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Racing Santander vs Valencia: what the numbers say

LaLiga · Round 8 · 11 Oct 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Home win55%Racing Santander
Draw24%
Away win22%Valencia
Expected points, home1.87

What to expect

Racing Santander are favourites: 55% to win against 22%. Attack against defence: level, 1.60 and 1.54 expected goals a match. Valencia are 1.9 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Racing Santander16778.1−1.11.402.28
Valencia19745.8−1.90.811.81

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Probabilities come from a Poisson model over both sides' xG with a home advantage applied. We know nothing about injuries, suspensions or rotation, and we do not give betting tips.

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