La Liga Gameweek 24 Sat, Feb 14 · 17:30 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Alaves. Sevilla had 6.1 days of rest, Alaves 6.2 and had to travel 669 km.

Away travel669 kmRest days6.1 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 1
Sevilla39%
Draw26%
Alaves34%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.35
Sevilla42%
Draw27%
Alaves31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.21
Sevilla38%
Draw27%
Alaves35%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.34
Sevilla32%
Draw26%
Alaves42%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.52
Sevilla39%
Draw26%
Alaves35%
Expected goals 1.52 – 1.43
Over 2.5 53% Both score 58% 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 · SpainIosu Galech Apezteguia
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 12

Team strength

SevillaAlaves
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 43
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
48 AttackIn forecast 48
57 DefenceIn forecast 55
— 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

Sevilla

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alaves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaAlaves
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.87
1.65 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.26
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.11
1.59 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.24
78% Scored inContext 61%
17% Clean sheetsContext 13%
11.48 ShotsContext 11.39
3.96 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
35% On target shareContext 34%
7.65 Shots in the boxContext 7.36
65% Box shareContext 65%
11% ConversionContext 8%
3.44 OffsidesContext 2.83
10.74 Shots allowedContext 12.35
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
3.50 BlocksContext 4.10
3.38 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.59
69% Save rateContext 66%
55% PossessionIn forecast 50%
423 PassesContext 423
349 Accurate passesContext 342
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.75
14.57 FoulsContext 14.91
13.22 Fouls sufferedContext 13.96
2.83 Yellow cardsContext 2.04
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 23 and 23 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.90
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
1.28 xGVia Att/Def 1.23
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
-0.18 Goals minus xGContext -0.33
60% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 10%
12.10 ShotsContext 11.70
4.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.78
39% On target shareContext 37%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.20
64% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 8%
2.89 OffsidesContext 2.88
10.60 Shots allowedContext 15.00
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
2.88 BlocksContext 4.30
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
64% Save rateContext 61%
56% PossessionIn forecast 49%
431 PassesContext 412
356 Accurate passesContext 331
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.71
14.10 FoulsContext 14.10
13.20 Fouls sufferedContext 14.20
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.10 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

Sevilla
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,577 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alaves
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel669 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
Sevilla Alaves
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1La Liga 2025-2026, 8 Feb6.2La Liga 2025-2026, 8 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km669 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,577 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.89.1

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

Sevilla Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
4Kike Salas 6N. Gudelj 5T. Nianzou
12G. Suazo 20M. Sow 18L. Agoumé 16Juanlu Sánchez 3César Azpilicueta
9A. Adams 17N. Maupay
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Alaves Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Antonio Sivera(G)
3Youssef Lekhedim 5Jon Pacheco 2F. Garcés 14F. Tenaglia
10Carles Aleñá 8Antonio Blanco 4Denis Suárez 20Calebe
15L. Boyé 11Toni Martínez
+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
Sevilla Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Alaves Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sevilla+0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Alaves-0.4 pp

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 1.17points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
4-2-6
Scored
1.42
Conceded
1.50
Alaves · Away 0.64points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
2-1-8
Scored
0.55
Conceded
1.45

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 9 of 9 meetings

3 Sevilla wins3 draws3 Alaves wins
Goals per game1.56 – 1.56 Over 2.567% Both scored78% Clean sheets22% · 11%
  • 20 Sep 2025Alaves1–2Sevilla
  • 20 Apr 2025Sevilla1–1Alaves
  • 20 Sep 2024Alaves2–1Sevilla
  • 12 Jan 2024Sevilla2–3Alaves
  • 21 Aug 2023Alaves4–3Sevilla
  • 4 Mar 2022Alaves0–0Sevilla

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 · Iosu Galech Apezteguia Spain · 12 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.92league 4.16
Red cards0.25league 0.27
Cards 5+50%league 45%
Fouls27.6league 24.6
Penalties0.33league 0.36
Home wins25%league 47%
Sevilla2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.5.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • L4 Jan 26H · Levante0–33
  • W20 Sep 25A · Alaves2–17
Alaves2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 4.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D20 Oct 25H · Valencia0–01
  • L20 Sep 25H · Sevilla1–21

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

Sevilla23 games · scored 30 · conceded 38
3 3 0-15
5 4 16-30
4 7 31-45
7 6 46-60
3 6 61-75
8 12 76-90
Alaves23 games · scored 20 · conceded 29
4 4 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 1 31-45
2 7 46-60
4 6 61-75
5 7 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
1 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
3 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 6 76-90
Alaves10 games · scored 9 · conceded 17
2 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 3 61-75
1 5 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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