La Liga Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 15 · 20:30 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Rayo Vallecano were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 44). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Sevilla. Sevilla had 84 days of rest, Rayo Vallecano 84 and had to travel 390 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel390 kmRest days84 · 84Matches / 14d0 · 0
Sevilla36%
Draw26%
Rayo Vallecano38%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.33
Sevilla35%
Draw26%
Rayo Vallecano39%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.37
Sevilla36%
Draw26%
Rayo Vallecano38%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.33
Sevilla29%
Draw26%
Rayo Vallecano45%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.49
Sevilla36%
Draw26%
Rayo Vallecano37%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.32
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)
28°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 9 km/h
  • Humidity 57%
Warm
Referee · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 53

Team strength

SevillaRayo Vallecano
44 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 58
48 AttackIn forecast 61
57 DefenceIn forecast 60
— 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—

Rayo Vallecano

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaRayo Vallecano
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
0.87 xGVia Att/Def 1.33
1.00 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.07
50% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.00 ShotsContext 15.60
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.70
23% On target shareContext 37%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.89
54% Box shareContext 52%
8% ConversionContext 9%
2.30 OffsidesContext 2.00
9.40 Shots allowedContext 11.70
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.56
2.50 BlocksContext 3.80
2.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
63% Save rateContext 81%
45% PossessionIn forecast 53%
352 PassesContext 395
278 Accurate passesContext 322
79% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.94
14.00 FoulsContext 15.30
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.80
2.70 Yellow cardsContext 3.20
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
Rest84 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rayo Vallecano
Rest84 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel390 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 Rayo Vallecano
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match84La Liga 2025-2026, 23 May84La Liga 2025-2026, 23 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km390 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one6.85

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 12A. Sangante 2Juan Iglesias
27Nico Guillén 6L. Agoumé
19Oso 18Jon Guridi 30Miguel Sierra
16Isaac Romero
Rayo Vallecano Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13A. Batalla(G)
20I. Balliu 6P. Ciss 24F. Lejeune 2A. Rațiu
23Óscar Valentín 8Unai López
18Álvaro García 7Isi Palazón 19Jorge de Frutos
11R. Nteka

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

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home No home games yet this season.
Rayo Vallecano · 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 10 meetings

4 Sevilla wins5 draws1 Rayo Vallecano wins
Goals per game1.30 – 0.80 Over 2.530% Both scored60% Clean sheets30% · 10%
  • 8 Mar 2026Sevilla1–1Rayo Vallecano
  • 28 Sep 2025Rayo Vallecano0–1Sevilla
  • 1 Mar 2025Rayo Vallecano1–1Sevilla
  • 24 Nov 2024Sevilla1–0Rayo Vallecano
  • 5 Feb 2024Rayo Vallecano1–2Sevilla
  • 7 Oct 2023Sevilla2–2Rayo Vallecano

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 · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 53 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.60league 7.00
Red cards0.23league 1.00
Cards 5+30%league 100%
Fouls21.9league 29.0
Penalties0.32league 0.00
Home wins51%league 100%
Sevilla4 with this referee
Record0-4-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D1 Mar 26A · Real Betis2–23
  • D19 Jan 26A · Elche2–21
  • D11 Mar 24A · Almeria2–21
  • D21 Oct 23H · Real Madrid1–15
Rayo Vallecano5 with this referee
Record2-2-1 Cards · opp.2.8 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • W17 May 26H · Villarreal2–02
  • W15 Feb 26H · Atletico Madrid3–01
  • D15 Dec 25H · Real Betis0–04
  • D24 May 25H · Mallorca0–02
  • L26 Feb 24A · Girona0–35

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

Sevilla
No complete event data.
Rayo Vallecano
No complete event data.
Sevilla10 games · scored 9 · conceded 13
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
3 5 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Rayo Vallecano10 games · scored 14 · conceded 7
1 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
5 2 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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