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Dominant Rayo Vallecano run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Atletico Madrid.

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How It Unfolded

Rayo Vallecano beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Regular Season - 24, in the La Liga. The remainder of the report sets that outcome against the pre-match model, the markets and the teams' data profiles.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Rayo Vallecano 0.83 xG and Atletico Madrid 1.06 xG, a combined 1.89. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Rayo Vallecano beat their projection by 2.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Atletico Madrid landed 1.1 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Rayo Vallecano attack 0.78 / defence 1.00 against Atletico Madrid attack 0.93 / defence 0.71, drawn from 60/61 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Rayo Vallecano 26% | Draw 35% | Atletico Madrid 39%, with Atletico Madrid to win its most likely call at 39%. The actual Rayo Vallecano win had been the model's second-ranked read at 26%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 29%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — against the model's lean. Over 1.5 had been 58% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 38% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 42% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Rayo Vallecano 43%, Atletico Madrid 42%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 48%, which matched the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Rayo Vallecano's trading profile (60 games, 29 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did not.

Atletico Madrid's trading profile (60 games, 29 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 45% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

On form, Atletico Madrid arrived the stronger side — 2.00 PPG against 1.23. Form was overturned, with Rayo Vallecano winning despite arriving in poorer recent shape. Rayo Vallecano (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.10 average — above their attacking norm and conceded 0 against a 1.21 average — tighter than their form line. Atletico Madrid (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.24 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 0.79 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 1 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit), form (miss). This one broke away from the data — most of the pre-match signals were overturned by how the ninety minutes actually played out.

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