La Liga Gameweek 26 Sun, Mar 1 · 15:15 Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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Our take

Valencia were slight favourites.

Osasuna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (59 vs 51). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Valencia. Valencia had 6.8 days of rest, Osasuna 7.9 and had to travel 386 km.

Away travel386 kmRest days6.8 · 7.9Matches / 14d2 · 1
Valencia42%
Draw28%
Osasuna31%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.15
Valencia39%
Draw27%
Osasuna34%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.28
Valencia41%
Draw28%
Osasuna31%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.14
Valencia35%
Draw28%
Osasuna37%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.29
Valencia42%
Draw27%
Osasuna31%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.27
Over 2.5 47% Both score 52% 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 · SpainAdrian Cordero Vega
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 15

Team strength

ValenciaOsasuna
51 L90 StrengthIn forecast 59
51 Current StrengthIn forecast 46
39 AttackIn forecast 50
52 DefenceIn forecast 50
— 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

Valencia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Osasuna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ValenciaOsasuna
1.04 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.56 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.16
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.11
1.24 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.25
-0.13 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
76% Scored inContext 64%
24% Clean sheetsContext 24%
10.64 ShotsContext 10.76
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.74
27% On target shareContext 32%
7.04 Shots in the boxContext 7.83
63% Box shareContext 69%
10% ConversionContext 11%
1.89 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.92 Shots allowedContext 12.64
4.32 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
3.00 BlocksContext 3.45
3.14 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
66% Save rateContext 75%
49% PossessionIn forecast 44%
410 PassesContext 366
336 Accurate passesContext 291
82% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.86
12.00 FoulsContext 13.24
11.04 Fouls sufferedContext 11.08
1.92 Yellow cardsContext 2.32
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.44 xGVia Att/Def 1.17
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
-0.24 Goals minus xGContext +0.43
90% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 20%
11.40 ShotsContext 11.30
3.11 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
25% On target shareContext 31%
7.56 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
64% Box shareContext 69%
11% ConversionContext 14%
1.67 OffsidesContext 2.33
10.40 Shots allowedContext 12.90
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
2.30 BlocksContext 3.44
2.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
66% Save rateContext 76%
51% PossessionIn forecast 42%
428 PassesContext 339
353 Accurate passesContext 267
82% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.85
12.40 FoulsContext 14.10
10.80 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.60
0.00 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

Valencia
Rest6.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km114 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Osasuna
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel386 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
Valencia Osasuna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.8La Liga 2025-2026, 22 Feb7.9La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km386 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways114 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 40 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.25.9

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

Valencia Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1S. Dimitrievski(G)
14José Gayà 24E. Cömert 4Unai Núñez 12Thierry Correia
11Luis Rioja 2G. Rodríguez 8Javi Guerra 17L. Ramazani
23F. Ugrinic 6U. Sadiq
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Osasuna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Sergio Herrera(G)
20Javi Galán 5Jorge Herrando 24Catena 19V. Rosier
7Moncayola 6Lucas Torró
18Raúl Moro 21Víctor Muñoz 14Rubén García
17A. Budimir
+3 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
Valencia Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Osasuna Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Valencia+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Osasuna-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Valencia · Home 1.42points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
4-5-3
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.08
Osasuna · Away 0.69points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
2-3-8
Scored
0.62
Conceded
1.15

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

4 Valencia wins2 draws4 Osasuna wins
Goals per game1.40 – 1.30 Over 2.560% Both scored60% Clean sheets30% · 20%
  • 24 Aug 2025Osasuna1–0Valencia
  • 2 Mar 2025Osasuna3–3Valencia
  • 24 Sep 2024Valencia0–0Osasuna
  • 15 Apr 2024Osasuna0–1Valencia
  • 27 Aug 2023Valencia1–2Osasuna
  • 11 Mar 2023Valencia1–0Osasuna

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 · Adrian Cordero Vega Spain · 15 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.13league 4.18
Red cards0.20league 0.27
Cards 5+47%league 46%
Fouls25.6league 24.6
Penalties0.33league 0.38
Home wins73%league 47%
Valencia1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.3.0 · 5.0 Pens for · against2 · 0
  • W10 May 25H · Getafe3–03
Osasuna4 with this referee
Record1-1-2 Cards · opp.2.5 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • L13 Dec 25A · Barcelona0–23
  • D25 Sep 25H · Elche1–12
  • L19 Aug 25A · Real Madrid0–11
  • W24 Apr 25H · Sevilla1–04

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

Valencia25 games · scored 26 · conceded 39
3 1 0-15
3 6 16-30
7 31-45
5 8 46-60
6 6 61-75
9 11 76-90
Osasuna24 games · scored 30 · conceded 29
4 0-15
2 4 16-30
11 3 31-45
7 46-60
2 10 61-75
11 5 76-90
Valencia10 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
1 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 3 61-75
4 5 76-90
Osasuna10 games · scored 16 · conceded 11
0-15
2 1 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 46-60
2 5 61-75
7 1 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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