La Liga Gameweek 34 Mon, May 4 · 20:00 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Real Sociedad were the stronger side on L90 Strength (57 vs 40). Sevilla had 8.1 days of rest, Real Sociedad 8.3 and had to travel 741 km.

Away travel741 kmRest days8.1 · 8.3Matches / 14d2 · 2
Sevilla33%
Draw28%
Real Sociedad39%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.34
Sevilla34%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad39%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.40
Sevilla33%
Draw28%
Real Sociedad39%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.34
Sevilla27%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad46%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.50
Sevilla34%
Draw27%
Real Sociedad39%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.42
Over 2.5 47% 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.
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Referee · SpainJuan Martinez Munuera
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 44

Team strength

SevillaReal Sociedad
40 L90 StrengthIn forecast 57
50 Current StrengthIn forecast 56
48 AttackIn forecast 62
57 DefenceIn forecast 48
— 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 Sociedad

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SevillaReal Sociedad
1.21 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.58
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.58
0.98 xGVia Att/Def 1.29
1.49 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.36
+0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.29
76% Scored inContext 88%
15% Clean sheetsContext 9%
10.73 ShotsContext 12.61
3.58 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.73
31% On target shareContext 38%
7.03 Shots in the boxContext 7.70
64% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 13%
3.07 OffsidesContext 2.78
10.42 Shots allowedContext 12.88
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.25
3.30 BlocksContext 3.40
3.07 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.07
66% Save rateContext 66%
52% PossessionIn forecast 51%
402 PassesContext 437
327 Accurate passesContext 362
81% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.80
14.27 FoulsContext 13.85
12.42 Fouls sufferedContext 12.12
2.67 Yellow cardsContext 2.03
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 33 and 33 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
0.65 xGVia Att/Def 1.41
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.53
+0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.49
70% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.00 ShotsContext 12.30
2.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
22% On target shareContext 37%
5.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
61% Box shareContext 61%
11% ConversionContext 15%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.50
9.70 Shots allowedContext 13.50
3.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.44
2.89 BlocksContext 2.90
2.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.86
58% Save rateContext 64%
45% PossessionIn forecast 55%
354 PassesContext 484
277 Accurate passesContext 410
78% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.67 Team ratingContext 6.75
13.60 FoulsContext 12.20
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.70
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.20 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
Rest8.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km2,494 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Sociedad
Rest8.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel741 km705 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 Real Sociedad
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.1La Liga 2025-2026, 26 Apr8.3La Liga 2025-2026, 26 Apr
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km741 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,494 km705 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 2 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.85

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
4-4-2
1O. Vlachodimos(G)
12G. Suazo 4Kike Salas 32A. López Gallo 2J. Carmona Navarro
21C. Ejuke 6N. Gudelj 18L. Agoumé 11R. Vargas
17N. Maupay 7Isaac Romero
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Sociedad Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álex Remiro(G)
17Sergio Gómez 16D. Ćaleta-Car 31Jon Martín 2J. Aramburu
4Jon Gorrotxategi 8Beñat Turrientes
15Pablo Marín 18Carlos Soler 7Barrenetxea
10Mikel Oyarzabal
+5 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Sociedad Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sevilla+0.2 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Real Sociedad-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Sevilla · Home 1.19points per game · 16 home games
W-D-L
5-4-7
Scored
1.31
Conceded
1.44
Real Sociedad · Away 0.94points per game · 16 away games
W-D-L
3-6-7
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.69

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

3 Sevilla wins2 draws5 Real Sociedad wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.30 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets30% · 30%
  • 24 Oct 2025Real Sociedad2–1Sevilla
  • 9 Mar 2025Real Sociedad0–1Sevilla
  • 3 Nov 2024Sevilla0–2Real Sociedad
  • 2 Mar 2024Sevilla3–2Real Sociedad
  • 26 Nov 2023Real Sociedad2–1Sevilla
  • 4 Jun 2023Real Sociedad2–1Sevilla

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 · Juan Martinez Munuera Spain · 44 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.32league 4.28
Red cards0.20league 0.27
Cards 5+43%league 47%
Fouls26.1league 24.5
Penalties0.39league 0.36
Home wins48%league 49%
Sevilla3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.3.3 · 3.7 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L15 Mar 26A · Barcelona2–51
  • W13 May 25H · Las Palmas1–06
  • W17 Sep 23H · Las Palmas1–03
Real Sociedad3 with this referee
Record1-2-0 Cards · opp.2.7 · 2.3 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D4 Jan 26H · Atletico Madrid1–13
  • D19 Oct 25A · Celta Vigo1–13
  • W9 Mar 24A · Granada CF3–22

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

Sevilla33 games · scored 40 · conceded 55
5 4 0-15
5 6 16-30
7 14 31-45
7 10 46-60
6 6 61-75
10 15 76-90
Real Sociedad33 games · scored 52 · conceded 52
3 8 0-15
9 7 16-30
10 10 31-45
10 9 46-60
8 4 61-75
12 14 76-90
Sevilla10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
2 1 0-15
2 16-30
3 7 31-45
4 46-60
3 61-75
2 3 76-90
Real Sociedad10 games · scored 19 · conceded 21
2 5 0-15
6 5 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 6 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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