La Liga Gameweek 19 Mon, Jan 12 · 20:00 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Celta Vigo were the stronger side on L90 Strength (62 vs 43). Sevilla had 8.3 days of rest, Celta Vigo 9.3 and had to travel 588 km.

Away travel588 kmRest days8.3 · 9.3Matches / 14d1 · 1
Sevilla33%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo39%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.33
Sevilla33%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
Sevilla33%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo39%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.33
Sevilla27%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo46%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.50
Sevilla33%
Draw27%
Celta Vigo40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.41
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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 · SpainJose Maria Sanchez Martinez
  • Cards per match 4.9
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 45

Team strength

SevillaCelta Vigo
43 L90 StrengthIn forecast 62
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 54
48 AttackIn forecast 36
57 DefenceIn forecast 61
— 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—

Celta Vigo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaCelta Vigo
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.61 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.11
1.04 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.54 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
78% Scored inContext 83%
22% Clean sheetsContext 22%
10.89 ShotsContext 10.11
3.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.67
34% On target shareContext 36%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 6.39
67% Box shareContext 62%
12% ConversionContext 13%
3.54 OffsidesContext 2.50
10.44 Shots allowedContext 12.50
4.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
3.50 BlocksContext 3.18
3.31 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.65
70% Save rateContext 79%
55% PossessionIn forecast 50%
424 PassesContext 487
348 Accurate passesContext 417
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.86
15.00 FoulsContext 11.28
13.28 Fouls sufferedContext 11.67
3.06 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 18 and 18 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.10 xGVia Att/Def 1.16
1.47 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.58
-0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.54
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.20 ShotsContext 7.60
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.40
35% On target shareContext 45%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 5.10
66% Box shareContext 64%
8% ConversionContext 22%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.38
9.00 Shots allowedContext 13.00
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
2.43 BlocksContext 3.67
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
58% Save rateContext 74%
57% PossessionIn forecast 47%
439 PassesContext 459
361 Accurate passesContext 389
82% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.67 Team ratingContext 6.79
14.30 FoulsContext 11.80
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.10
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.30
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
Rest8.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Celta Vigo
Rest9.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel588 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 Celta Vigo
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.3La Liga 2025-2026, 4 Jan9.3La Liga 2025-2026, 3 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km588 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 20 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one75.9

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
3-4-3
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
4Kike Salas 6N. Gudelj 2J. Carmona Navarro
36Oso 20M. Sow 19B. Mendy 16Juanlu Sánchez
14Peque Fernández 7Isaac Romero 18L. Agoumé
Celta Vigo Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13I. Radu(G)
3Óscar Mingueza 20Marcos Alonso 2C. Starfelt 32Javi Rodríguez
15Bryan Zaragoza 6I. Moriba 16Miguel Román 39Jones El-Abdellaoui
7Borja Iglesias 10Iago Aspas

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
Celta Vigo Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sevilla+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Celta Vigo+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 1.11points per game · 9 home games
W-D-L
3-1-5
Scored
1.56
Conceded
1.67
Celta Vigo · Away 1.88points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
4-3-1
Scored
1.38
Conceded
0.88

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 10 of 10 meetings

4 Sevilla wins4 draws2 Celta Vigo wins
Goals per game1.90 – 1.60 Over 2.560% Both scored80% Clean sheets20% · 0%
  • 10 May 2025Celta Vigo3–2Sevilla
  • 14 Dec 2024Sevilla1–0Celta Vigo
  • 17 Mar 2024Sevilla1–2Celta Vigo
  • 4 Nov 2023Celta Vigo1–1Sevilla
  • 7 Apr 2023Sevilla2–2Celta Vigo
  • 30 Dec 2022Celta Vigo1–1Sevilla

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 · Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez Spain · 45 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.49league 4.11
Red cards0.36league 0.27
Cards 5+49%league 46%
Fouls24.5league 24.5
Penalties0.24league 0.34
Home wins51%league 46%
Sevilla3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.4.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • D28 Apr 24A · Real Betis1–15
  • L4 Jan 24H · Athletic Club0–23
  • L11 Aug 23H · Valencia1–24
Celta Vigo3 with this referee
Record2-1-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 4.7 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W1 Mar 24H · Almeria1–01
  • W16 Dec 23H · Granada CF1–07
  • D8 Oct 23H · Getafe2–21

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

Sevilla18 games · scored 24 · conceded 29
3 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
2 6 31-45
6 4 46-60
2 5 61-75
6 10 76-90
Celta Vigo17 games · scored 22 · conceded 20
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
4 5 31-45
5 2 46-60
2 6 61-75
7 3 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 9 · conceded 18
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 31-45
3 2 46-60
4 61-75
2 8 76-90
Celta Vigo9 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
2 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 2 31-45
3 1 46-60
1 5 61-75
4 1 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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