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Match preview · La Liga

Rayo Vallecano – Real Madrid

Rayo Vallecano 12th in La Liga Home 1.38 projected goals by the model
Real Madrid 4th in La Liga Away 1.54 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.38 1.54
Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
32%
Draw
29%
Real Madrid
39%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rayo Vallecano Draw Real Madrid
Fair odds 3.14 3.46 2.55
Total goals
2.93
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · full

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The model's case

Why the model leans Real Madrid

39% Real Madrid to win

Attack
2nd vs 10th
Real Madrid attack v Rayo Vallecano defence
Defence
5th vs 8th
Real Madrid defence v Rayo Vallecano attack
Recent xG form
+1.53 vs -0.53
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.38 – 1.54
Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid
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 Real Madrid compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid
xG / match 1.27 · 10th (better) 2.64 · 2nd
xGA / match 1.76 · 16th (better) 1.09 · 2nd
xGD / match -0.50 · 13th (better) +1.55 · 2nd
xPts / match 1.12 · 16th (better) 2.27 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.53 (better) +1.53

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Real Madrid clean sheet
22%
Real Madrid 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.1%
1:2
10.2%
2:1
9.0%
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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
Real Madrid sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
3 matches
Away xG sample · Real Madrid
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.