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Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?

Over 160 league matches of Elche since 2017-18, each forecast by a model that had not seen that season, Vesta's likeliest result happened 54 times in 100; it said 53. Draws: said 26, 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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Matches160each forecast before its season
Likeliest result happened54 in 100Vesta said 53
Draws29 in 100Vesta said 26
Goals a match2.58Vesta expected 2.61
Likeliest score happened22 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
0–10 in 100257.14.0−3.1
10–20 in 1007215.413.9−1.6
20–30 in 10015725.927.4+1.5
30–40 in 1009933.732.3−1.4
40–50 in 1004244.238.1−6.1
50–60 in 1003354.660.6+6.0
60–70 in 1003064.766.7+2.0

The biggest surprises

results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
  1. Elche 2-1 SevillaSat 6 Mar 2021 · La Liga10 in 100
  2. Elche 1-0 Atletico MadridSun 14 May 2023 · La Liga11 in 100
  3. Athletic Club 0-1 ElcheSun 28 May 2023 · La Liga12 in 100
  4. Elche 1-0 VillarrealSun 16 Jan 2022 · La Liga12 in 100
  5. Elche 3-1 VillarrealSat 4 Feb 2023 · La Liga12 in 100
  6. Real Betis 0-1 ElcheTue 19 Apr 2022 · La Liga12 in 100
  7. Real Madrid 2-2 ElcheSun 23 Jan 2022 · La Liga15 in 100
  8. Mallorca 0-1 ElcheSat 4 Mar 2023 · La Liga15 in 100
  9. Elche 1-1 Real MadridWed 30 Dec 2020 · La Liga18 in 100
  10. Valencia 2-2 ElcheSat 15 Oct 2022 · La Liga19 in 100
  11. Elche 2-0 Athletic ClubSat 22 May 2021 · La Liga20 in 100
  12. Getafe 0-1 ElcheMon 13 Sep 2021 · La Liga20 in 100

The surest calls that missed

the strongest favourites that did not win
  1. Real Madrid 2-2 ElcheSun 23 Jan 2022 · home win said79 in 100
  2. Elche 1-1 Real MadridWed 30 Dec 2020 · away win said74 in 100
  3. Valencia 2-2 ElcheSat 15 Oct 2022 · home win said71 in 100
  4. Elche 1-0 Atletico MadridSun 14 May 2023 · away win said71 in 100
  5. Elche 2-1 SevillaSat 6 Mar 2021 · away win said69 in 100
  6. Atletico Madrid 1-1 ElcheSat 23 Aug 2025 · home win said68 in 100
  7. Elche 1-0 VillarrealSun 16 Jan 2022 · away win said67 in 100
  8. Elche 3-1 VillarrealSat 4 Feb 2023 · away win said67 in 100
  9. Villarreal 0-0 ElcheSun 6 Dec 2020 · home win said67 in 100
  10. Athletic Club 0-1 ElcheSun 28 May 2023 · home win said66 in 100
  11. Real Betis 0-1 ElcheTue 19 Apr 2022 · home win said66 in 100
  12. Elche 2-2 VillarrealSat 6 Feb 2021 · away win said66 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 Sociedad92516.6+8.4
Elche160152146.0+6.0
Barcelona92722.2+4.8
Real Betis81715.2+1.8
Alaves6108.5+1.5
Celta Vigo91715.6+1.4
Racing Santander131.9+1.1
SD Huesca243.2+0.8
Granada476.3+0.7
Almeria243.4+0.6
Valencia81413.5+0.5
Girona477.1−0.1
Overrated: fewer points than expected
ClubMatchesPointsExpectedGap
Mallorca658.9−3.9
Eibar203.6−3.6
Cadiz669.3−3.3
Villarreal81417.1−3.1
Sevilla81315.6−2.6
Real Oviedo202.5−2.5
Athletic Club91517.5−2.5
Espanyol7911.4−2.4
Getafe81112.9−1.9
Atletico Madrid81617.7−1.7
Rayo Vallecano6910.6−1.6
Osasuna81213.4−1.4

League by league, season by seasonLeague by league

Elche's matches; the current season so far
CSV
SeasonLeagueMatchesLikeliest saidHappenedDraws saidDrawsGoals expectedGoalsRPS
2026-27La Liga8513826382.803.500.175
2025-26La Liga38485527342.652.790.171
2022-23La Liga38606123262.802.550.170
2021-22La Liga38525527242.452.420.201
2020-21La Liga38555026322.502.340.191

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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