athletic Club3–21
  • L26 Apr 24H · Real Madrid0–13
  • L13 Jan 24A · Athletic Club1–24
  • L8 Oct 23A · Atletico Madrid1–23
Oviedo1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L4 Oct 25H · Levante0–22

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 Sociedad24 games · scored 34 · conceded 35
1 4 0-15
4 3 16-30
9 10 31-45
7 7 46-60
5 3 61-75
8 8 76-90
Oviedo22 games · scored 13 · conceded 36
3 0-15
1 6 16-30
4 5 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 8 61-75
3 9 76-90
Real Sociedad10 games · scored 15 · conceded 14
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
6 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 5 76-90
Oviedo10 games · scored 6 · conceded 16
1 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 4 46-60
3 4 61-75
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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