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Match preview · La Liga

Real Madrid – Racing de Santander

Real Madrid 4th in La Liga Home 2.33 projected goals by the model
Racing de Santander 16th in La Liga Away 0.92 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
2.33 0.92
Real Madrid Racing de Santander
Real Madrid
69%
Draw
20%
Racing de Santander
10%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Real Madrid Draw Racing de Santander
Fair odds 1.44 4.97 9.55
Total goals
3.25
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
59%
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 Real Madrid

69% Real Madrid to win

Attack
2nd vs 20th
Real Madrid attack v Racing de Santander defence
Defence
5th vs 12th
Real Madrid defence v Racing de Santander attack
Recent xG form
+1.53 vs -1.08
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.33 – 0.92
Real Madrid 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: Real Madrid and Racing de Santander compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Real Madrid Racing de Santander
xG / match (better) 2.64 · 2nd 1.45 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.09 · 2nd 2.20 · 20th
xGD / match (better) +1.55 · 2nd -0.76 · 17th
xPts / match (better) 2.27 · 2nd 1.14 · 14th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.53 -1.08

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.

Real Madrid clean sheet
37%
Real Madrid 2+ goals
70%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
41%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
11.2%
2:0
10.4%
1:1
9.9%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Real Madrid sample
20 matches
Racing de Santander sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Real Madrid
3 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.