La Liga Gameweek 15 Sat, Dec 6 · 13:00 Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
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Our take

Villarreal were slight favourites.

Villarreal were the stronger side on L90 Strength (75 vs 48). Absences weigh more on Villarreal. Villarreal had 6 days of rest, Getafe 7.7 and had to travel 311 km.

Away travel311 kmRest days6 · 7.7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Villarreal58%
Draw25%
Getafe17%
Expected goals 1.75 – 0.84
Villarreal61%
Draw22%
Getafe16%
Expected goals 1.96 – 0.91
Villarreal59%
Draw24%
Getafe16%
Expected goals 1.76 – 0.81
Villarreal51%
Draw27%
Getafe22%
Expected goals 1.56 – 0.94
Villarreal60%
Draw23%
Getafe17%
Expected goals 1.94 – 0.94
Over 2.5 48% Both score 48% Likeliest score 1–0
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 · SpainMateo Busquets Ferrer
  • Cards per match 5.6
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 29

Team strength

VillarrealGetafe
75 L90 StrengthIn forecast 48
65 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
76 AttackIn forecast 27
73 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

Villarreal

Attack—
Defense risk—

Getafe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

VillarrealGetafe
2.07 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.93
0.93 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.07
1.73 xGVia Att/Def 0.77
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.81
+0.34 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
93% Scored inContext 64%
43% Clean sheetsContext 29%
13.14 ShotsContext 9.07
4.93 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
38% On target shareContext 31%
8.79 Shots in the boxContext 4.92
66% Box shareContext 49%
16% ConversionContext 10%
3.11 OffsidesContext 2.69
11.79 Shots allowedContext 10.00
3.43 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
4.75 BlocksContext 2.38
2.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
73% Save rateContext 82%
46% PossessionIn forecast 40%
427 PassesContext 285
363 Accurate passesContext 199
85% Pass accuracyContext 70%
6.97 Team ratingContext 6.75
11.50 FoulsContext 13.36
11.36 Fouls sufferedContext 14.86
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.57
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 14 and 14 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.10
1.57 xGVia Att/Def 0.67
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.91
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.03
70% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 20%
10.90 ShotsContext 8.80
3.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.89
36% On target shareContext 30%
6.70 Shots in the boxContext 4.63
61% Box shareContext 46%
15% ConversionContext 8%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.80
12.80 Shots allowedContext 10.70
4.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
4.11 BlocksContext 2.56
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.70
66% Save rateContext 82%
43% PossessionIn forecast 41%
400 PassesContext 287
335 Accurate passesContext 197
84% Pass accuracyContext 68%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.71
12.50 FoulsContext 12.90
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 14.80
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
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

Villarreal
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km812 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Getafe
Rest7.7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel311 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
Villarreal Getafe
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6La Liga 2025-2026, 30 Nov7.7La Liga 2025-2026, 28 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km311 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways812 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one15.17.3

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

Villarreal Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Luíz Júnior(G)
23Sergi Cardona 12Renato Veiga 8J. Foyth 26Pau Navarro
20Alberto Moleiro 10Dani Parejo 14Santi Comesaña 17T. Buchanan
9G. Mikautadze 22Ayoze Pérez
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Getafe Confirmed XI
4-4-2
13David Soria(G)
12A. Nyom 2D. Dakonam 22Domingos Duarte 17Kiko Femenía
6Mario Martín 8M. Arambarri 5Luis Milla 21Juan Iglesias
9Borja Mayoral 23Adrian Liso
+2 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
Villarreal Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Getafe Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Villarreal-1.1 pp
  • Draw+0.2 pp
  • Getafe+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

Villarreal · Home 2.71points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
6-1-0
Scored
2.57
Conceded
0.57
Getafe · Away 1.29points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
3-0-4
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.43

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 10 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

6 Villarreal wins4 draws0 Getafe wins
Goals per game1.30 – 0.60 Over 2.540% Both scored60% Clean sheets40% · 20%
  • 30 Mar 2025Getafe1–2Villarreal
  • 20 Oct 2024Villarreal1–1Getafe
  • 16 Feb 2024Villarreal1–1Getafe
  • 30 Sep 2023Getafe0–0Villarreal
  • 27 Feb 2023Villarreal2–1Getafe
  • 28 Aug 2022Getafe0–0Villarreal

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 · Mateo Busquets Ferrer Spain · 29 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.28league 4.01
Red cards0.34league 0.27
Cards 5+69%league 45%
Fouls24.6league 24.5
Penalties0.28league 0.33
Home wins48%league 46%
Villarreal1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.5.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D30 Sep 23A · Getafe0–05
Getafe3 with this referee
Record0-2-1 Cards · opp.4.0 · 2.7 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds1
  • D27 Sep 25H · Levante1–14
  • L1 Dec 23A · Las Palmas0–26
  • D30 Sep 23H · Villarreal0–02

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

Villarreal14 games · scored 29 · conceded 13
2 2 0-15
6 16-30
5 1 31-45
6 3 46-60
5 3 61-75
5 4 76-90
Getafe14 games · scored 13 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
4 1 46-60
4 2 61-75
1 5 76-90
Villarreal10 games · scored 16 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
5 4 46-60
3 3 61-75
2 4 76-90
Getafe10 games · scored 7 · conceded 11
2 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
3 2 61-75
1 4 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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