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Match preview · La Liga

Rayo Vallecano – Barcelona

Rayo Vallecano 12th in La Liga Home 1.23 projected goals by the model
Barcelona 1st in La Liga Away 1.78 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.23 1.78
Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano
24%
Draw
27%
Barcelona
49%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rayo Vallecano Draw Barcelona
Fair odds 4.25 3.68 2.03
Total goals
3.01
Over 2.5 goals
60%
Both teams to score
64%
Data coverage · full

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The model's case

Why the model leans Barcelona

49% Barcelona to win

Attack
1st vs 10th
Barcelona attack v Rayo Vallecano defence
Defence
2nd vs 8th
Barcelona defence v Rayo Vallecano attack
Recent xG form
+2.87 vs -0.53
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.23 – 1.78
Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona
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: Rayo Vallecano and Barcelona compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
xG / match 1.27 · 10th (better) 4.07 · 1st
xGA / match 1.76 · 16th (better) 1.09 · 3rd
xGD / match -0.50 · 13th (better) +2.99 · 1st
xPts / match 1.12 · 16th (better) 2.66 · 1st
Last 6 xGD / match -0.53 (better) +2.87

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Barcelona clean sheet
26%
Barcelona 2+ goals
55%
Under 2.5 goals
40%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.1%
1:2
11.2%
0:2
7.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Rayo Vallecano sample
20 matches
Barcelona sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
3 matches
Away xG sample · Barcelona
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 18:30

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.