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Match preview · La Liga

Real Sociedad – Racing de Santander

Real Sociedad 8th in La Liga Home 1.58 projected goals by the model
Racing de Santander 16th in La Liga Away 1.19 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.58 1.19
Real Sociedad Racing de Santander
Real Sociedad
45%
Draw
29%
Racing de Santander
26%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Real Sociedad Draw Racing de Santander
Fair odds 2.23 3.43 3.85
Total goals
2.77
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score
61%
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 Sociedad

45% Real Sociedad to win

Attack
11th vs 20th
Real Sociedad attack v Racing de Santander defence
Defence
19th vs 12th
Real Sociedad defence v Racing de Santander attack
Recent xG form
-0.60 vs -1.08
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.58 – 1.19
Real Sociedad 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 Sociedad and Racing de Santander compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Real Sociedad Racing de Santander
xG / match 1.19 · 14th (better) 1.45 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.68 · 15th 2.20 · 20th
xGD / match (better) -0.50 · 14th -0.76 · 17th
xPts / match (better) 1.17 · 12th 1.14 · 14th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.60 -1.08

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 Sociedad clean sheet
28%
Real Sociedad 2+ goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score: no
39%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.6%
2:1
10.8%
1:2
7.9%
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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 Sociedad sample
20 matches
Racing de Santander sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Real Sociedad
3 matches
Away xG sample · Racing de Santander
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

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.