La Liga Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 4 · 13:00 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

Sevilla were slight favourites.

Sevilla were the stronger side on L90 Strength (47 vs 39). Sevilla had 14.7 days of rest, Levante 14.9 and had to travel 540 km.

Away travel540 kmRest days14.7 · 14.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
Sevilla49%
Draw27%
Levante24%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.03
Sevilla49%
Draw26%
Levante25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.10
Sevilla49%
Draw27%
Levante24%
Expected goals 1.53 – 1.01
Sevilla42%
Draw28%
Levante30%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.16
Sevilla49%
Draw26%
Levante25%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.12
Over 2.5 48% Both score 51% 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 4.7
  • Penalties per match 0.11
  • Matches 9

Team strength

SevillaLevante
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 39
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
48 AttackIn forecast 55
57 DefenceIn forecast 41
— 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—

Levante

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaLevante
1.41 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.06
1.53 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.81
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.25
1.57 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
+0.40 Goals minus xGContext -0.19
82% Scored inContext 69%
24% Clean sheetsContext 13%
10.65 ShotsContext 9.75
3.47 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.38
33% On target shareContext 35%
7.41 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
66% Box shareContext 67%
13% ConversionContext 11%
3.67 OffsidesContext 2.46
10.71 Shots allowedContext 16.75
4.53 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.38
3.69 BlocksContext 4.63
3.47 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.75
72% Save rateContext 70%
54% PossessionIn forecast 42%
419 PassesContext 344
343 Accurate passesContext 270
82% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.71
14.94 FoulsContext 12.81
13.47 Fouls sufferedContext 11.56
3.06 Yellow cardsContext 2.31
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 16 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.10
1.58 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.40
70% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.00 ShotsContext 10.00
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.60
34% On target shareContext 36%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
67% Box shareContext 68%
12% ConversionContext 7%
3.71 OffsidesContext 2.38
10.00 Shots allowedContext 15.40
4.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.00 BlocksContext 4.10
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.30
65% Save rateContext 69%
54% PossessionIn forecast 44%
414 PassesContext 355
338 Accurate passesContext 274
82% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.72 Team ratingContext 6.72
14.50 FoulsContext 11.60
12.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
3.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
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
Rest14.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Levante
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel540 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 Levante
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.7La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Dec14.9La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km540 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one8.37.1

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 2J. Carmona Navarro
36Oso 20M. Sow 19B. Mendy 18L. Agoumé 16Juanlu Sánchez
14Peque Fernández 10A. Sánchez
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Levante Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13M. Ryan(G)
6Diego Pampín 2M. Moreno 4Adrián de la Fuente 22J. Toljan
10Pablo Martínez 16K. Arriaga
18Iker Losada 24Carlos Álvarez 26Kareem Tunde
9Iván Romero
+7 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Levante Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sevilla+0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Levante+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 1.25points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
3-1-4
Scored
1.75
Conceded
1.50
Levante · Away 0.89points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
2-2-5
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.33

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 15 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

4 Sevilla wins0 draws0 Levante wins
Goals per game2.50 – 1.25 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets50% · 0%
  • 21 Apr 2022Levante2–3Sevilla
  • 24 Oct 2021Sevilla5–3Levante
  • 21 Apr 2021Levante0–1Sevilla
  • 1 Oct 2020Sevilla1–0Levante

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 · 9 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.33league 4.11
Red cards0.33league 0.27
Cards 5+44%league 45%
Fouls26.9league 24.5
Penalties0.11league 0.33
Home wins33%league 47%
Sevilla1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.7.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W20 Sep 25A · Alaves2–17
Levante1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L29 Aug 25A · Elche0–22

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

Sevilla17 games · scored 24 · conceded 26
3 1 0-15
5 3 16-30
2 5 31-45
6 4 46-60
2 5 61-75
6 8 76-90
Levante16 games · scored 17 · conceded 29
3 4 0-15
4 2 16-30
2 7 31-45
2 5 46-60
4 4 61-75
2 7 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 13 · conceded 16
2 0-15
3 1 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 2 46-60
4 61-75
4 6 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 7 · conceded 16
4 0-15
4 1 16-30
4 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 4 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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