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Saturday, 24/10/2026 at 18:30

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Match preview · La Liga

Valencia – Villarreal

Valencia 19th in La Liga Home 1.28 projected goals by the model
Villarreal 9th in La Liga Away 1.38 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.28 1.38
Valencia Villarreal
Valencia
32%
Draw
31%
Villarreal
37%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Valencia Draw Villarreal
Fair odds 3.11 3.27 2.68
Total goals
2.66
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Villarreal

37% Villarreal to win

Attack
4th vs 15th
Villarreal attack v Valencia defence
Defence
8th vs 13th
Villarreal defence v Valencia attack
Recent xG form
+1.51 vs -0.89
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.28 – 1.38
Valencia 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: Valencia and Villarreal compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Valencia Villarreal
xG / match 0.87 · 18th (better) 2.38 · 3rd
xGA / match 1.64 · 13th (better) 1.25 · 6th
xGD / match -0.78 · 19th (better) +1.12 · 3rd
xPts / match 0.91 · 19th (better) 1.92 · 3rd
Last 6 xGD / match -0.89 (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.

Villarreal clean sheet
25%
Villarreal 2+ goals
41%
Under 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.4%
1:2
9.9%
2:1
9.1%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Valencia sample
20 matches
Villarreal sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Valencia
4 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.