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Match preview · La Liga

Rayo Vallecano – Villarreal

Rayo Vallecano 12th in La Liga Home 1.51 projected goals by the model
Villarreal 9th in La Liga Away 1.31 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.51 1.31
Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
Rayo Vallecano
40%
Draw
29%
Villarreal
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rayo Vallecano Draw Villarreal
Fair odds 2.49 3.40 3.29
Total goals
2.82
Over 2.5 goals
55%
Both teams to score
63%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

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The model's case

Why the model leans Rayo Vallecano

40% Rayo Vallecano to win

Attack
8th vs 8th
Rayo Vallecano attack v Villarreal defence
Defence
10th vs 4th
Rayo Vallecano defence v Villarreal attack
Recent xG form
-0.53 vs +1.51
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.51 – 1.31
Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal
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 Villarreal compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
xG / match 1.27 · 10th (better) 2.38 · 3rd
xGA / match 1.76 · 16th (better) 1.25 · 6th
xGD / match -0.50 · 13th (better) +1.12 · 3rd
xPts / match 1.12 · 16th (better) 1.92 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.53 (better) +1.51

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.

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet
24%
Rayo Vallecano 2+ goals
46%
Under 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score: no
37%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.6%
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)
Rayo Vallecano sample
20 matches
Villarreal sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
3 matches
Away xG sample · Villarreal
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.