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Match preview · La Liga

Deportivo Alavés – Espanyol

Deportivo Alavés 6th in La Liga Home 1.53 projected goals by the model
Espanyol 15th in La Liga Away 0.98 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.53 0.98
Deportivo Alavés Espanyol
Deportivo Alavés
49%
Draw
30%
Espanyol
21%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Deportivo Alavés Draw Espanyol
Fair odds 2.06 3.34 4.66
Total goals
2.51
Over 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams to score
55%
Data coverage · full

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The model's case

Why the model leans Deportivo Alavés

49% Deportivo Alavés to win

Attack
9th vs 14th
Deportivo Alavés attack v Espanyol defence
Defence
6th vs 10th
Deportivo Alavés defence v Espanyol attack
Recent xG form
-0.18 vs -0.35
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.53 – 0.98
Deportivo Alavés v Espanyol
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: Deportivo Alavés and Espanyol compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Deportivo Alavés Espanyol
xG / match (better) 1.28 · 9th 1.24 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.19 · 5th 1.36 · 11th
xGD / match (better) +0.09 · 6th -0.12 · 7th
xPts / match (better) 1.44 · 6th 1.35 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.18 -0.35

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 37% of the model's distribution.

Deportivo Alavés clean sheet
35%
Deportivo Alavés 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
53%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.4%
2:1
11.0%
1:0
10.1%
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Match result

Deportivo Alavés to win
48.6% 2.06 —
Draw
30.0% 3.34 —
Espanyol to win
21.4% 4.66 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
75.7% 1.32 —
Under 1.5 goals
24.3% 4.12 —
Over 2.5 goals
46.9% 2.13 —
Under 2.5 goals
53.1% 1.88 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
54.7% 1.83 —
Both teams not to score
45.3% 2.21 —

Team goals — Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés to score
80.9% 1.24 —
Deportivo Alavés not to score
19.1% 5.24 —
Deportivo Alavés 2+ goals
46.5% 2.15 —
Deportivo Alavés at most 1 goal
53.5% 1.87 —

Team goals — Espanyol

Espanyol to score
65.4% 1.53 —
Espanyol not to score
34.6% 2.89 —
Espanyol 2+ goals
25.7% 3.88 —
Espanyol at most 1 goal
74.3% 1.35 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Deportivo Alavés sample
20 matches
Espanyol sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Deportivo Alavés
4 matches
Away xG sample · Espanyol
3 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 18:30

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.