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Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?

Over 152 league matches of Eibar since 2017-18, each forecast by a model that had not seen that season, Vesta's likeliest result happened 42 times in 100; it said 48. Draws: said 27, happened 29 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 happened42 in 100Vesta said 48
Draws29 in 100Vesta said 27
Goals a match2.41Vesta expected 2.51
Likeliest score happened13 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 1003616.613.9−2.7
20–30 in 10018426.329.3+3.1
30–40 in 10012334.034.1+0.2
40–50 in 1005044.838.0−6.8
50–60 in 1004153.748.8−4.9

The biggest surprises

results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
  1. Eibar 1-2 SD HuescaSun 19 Aug 2018 · La Liga10 in 100
  2. Eibar 1-2 Real ValladolidSun 17 Mar 2019 · La Liga11 in 100
  3. Sevilla 0-1 EibarSat 24 Oct 2020 · La Liga17 in 100
  4. Eibar 0-1 AlavesSun 15 Apr 2018 · La Liga18 in 100
  5. Eibar 1-2 MallorcaSat 7 Mar 2020 · La Liga18 in 100
  6. Eibar 1-2 EspanyolSun 15 Sep 2019 · La Liga20 in 100
  7. Mallorca 2-1 EibarSat 17 Aug 2019 · La Liga20 in 100
  8. Barcelona 1-1 EibarTue 29 Dec 2020 · La Liga20 in 100
  9. Elche 1-0 EibarSat 20 Feb 2021 · La Liga21 in 100
  10. Eibar 0-4 Celta VigoSun 24 Sep 2017 · La Liga21 in 100
  11. Valencia 0-1 EibarSun 28 Apr 2019 · La Liga22 in 100
  12. Eibar 0-2 AlavesSun 24 Nov 2019 · La Liga23 in 100

The surest calls that missed

the strongest favourites that did not win
  1. Eibar 1-2 SD HuescaSun 19 Aug 2018 · home win said70 in 100
  2. Eibar 1-2 Real ValladolidSun 17 Mar 2019 · home win said69 in 100
  3. Barcelona 1-1 EibarTue 29 Dec 2020 · home win said68 in 100
  4. Atletico Madrid 2-2 EibarSun 20 May 2018 · home win said62 in 100
  5. Eibar 4-4 LevanteSun 9 Dec 2018 · home win said60 in 100
  6. Valencia 0-0 EibarSun 29 Apr 2018 · home win said59 in 100
  7. Atletico Madrid 1-1 EibarSat 15 Sep 2018 · home win said58 in 100
  8. Eibar 1-2 MallorcaSat 7 Mar 2020 · home win said57 in 100
  9. Eibar 0-1 AlavesSun 15 Apr 2018 · home win said55 in 100
  10. Eibar 1-1 MalagaMon 22 Jan 2018 · home win said55 in 100
  11. Sevilla 0-1 EibarSat 24 Oct 2020 · home win said55 in 100
  12. Eibar 1-2 EspanyolSun 15 Sep 2019 · home win said54 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
Real Madrid82116.6+4.4
Mallorca261.7+4.3
Elche261.9+4.1
Levante8138.9+4.1
Villarreal81612.1+3.9
Alaves8139.2+3.8
SD Huesca484.2+3.8
Cadiz262.4+3.6
Osasuna485.0+3.0
Atletico Madrid81714.1+2.9
Athletic Club81411.5+2.5
Real Sociedad81512.6+2.4
Overrated: fewer points than expected
ClubMatchesPointsExpectedGap
Eibar152170198.9−28.9
Leganes627.5−5.5
Girona405.3−5.3
Real Betis8710.7−3.7
Valencia8911.7−2.7
Granada435.5−2.5
Las Palmas201.7−1.7
Malaga212.5−1.5
Espanyol667.1−1.1
Deportivo La Coruna222.4−0.4
Sevilla81313.3−0.3
Rayo Vallecano232.0+1.0

League by league, season by seasonLeague by league

Eibar's matches; the current season so far
CSV
SeasonLeagueMatchesLikeliest saidHappenedDraws saidDrawsGoals expectedGoalsRPS
2020-21La Liga38453229322.322.130.218
2019-20La Liga38474528242.482.500.220
2018-19La Liga38493926372.622.530.211
2017-18La Liga38505326242.602.470.208

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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