La Liga Gameweek 12 Sun, Nov 9 · 17:30 Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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Our take

Real Betis were slight favourites.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 50). Valencia had 7.9 days of rest, Real Betis 2.9 and had to travel 540 km.

Away travel540 kmRest days7.9 · 2.9Matches / 14d1 · 3
Valencia31%
Draw28%
Real Betis41%
Expected goals 1.17 – 1.36
Valencia32%
Draw27%
Real Betis40%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.43
Valencia32%
Draw28%
Real Betis40%
Expected goals 1.16 – 1.34
Valencia25%
Draw27%
Real Betis48%
Expected goals 1.04 – 1.53
Valencia32%
Draw27%
Real Betis41%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.45
Over 2.5 46% 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.
Weather (Valencia)

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Referee · SpainVictor Garcia Verdura
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 29

Team strength

ValenciaReal Betis
50 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
51 Current StrengthIn forecast 72
39 AttackIn forecast 79
52 DefenceIn forecast 59
— 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—

Real Betis

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ValenciaReal Betis
0.91 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.64
1.82 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.09
0.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.40
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.82
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
55% Scored inContext 91%
27% Clean sheetsContext 27%
9.27 ShotsContext 14.91
2.91 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.82
31% On target shareContext 32%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 8.91
58% Box shareContext 58%
10% ConversionContext 11%
1.71 OffsidesContext 1.89
14.18 Shots allowedContext 10.55
5.36 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.45
4.00 BlocksContext 2.20
3.55 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
66% Save rateContext 78%
47% PossessionIn forecast 52%
391 PassesContext 495
317 Accurate passesContext 425
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.96
11.55 FoulsContext 9.45
10.55 Fouls sufferedContext 13.27
1.64 Yellow cardsContext 1.55
0.09 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 11 and 11 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.90 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
0.81 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
1.51 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.67
50% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 50%
8.40 ShotsContext 12.70
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.60
36% On target shareContext 36%
5.22 Shots in the boxContext 7.00
57% Box shareContext 54%
11% ConversionContext 14%
1.83 OffsidesContext 2.29
14.20 Shots allowedContext 10.90
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.90
4.11 BlocksContext 2.88
3.70 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.20
66% Save rateContext 76%
46% PossessionIn forecast 51%
392 PassesContext 493
316 Accurate passesContext 424
81% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.99
12.20 FoulsContext 10.20
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
1.70 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
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

Valencia
Rest7.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km604 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Betis
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel540 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load29%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
Valencia Real Betis
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 29
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.9La Liga 2025-2026, 1 Nov2.9UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 6 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km540 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways604 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 32 / 3 / 5
Next matchdays after this one12.113.9

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
4-2-3-1
25Julen Agirrezabala(G)
14José Gayà 3Copete 5César Tárrega 12Thierry Correia
18Pepelu 8Javi Guerra
7A. Danjuma 10André Almeida 16Diego López
15L. Beltrán
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Betis Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
16Valentín Gómez 4Natan 5Marc Bartra 2Héctor Bellerín
8Pablo Fornals 14S. Amrabat
10A. Ezzalzouli 20G. Lo Celso 7Antony
19C. Hernández
+4 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Betis Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Valencia-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Real Betis+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Valencia · Home 1.40points per game · 5 home games
W-D-L
2-1-2
Scored
1.40
Conceded
1.00
Real Betis · Away 1.40points per game · 5 away games
W-D-L
1-4-0
Scored
1.60
Conceded
1.40

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 6 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

2 Valencia wins3 draws5 Real Betis wins
Goals per game1.30 – 2.00 Over 2.570% Both scored60% Clean sheets10% · 30%
  • 23 May 2025Real Betis1–1Valencia
  • 23 Nov 2024Valencia4–2Real Betis
  • 20 Apr 2024Valencia1–2Real Betis
  • 1 Oct 2023Real Betis3–0Valencia
  • 4 Jun 2023Real Betis1–1Valencia
  • 10 Nov 2022Valencia3–0Real Betis

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 · Victor Garcia Verdura Spain · 29 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.72league 3.99
Red cards0.21league 0.25
Cards 5+38%league 43%
Fouls25.7league 24.5
Penalties0.28league 0.35
Home wins38%league 49%
Valencia2 with this referee
Record1-1-0 Cards · opp.2.5 · 3.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • D23 May 25A · Real Betis1–12
  • W5 Nov 23H · Granada CF1–03
Real Betis6 with this referee
Record3-3-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 1.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W28 Sep 25H · Osasuna2–00
  • D18 Aug 25A · Elche1–11
  • D23 May 25H · Valencia1–11
  • W5 May 24A · Osasuna2–02
  • W26 Nov 23H · Las Palmas1–01

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

Valencia11 games · scored 10 · conceded 20
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 31-45
3 5 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 6 76-90
Real Betis11 games · scored 18 · conceded 12
2 5 0-15
3 16-30
5 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Valencia10 games · scored 9 · conceded 19
2 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
3 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 6 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 18 · conceded 8
3 3 0-15
2 2 16-30
5 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 1 61-75
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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