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HomePredictionsEspanyol vs Rayo Vallecano

La Liga · Regular Season - 23 · 2027-02-07 16:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat

EspanyolTeam strength 1629.5 · projected league finish #15
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Rayo Vallecano
single most likely score: 11 (13.5%)
Rayo VallecanoTeam strength 1707.3 · projected league finish #6
Espanyol wins 32.5%Draw — neither team wins 28.4%Rayo Vallecano wins 39.1%Average simulated goals 1.321.46

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Rayo Vallecano have the highest number? Rayo Vallecano currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Espanyol playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.32for Espanyol and 1.46 for Rayo Vallecano. That makes Rayo Vallecano the highest of the three result estimates at 39.1%. For the full league season, Espanyol is projected to earn about 45points and Rayo Vallecano about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Espanyol a 32.5% chance of beating Rayo Vallecano at home in the La Liga on 2027-02-07, with 28.4% for the draw and 39.1% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.321.46; the chance of both teams scoring is 57.8% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.77.56.63.21.20.5
16.613.58.74.31.60.6
25.47.95.82.81.00.4
32.43.52.51.20.50.2
40.81.10.80.40.10.1
5+0.30.40.30.10.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 13.5%12 8.7%21 7.9%00 7.7%01 7.5%02 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score57.8%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Espanyol avoids defeat60.9%
Rayo Vallecano avoids defeat67.5%
Espanyol allows no goals23.1%
Rayo Vallecano allows no goals26.8%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Espanyol451.0%17.8%
Rayo Vallecano5512.1%1.6%

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