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Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano – Predictions

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La Liga · Regular Season - 16

Kick-off

Sat 7 Dec 2024

17:30

Venue

Estadio de Mestalla

Competition

La Liga

Spain

Status

FT

🧮 Model Insight

Where the Numbers Come From

The model rates Valencia's attack at 1.12x the league average against Rayo Vallecano's defence at 0.85x — combine the two and it projects 1.42 expected goals for the hosts. Flip it around — Rayo Vallecano's attack (0.73x) against Valencia's defence (1.07x) — and the away total comes out at 0.89.

These ratings are built from 51/52 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.

Scoreline Breakdown

Of every possible scoreline, 1-1 carries the highest individual probability at 14.2% — still a long way from a near-certainty, which says something about how open this one is on paper. Close behind: 1-0 (12.4%), 0-0 (11.5%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 38% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.

Most Likely Outcome

Valencia Win

49%

Valencia

2.04

28%

Draw

3.63

23%

Rayo Vallecano

4.27

Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines

1 – 0

14.1%

Home win

Most likely

1 – 1

12.6%

Draw

2 – 0

10.0%

Home win

Expected Goals & Win Odds

1.42

Valencia xG

Total xG

2.31

0.89

Rayo Vallecano xG

49%
28%
23%
ValenciaDrawRayo Vallecano

2.04

49%

Home win

3.63

28%

Draw

4.27

23%

Away win

Goals Markets

67%

Over 1.5

1.49

33%

Under 1.5

3.03

41%

Over 2.5

2.44

59%

Under 2.5

1.69

20%

Over 3.5

5.00

80%

Under 3.5

1.25

9%

Over 4.5

11.11

91%

Under 4.5

1.10

Match Markets

Both Teams to Score

45%

BTTS Yes

2.22

55%

BTTS No

1.82

Clean Sheet

41%

Valencia

2.44

24%

Rayo Vallecano

4.13

Win to Nil

20%

Valencia

4.97

6%

Rayo Vallecano

17.66

Score Probability Matrix (%)

H \ A 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 9.9 8.8 3.9 1.2 0.3
1 14.1 12.6 5.6 1.7 0.4 0.1
2 10.0 8.9 4.0 1.2 0.3
3 4.7 4.2 1.9 0.6 0.1
4 1.7 1.5 0.7 0.2
5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1

Green = home win Β· Grey = draw Β· Amber = away win Β· White ring = most likely score

Model Internals
λ Home (xG) 1.419
λ Away (xG) 0.892
Total xG 2.311
League avg home goals 1.486
League avg away goals 1.145
Valencia attack strength 1.125
Valencia defence strength 1.073
Rayo Vallecano attack strength 0.726
Rayo Vallecano defence strength 0.849
Data phase CurrentSeason
Games used (H/A) 51 / 52

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most likely scoreline for Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano?

Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 14.2%.

How many goals are Valencia and Rayo Vallecano expected to score?

The model projects 1.42 expected goals for Valencia and 0.89 for Rayo Vallecano, a combined total of 2.31.

How confident is the prediction model for Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano?

Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 49%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.