La Liga Gameweek 37 Sun, May 17 · 18:00 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

Real Madrid were slight favourites.

Real Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (88 vs 45). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Sevilla. Sevilla had 4 days of rest, Real Madrid 2.9 and had to travel 390 km.

Away travel390 kmRest days4 · 2.9Matches / 14d3 · 3
Sevilla24%
Draw27%
Real Madrid49%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.53
Sevilla17%
Draw22%
Real Madrid61%
Expected goals 0.92 – 1.95
Sevilla23%
Draw27%
Real Madrid51%
Expected goals 0.95 – 1.55
Sevilla19%
Draw25%
Real Madrid56%
Expected goals 0.88 – 1.71
Sevilla24%
Draw26%
Real Madrid50%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.60
Over 2.5 46% Both score 50% 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 · SpainJose Maria Sanchez Martinez
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 60

Team strength

SevillaReal Madrid
45 L90 StrengthIn forecast 88
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 89
48 AttackIn forecast 89
57 DefenceIn forecast 85
— 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—

Real Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaReal Madrid
1.28 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.61 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.92
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 1.91
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.02
+0.28 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
78% Scored inContext 89%
17% Clean sheetsContext 36%
11.31 ShotsContext 17.31
3.74 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.61
31% On target shareContext 38%
7.22 Shots in the boxContext 10.94
63% Box shareContext 64%
11% ConversionContext 12%
3.10 OffsidesContext 2.28
10.08 Shots allowedContext 10.36
4.31 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.34
3.17 BlocksContext 3.27
3.03 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.42
66% Save rateContext 71%
51% PossessionIn forecast 59%
399 PassesContext 575
324 Accurate passesContext 517
81% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.75 Team ratingContext 7.10
14.22 FoulsContext 10.19
12.44 Fouls sufferedContext 13.33
2.69 Yellow cardsContext 1.78
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 36 and 36 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
0.89 xGVia Att/Def 1.66
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.35
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.06
70% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.90 ShotsContext 16.20
3.38 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.80
23% On target shareContext 42%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.80
60% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 10%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.30
9.00 Shots allowedContext 14.00
4.22 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.44 BlocksContext 3.90
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
55% Save rateContext 70%
44% PossessionIn forecast 54%
339 PassesContext 514
263 Accurate passesContext 457
78% Pass accuracyContext 89%
6.75 Team ratingContext 7.06
12.90 FoulsContext 9.90
11.40 Fouls sufferedContext 13.50
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
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
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km1,167 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Madrid
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel390 km2,003 km in 14d
Schedule load34%Moderate
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 Real Madrid
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Moderate · 34
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4La Liga 2025-2026, 13 May2.9La Liga 2025-2026, 14 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km390 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,167 km2,003 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 52 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one6.16.1

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
4-4-2
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
12G. Suazo 4Kike Salas 32A. López Gallo 2J. Carmona Navarro
36Oso 20M. Sow 6N. Gudelj 11R. Vargas
17N. Maupay 9A. Adams
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Madrid Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1T. Courtois(G)
20Fran García 24D. Huijsen 22A. Rüdiger 2Dani Carvajal
45Thiago Pitarch 14A. Tchouaméni 5J. Bellingham
7Vinícius 10K. Mbappé 21Brahim Díaz
+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 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Madrid Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sevilla+1.2 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Real Madrid-1.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 1.39points per game · 18 home games
W-D-L
7-4-7
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.33
Real Madrid · Away 1.89points per game · 18 away games
W-D-L
10-4-4
Scored
1.72
Conceded
1.06

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 11 meetings

0 Sevilla wins2 draws8 Real Madrid wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.20 Over 2.560% Both scored70% Clean sheets0% · 30%
  • 20 Dec 2025Real Madrid2–0Sevilla
  • 18 May 2025Sevilla0–2Real Madrid
  • 22 Dec 2024Real Madrid4–2Sevilla
  • 25 Feb 2024Real Madrid1–0Sevilla
  • 21 Oct 2023Sevilla1–1Real Madrid
  • 27 May 2023Sevilla1–2Real Madrid

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 · 60 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 4.29
Red cards0.32league 0.27
Cards 5+48%league 47%
Fouls25.0league 24.5
Penalties0.27league 0.36
Home wins52%league 48%
Sevilla5 with this referee
Record0-1-4 Cards · opp.3.6 · 2.4 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • L23 Apr 26A · Levante0–23
  • L12 Jan 26H · Celta Vigo0–13
  • D28 Apr 24A · Real Betis1–15
  • L4 Jan 24H · Athletic Club0–23
  • L11 Aug 23H · Valencia1–24
Real Madrid7 with this referee
Record5-1-1 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L4 Apr 26A · Mallorca1–22
  • W30 Aug 25H · Mallorca2–12
  • W23 Apr 25A · Getafe1–01
  • W13 Apr 24A · Mallorca1–01
  • D4 Feb 24H · Atletico Madrid1–10

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

Sevilla36 games · scored 46 · conceded 58
5 5 0-15
5 7 16-30
9 14 31-45
8 11 46-60
7 6 61-75
12 15 76-90
Real Madrid36 games · scored 72 · conceded 33
5 2 0-15
10 4 16-30
15 7 31-45
14 6 46-60
10 6 61-75
18 8 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 12 · conceded 17
2 2 0-15
2 16-30
4 6 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 61-75
3 3 76-90
Real Madrid10 games · scored 16 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
5 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 5 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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