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Match preview · La Liga

Málaga – Rayo Vallecano

Málaga 20th in La Liga Home 1.17 projected goals by the model
Rayo Vallecano 12th in La Liga Away 1.28 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.17 1.28
Málaga Rayo Vallecano
Málaga
31%
Draw
32%
Rayo Vallecano
37%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Málaga Draw Rayo Vallecano
Fair odds 3.22 3.13 2.70
Total goals
2.45
Over 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score
56%
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 Rayo Vallecano

37% Rayo Vallecano to win

Attack
8th vs 16th
Rayo Vallecano attack v Málaga defence
Defence
10th vs 18th
Rayo Vallecano defence v Málaga attack
Recent xG form
-0.53 vs -0.84
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.17 – 1.28
Málaga v Rayo Vallecano

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: Málaga and Rayo Vallecano compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Málaga Rayo Vallecano
xG / match 0.84 · 19th (better) 1.27 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 1.66 · 14th 1.76 · 16th
xGD / match -0.83 · 20th (better) -0.50 · 13th
xPts / match 0.86 · 20th (better) 1.12 · 16th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.84 (better) -0.53

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet
28%
Rayo Vallecano 2+ goals
37%
Under 2.5 goals
55%
Both teams to score: no
44%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.4%
1:2
9.7%
0:0
9.0%
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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)
Málaga sample
7 matches
Rayo Vallecano sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Málaga
3 matches
Away xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Warnings

  • Málaga 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.