Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano prediction — 2026-11-08

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La Liga · Regular Season - 12 · 2026-11-08 16:00 UTC · Anoeta, San Sebastian

SociedadTeam strength 1669.5 · projected league finish #10

MOST LIKELY RESULT

Sociedad

single most likely score: 1–1 (13.5%)

Rayo VallecanoTeam strength 1707.3 · projected league finish #6

Sociedad wins 37.0%Draw — neither team wins 28.5%Rayo Vallecano wins 34.5%Average simulated goals 1.42–1.36

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

Why does Sociedad have the highest number? Rayo Vallecano currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Sociedad playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.42for Sociedad and 1.36 for Rayo Vallecano. That makes Sociedad the highest of the three result estimates at 37.0%. For the full league season, Sociedad is projected to earn about 50points and Rayo Vallecano about 55. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Sociedad a 37.0% chance of beating Rayo Vallecano at home in the La Liga on 2026-11-08, with 28.5% for the draw and 34.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (13.5%), with average simulated goals of 1.42–1.36; the chance of both teams scoring is 58.0% 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

	0	1	2	3	4	5+
0	7.8	6.9	5.8	2.6	0.9	0.3
1	7.2	13.5	8.2	3.7	1.3	0.4
2	6.2	8.5	5.8	2.6	0.9	0.3
3	2.9	4.0	2.7	1.2	0.4	0.1
4	1.0	1.4	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.1
5+	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0

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

1–1 13.5%2–1 8.5%1–2 8.2%0–0 7.8%1–0 7.2%0–1 6.9%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		58.0%
2 or more total goals		78.1%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
Sociedad avoids defeat		65.5%
Rayo Vallecano avoids defeat		63.0%
Sociedad allows no goals		25.6%
Rayo Vallecano allows no goals		24.2%