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Espanyol – Rayo Vallecano
Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- Espanyol
- 40%
- Draw
- 30%
- Rayo Vallecano
- 30%
| Espanyol | Draw | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 2.53 | 3.32 | 3.29 |
- Total goals
- 2.72
- Over 2.5 goals
- 52%
- Both teams to score
- 61%
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Why the model leans Espanyol
40% Espanyol to win
- Attack
- 10th vs 10th
- Espanyol attack v Rayo Vallecano defence
- Defence
- 14th vs 8th
- Espanyol defence v Rayo Vallecano attack
- Recent xG form
- -0.35 vs -0.53
- xGD per match, last 6
- Projected goals
- 1.45 – 1.26
- Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano
Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | Espanyol | Rayo Vallecano |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 1.24 · 11th | (better) 1.27 · 10th |
| xGA / match | (better) 1.36 · 11th | 1.76 · 16th |
| xGD / match | (better) -0.12 · 7th | -0.50 · 13th |
| xPts / match | (better) 1.35 · 8th | 1.12 · 16th |
| Last 6 xGD / match | (better) -0.35 | -0.53 |
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
- 25%
- Espanyol 2+ goals
- 44%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 48%
- Both teams to score: no
- 39%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 15.2%
- 2:1
- 10.3%
- 1:2
- 8.8%
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Model details
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Espanyol sample
- 20 matches
- Rayo Vallecano sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · Espanyol
- 4 matches
- Away xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
- 4 matches
- Computed
- Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30
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.