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Saturday, 10/10/2026 at 14:00

6d 12h to kick-off
Match preview · La Liga

Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club

Rayo Vallecano 12th in La Liga Home 1.18 projected goals by the model
Athletic Club 10th in La Liga Away 1.23 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Best odds updated 10 October, 12:00

What the model expects

expected goals
1.18 1.23
Rayo Vallecano Athletic Club
Rayo Vallecano
33%
Draw
32%
Athletic Club
35%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rayo Vallecano Draw Athletic Club
Fair odds 3.07 3.09 2.86
Total goals
2.41
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams to score
55%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

The model sees an edge in 3 outcomes.

  • Rayo Vallecano

    Model
    32.6%
    Market, margin removed
    32.1%
    Probability gap
    +0.5 pp
    Edge
    −5.4%
    Fair odds
    3.07
    Market odds
    2.90 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.22
    Bookmaker margin
    7.4%
  • Draw

    Model
    32.4%
    Market, margin removed
    27.4%
    Probability gap
    +5.0 pp
    Edge
    +10.1%
    Fair odds
    3.09
    Market odds
    3.40 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.24
    Bookmaker margin
    7.4%
  • Athletic Club

    Model
    35.0%
    Market, margin removed
    40.5%
    Probability gap
    −5.5 pp
    Edge
    −19.5%
    Fair odds
    2.86
    Market odds
    2.30 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.00
    Bookmaker margin
    7.4%

Best opportunity

Athletic Club at most 1 goal

odds · Bet365 1.62 value +4.3%

Model 64.6% vs. bookmaker 57.7%, margin removed.

Markets 3 / 17

Match result

Draw model 32.4% · book 27.4% (no margin) +10.1% 3.40 fair 3.09
Worth playing

No measured model skill on this market (-1.04%).

Rayo Vallecano to win model 32.6% · book 32.1% (no margin) -5.4% 2.90 fair 3.07
Not worth it
Athletic Club to win model 35.0% · book 40.5% (no margin) -19.5% 2.30 fair 2.86
Stay away

Goals

Under 2.5 goals model 55.8% · book 50.0% (no margin) +6.6% 1.91 fair 1.79
Worth playing

No measured model skill on this market (-0.89%).

Under 1.5 goals model 26.2% · book 25.5% (no margin) -1.7% 3.75 fair 3.81
Not worth it
Over 1.5 goals model 73.8% · book 74.5% (no margin) -5.1% 1.29 fair 1.36
Not worth it
Over 2.5 goals model 44.2% · book 50.0% (no margin) -15.7% 1.91 fair 2.26
Stay away

Both teams to score

Both teams to score model 55.1% · book 54.7% (no margin) -6.4% 1.70 fair 1.82
Not worth it
Both teams not to score model 44.9% · book 45.3% (no margin) -7.9% 2.05 fair 2.23
Not worth it

Goals by team

Athletic Club at most 1 goal model 64.6% · book 57.7% (no margin) +4.3% 1.62 fair 1.55
Marginal

Measured model skill on this market: +2.61%.

Athletic Club not to score model 26.4% · book 25.0% (no margin) -1.1% 3.75 fair 3.79
Not worth it
Rayo Vallecano to score model 72.2% · book 70.9% (no margin) -3.8% 1.33 fair 1.39
Not worth it
Rayo Vallecano at most 1 goal model 66.4% · book 64.5% (no margin) -4.1% 1.44 fair 1.51
Not worth it
Athletic Club to score model 73.6% · book 75.0% (no margin) -8.0% 1.25 fair 1.36
Not worth it
Rayo Vallecano not to score model 27.8% · book 29.1% (no margin) -9.6% 3.25 fair 3.60
Not worth it
Rayo Vallecano 2+ goals model 33.6% · book 35.5% (no margin) -11.8% 2.63 fair 2.98
Stay away
Athletic Club 2+ goals model 35.4% · book 42.3% (no margin) -22.1% 2.20 fair 2.83
Stay away
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Skill is what a backtest measured each market at, over 7 competitions to 17/08/2026. Across every market at once it is +2.50%. Markets measured at nothing are ranked last and never recommended. How that is measured →

The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

35% Athletic Club to win

Attack
7th vs 10th
Athletic Club attack v Rayo Vallecano defence
Defence
1st vs 8th
Athletic Club defence v Rayo Vallecano attack
Recent xG form
+0.28 vs -0.53
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.18 – 1.23
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Club
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: Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Club compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rayo Vallecano Athletic Club
xG / match 1.27 · 10th (better) 1.64 · 5th
xGA / match 1.76 · 16th (better) 1.36 · 10th
xGD / match -0.50 · 13th (better) +0.28 · 5th
xPts / match 1.12 · 16th (better) 1.82 · 5th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.53 (better) +0.28

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.

Athletic Club clean sheet
28%
Athletic Club 2+ goals
35%
Under 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams to score: no
45%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.7%
1:2
9.4%
0:0
9.2%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Rayo Vallecano sample
20 matches
Athletic Club sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
3 matches
Away xG sample · Athletic Club
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Odds updated
1 minute ago

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.