La Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 29 · 20:30 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Atletico Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (77 vs 49). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Sevilla. Sevilla had 7.2 days of rest, Atletico Madrid 6.2 and had to travel 390 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel390 kmRest days7.2 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Sevilla35%
Draw26%
Atletico Madrid40%
Expected goals 1.33 – 1.43
Sevilla27%
Draw25%
Atletico Madrid48%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.59
Sevilla35%
Draw26%
Atletico Madrid40%
Expected goals 1.32 – 1.43
Sevilla28%
Draw25%
Atletico Madrid47%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.60
Sevilla35%
Draw25%
Atletico Madrid39%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.43
Over 2.5 52% 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.
Weather (Sevilla)
29°CClear
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 8 km/h
  • Humidity 34%
Warm
Referee · SpainJavier Alberola Rojas
  • Cards per match 3.7
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 45

Team strength

SevillaAtletico Madrid
49 L90 StrengthIn forecast 77
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 81
48 AttackIn forecast 82
57 DefenceIn forecast 87
— 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—

Atletico Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaAtletico Madrid
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.30 xGVia Att/Def 0.85
1.57 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.88
+1.20 Goals minus xGContext +1.15
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.00 ShotsContext 17.00
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
40% On target shareContext 29%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
63% Box shareContext 42%
25% ConversionContext 12%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.50
12.00 Shots allowedContext 9.00
5.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.50
— BlocksContext 3.00
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
73% Save rateContext 71%
42% PossessionIn forecast 53%
302 PassesContext 520
220 Accurate passesContext 457
73% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.87 Team ratingContext 7.12
17.00 FoulsContext 14.50
14.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
4.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.50 Red cardsContext 0.50
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 1.45
1.07 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.48
+0.38 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
70% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.00 ShotsContext 13.70
3.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
29% On target shareContext 30%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 9.11
54% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 10%
2.30 OffsidesContext 2.22
10.20 Shots allowedContext 12.60
3.89 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.22
2.56 BlocksContext 3.60
2.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.38
66% Save rateContext 73%
44% PossessionIn forecast 50%
345 PassesContext 475
270 Accurate passesContext 408
78% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.93
14.90 FoulsContext 10.80
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
3.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.10 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

Sevilla
Rest7.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,406 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 78 · 6 pts vs 2.5 for an average club · +3.5 vs expected
  • W22 AugA · Athletic Club3–11.1 xPts
  • W15 AugH · Rayo Vallecano2–11.4 xPts
Atletico Madrid
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel390 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 60 · 4 pts vs 2.8 for an average club · +0.3 vs expected
  • D23 AugH · Villarreal2–21.7 xPts
  • W19 AugH · Malaga2–02.0 xPts

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 Atletico Madrid
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.2La Liga 2026-2027, 22 Aug6.2La Liga 2026-2027, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km390 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,406 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one86.8

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
4-2-3-1
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
17G. Suazo 4Kike Salas 5A. López Gallo 2Juan Iglesias
18Jon Guridi 6L. Agoumé
3Julio Díaz 10Peque Fernández 30Miguel Sierra
9R. Ure
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Atletico Madrid Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13J. Oblak(G)
22Álex Grimaldo 17D. Hancko 18Marc Pubill 14Marcos Llorente
11A. Lookman 23M. Hjulmand 8Pablo Barrios 20G. Simeone
10Álex Baena 7K. Lee
+5 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Atletico Madrid Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sevilla+0.3 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Atletico Madrid-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 3.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.00
Atletico Madrid · Away No away games yet this season.

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 last 10 of 12 meetings

3 Sevilla wins1 draws6 Atletico Madrid wins
Goals per game1.10 – 2.10 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets10% · 30%
  • 11 Apr 2026Sevilla2–1Atletico Madrid
  • 1 Nov 2025Atletico Madrid3–0Sevilla
  • 6 Apr 2025Sevilla1–2Atletico Madrid
  • 8 Dec 2024Atletico Madrid4–3Sevilla
  • 11 Feb 2024Sevilla1–0Atletico Madrid
  • 23 Dec 2023Atletico Madrid1–0Sevilla

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 · Javier Alberola Rojas Spain · 45 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.53league 4.42
Red cards0.20league 0.21
Cards 5+29%league 50%
Fouls24.5league 26.0
Penalties0.38league 0.38
Home wins51%league 50%
Sevilla4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.3.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W9 May 26H · Espanyol2–15
  • D12 Sep 25H · Elche2–24
  • L25 May 25A · Villarreal2–41
  • L9 Dec 23A · Mallorca0–12
Atletico Madrid4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W27 Sep 25H · Real Madrid5–25
  • W4 May 24A · Mallorca1–00
  • D24 Feb 24A · Almeria2–21
  • W24 Sep 23H · Real Madrid3–11

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

Sevilla2 games · scored 5 · conceded 2
1 1 0-15
16-30
31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Atletico Madrid2 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 1 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 14 · conceded 12
2 3 0-15
1 16-30
3 2 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 3 76-90
Atletico Madrid10 games · scored 14 · conceded 13
1 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 5 31-45
4 1 46-60
3 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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