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Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?

Over 152 league matches of Cadiz since 2017-18, each forecast by a model that had not seen that season, Vesta's likeliest result happened 46 times in 100; it said 49. Draws: said 27, happened 35 in 100.

Since its public record began on 30 Sep 2026: 51 league matches settled, the likeliest result happened 61 times in 100 (Vesta said 50). Every published forecast

League data to · Vesta · out of sample, 2017-18 on

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Matches152each forecast before its season
Likeliest result happened46 in 100Vesta said 49
Draws35 in 100Vesta said 27
Goals a match2.26Vesta expected 2.47
Likeliest score happened18 in 100Vesta said 14

When Vesta says N in 100, does it happen N times?Said v happened

every home win, draw and away win chance, grouped in bands of 10; on the line = exactly right
00252550507575100100 Vesta said (in 100)
Chance bandChancesSaidHappenedGap
10–20 in 1005416.020.4+4.4
20–30 in 10016026.530.0+3.5
30–40 in 10011833.532.2−1.3
40–50 in 1005144.141.2−2.9
50–60 in 1003554.554.3−0.2

The biggest surprises

results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
  1. Barcelona 0-1 CadizMon 18 Apr 2022 · La Liga7 in 100
  2. Real Madrid 0-1 CadizSat 17 Oct 2020 · La Liga10 in 100
  3. Athletic Club 0-1 CadizFri 5 Nov 2021 · La Liga14 in 100
  4. Barcelona 1-1 CadizSun 21 Feb 2021 · La Liga14 in 100
  5. Cadiz 1-0 VillarrealSun 20 Mar 2022 · La Liga14 in 100
  6. Real Madrid 0-0 CadizSun 19 Dec 2021 · La Liga15 in 100
  7. Real Betis 0-2 CadizSun 9 Apr 2023 · La Liga15 in 100
  8. Cadiz 3-2 Atletico MadridSat 29 Oct 2022 · La Liga15 in 100
  9. Valencia 0-1 CadizFri 6 Jan 2023 · La Liga15 in 100
  10. Cadiz 2-1 BarcelonaSat 5 Dec 2020 · La Liga17 in 100
  11. Sevilla 0-1 CadizWed 15 May 2024 · La Liga19 in 100
  12. Cadiz 0-0 BarcelonaThu 23 Sep 2021 · La Liga20 in 100

The surest calls that missed

the strongest favourites that did not win
  1. Barcelona 1-1 CadizSun 21 Feb 2021 · home win said79 in 100
  2. Real Madrid 0-0 CadizSun 19 Dec 2021 · home win said79 in 100
  3. Barcelona 0-1 CadizMon 18 Apr 2022 · home win said78 in 100
  4. Real Madrid 0-1 CadizSat 17 Oct 2020 · home win said70 in 100
  5. Cadiz 0-0 BarcelonaThu 23 Sep 2021 · away win said68 in 100
  6. Villarreal 3-3 CadizTue 26 Oct 2021 · home win said62 in 100
  7. Cadiz 1-0 VillarrealSun 20 Mar 2022 · away win said62 in 100
  8. Athletic Club 0-1 CadizFri 5 Nov 2021 · home win said62 in 100
  9. Valencia 0-1 CadizFri 6 Jan 2023 · home win said62 in 100
  10. Villarreal 0-0 CadizSun 4 Feb 2024 · home win said61 in 100
  11. Real Sociedad 0-0 CadizFri 3 Mar 2023 · home win said61 in 100
  12. Real Betis 0-2 CadizSun 9 Apr 2023 · home win said60 in 100

Which clubs beat Vesta's expectationsClubs v Vesta

points won against the points Vesta's forecasts gave (3 × win + draw), these matches
Underrated: more points than expected
ClubMatchesPointsExpectedGap
Osasuna82212.2+9.8
Real Sociedad82014.9+5.1
Sevilla81713.7+3.3
Elche696.9+2.1
Athletic Club81614.6+1.4
Real Betis81513.9+1.1
Atletico Madrid81816.9+1.1
Almeria465.1+0.9
Mallorca698.7+0.3
Getafe81211.8+0.2
Girona477.00.0
Espanyol466.1−0.1
Overrated: fewer points than expected
ClubMatchesPointsExpectedGap
Villarreal81015.5−5.5
Barcelona81418.9−4.9
Valencia8912.5−3.5
Real Valladolid425.2−3.2
SD Huesca203.0−3.0
Eibar203.0−3.0
Celta Vigo81012.8−2.8
Levante435.8−2.8
Granada668.2−2.2
Rayo Vallecano689.7−1.7
Cadiz152158159.2−1.2
Alaves678.0−1.0

League by league, season by seasonLeague by league

Cadiz's matches; the current season so far
CSV
SeasonLeagueMatchesLikeliest saidHappenedDraws saidDrawsGoals expectedGoalsRPS
2023-24La Liga38505327392.512.130.168
2022-23La Liga38515026322.592.180.195
2021-22La Liga38504227392.472.260.222
2020-21La Liga38463929292.302.470.224

Each season from 2017-18 was hidden from Vesta and forecast with a model fitted only on the seasons before it, the same model that publishes today's forecasts (checked Tue 13 Oct 2026). These are the forecasts of past seasons, not the published ones: the public record of forecasts made before kick-off starts on 30 Sep 2026 and lives in Vesta's track record.

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