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Match preview · La Liga

Espanyol – Racing de Santander

Espanyol 15th in La Liga Home 1.68 projected goals by the model
Racing de Santander 16th in La Liga Away 1.09 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.68 1.09
Espanyol Racing de Santander
Espanyol
50%
Draw
28%
Racing de Santander
22%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Espanyol Draw Racing de Santander
Fair odds 2.00 3.54 4.61
Total goals
2.78
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Espanyol

50% Espanyol to win

Attack
10th vs 20th
Espanyol attack v Racing de Santander defence
Defence
14th vs 12th
Espanyol defence v Racing de Santander attack
Recent xG form
-0.35 vs -1.08
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.68 – 1.09
Espanyol v Racing de Santander

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Espanyol and Racing de Santander compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Espanyol Racing de Santander
xG / match 1.24 · 11th (better) 1.45 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.36 · 11th 2.20 · 20th
xGD / match (better) -0.12 · 7th -0.76 · 17th
xPts / match (better) 1.35 · 8th 1.14 · 14th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.35 -1.08

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Espanyol clean sheet
31%
Espanyol 2+ goals
52%
Under 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.3%
2:1
11.4%
2:0
8.8%
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Match result

Espanyol to win
50.0% 2.00 —
Draw
28.3% 3.54 —
Racing de Santander to win
21.7% 4.61 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
80.6% 1.24 —
Under 1.5 goals
19.4% 5.17 —
Over 2.5 goals
54.1% 1.85 —
Under 2.5 goals
45.9% 2.18 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
60.0% 1.67 —
Both teams not to score
40.0% 2.50 —

Team goals — Espanyol

Espanyol to score
83.9% 1.19 —
Espanyol not to score
16.1% 6.22 —
Espanyol 2+ goals
52.0% 1.92 —
Espanyol at most 1 goal
48.0% 2.08 —

Team goals — Racing de Santander

Racing de Santander to score
69.5% 1.44 —
Racing de Santander not to score
30.5% 3.28 —
Racing de Santander 2+ goals
30.0% 3.33 —
Racing de Santander at most 1 goal
70.0% 1.43 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Espanyol sample
20 matches
Racing de Santander sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Espanyol
4 matches
Away xG sample · Racing de Santander
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • Racing de Santander has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.