La Liga Gameweek 4 Fri, Sep 12 · 20:00 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

Sevilla were slight favourites.

Sevilla were the stronger side on L90 Strength (46 vs 37). Sevilla had 13.1 days of rest, Elche 14.1 and had to travel 473 km.

Away travel473 kmRest days13.1 · 14.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
Sevilla48%
Draw27%
Elche26%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.08
Sevilla49%
Draw26%
Elche25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.10
Sevilla48%
Draw27%
Elche26%
Expected goals 1.55 – 1.08
Sevilla40%
Draw28%
Elche32%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.21
Sevilla49%
Draw26%
Elche25%
Expected goals 1.62 – 1.10
Over 2.5 49% Both score 53% 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)

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Referee · SpainJavier Alberola Rojas
  • Cards per match 3.2
  • Penalties per match 0.23
  • Matches 22

Team strength

SevillaElche
46 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
48 AttackIn forecast 39
57 DefenceIn forecast 51
— 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—

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaElche
1.67 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.33
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
0.86 xGVia Att/Def 0.68
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
+0.81 Goals minus xGContext +0.65
100% Scored inContext 100%
33% Clean sheetsContext 33%
12.00 ShotsContext 9.33
4.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
36% On target shareContext 32%
9.00 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
75% Box shareContext 72%
14% ConversionContext 14%
6.00 OffsidesContext 2.50
13.00 Shots allowedContext 11.67
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
6.00 BlocksContext 3.00
4.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
90% Save rateContext 82%
55% PossessionIn forecast 59%
439 PassesContext 549
363 Accurate passesContext 481
83% Pass accuracyContext 88%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.96
12.00 FoulsContext 11.33
12.33 Fouls sufferedContext 14.67
1.67 Yellow cardsContext 1.67
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 3 and 3 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.68
1.15 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.72
80% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.10 ShotsContext 12.60
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.10
34% On target shareContext 33%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 9.70
71% Box shareContext 77%
10% ConversionContext 11%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.86
11.60 Shots allowedContext 13.10
4.10 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.70 BlocksContext 4.00
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
63% Save rateContext 80%
49% PossessionIn forecast 57%
404 PassesContext 465
332 Accurate passesContext 386
82% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.85 Team ratingContext 7.03
13.40 FoulsContext 12.30
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.30 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
Rest13.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,819 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Elche
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel473 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 Elche
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match13.1La Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug14.1La Liga 2025-2026, 29 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km473 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,819 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 0 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.98.9

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
3-4-2-1
13Ø. Nyland(G)
23Marcão 5T. Nianzou 3César Azpilicueta
17Alfon González 19B. Mendy 6N. Gudelj 16Juanlu Sánchez
18L. Agoumé 11R. Vargas
7Isaac Romero
Elche Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1M. Dituro(G)
6Bigas 22D. Affengruber 23Víctor Chust
3Adrià Pedrosa 16Martim Neto 14Aleix Febas 35Ali Houary 15Alvaro Núñez
9André Silva 10Rafa Mir

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

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Elche · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00

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 last 6 of 6 meetings

3 Sevilla wins2 draws1 Elche wins
Goals per game1.67 – 0.67 Over 2.533% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 24 May 2023Elche1–1Sevilla
  • 28 Jan 2023Sevilla3–0Elche
  • 11 Feb 2022Sevilla2–0Elche
  • 28 Aug 2021Elche1–1Sevilla
  • 17 Mar 2021Sevilla2–0Elche
  • 6 Mar 2021Elche2–1Sevilla

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 · Javier Alberola Rojas Spain · 22 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.05league 3.39
Red cards0.18league 0.23
Cards 5+18%league 29%
Fouls24.5league 23.5
Penalties0.23league 0.32
Home wins45%league 45%
Sevilla2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.1.5 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L25 May 25A · Villarreal2–41
  • L9 Dec 23A · Mallorca0–12
Elche

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

Sevilla3 games · scored 5 · conceded 5
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Elche3 games · scored 4 · conceded 2
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
2 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 13 · conceded 18
1 4 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 3 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 14 · conceded 7
1 4 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 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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