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Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club: 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 win23%Rayo Vallecano
Draw22%
Away win55%Athletic Club
Expected points, home0.90

What to expect

Athletic Club are favourites: 55% to win against 23%. Attack against defence: Athletic Club should create more, 1.87 expected goals a match against 1.29. Athletic Club are 4.2 points short of what their play deserved — more dangerous than the table suggests.

How they arrive

ClubPlacePPointsxPTSΔxG/matchxGA/match
Rayo Vallecano12787.7+0.31.301.86
Athletic Club106812.2−4.21.881.28

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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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