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Match preview · La Liga

Rayo Vallecano – Málaga

Rayo Vallecano 12th in La Liga Home 1.68 projected goals by the model
Málaga 20th in La Liga Away 0.89 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.68 0.89
Rayo Vallecano Málaga
Rayo Vallecano
55%
Draw
28%
Málaga
17%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rayo Vallecano Draw Málaga
Fair odds 1.81 3.58 5.93
Total goals
2.57
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
54%
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

55% 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
1.68 – 0.89
Rayo Vallecano v Málaga

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

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.

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet
38%
Rayo Vallecano 2+ goals
52%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
46%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.5%
2:1
11.5%
2:0
11.0%
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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)
Rayo Vallecano sample
20 matches
Málaga sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Rayo Vallecano
3 matches
Away xG sample · Málaga
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 18:30

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.