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Alaves v Atletico Madrid

28%Alaves
29%Draw
43%Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid, just.

Tested

Atletico Madrid win about 43 times in 100. The other 57: a draw (29) or an Alaves win (28).

Forecast by Vesta, published Saturday 3 October 2026, 18:42 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals50%
Both teams score57%
Expected goals1.2 v 1.5
Most likely score1-114% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Alaves6-2-25-3-2Atletico Madrid

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots12.212.6
Shots on target4.14.5
Corners4.54.9
Fouls11.912.2
Yellow cards2.12.2

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Alaves v Atletico Madrid changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowAlaves winDrawAtletico Madrid win
Alaves
Top 45%8%4%4%
Bottom 32%<1%2%2%
Atletico Madrid
Top 488%84%87%91%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals93%
2 or more goals77%
3 or more goals50%
4 or more goals28%
5 or more goals13%

Exactly

0 goals7%
1 goal17%
2 goals26%
3 goals22%
4 goals15%
5 goals8%
6 or more goals5%

Goals by team

Tested
Alaves: 1 or more71%
Alaves: 2 or more33%
Alaves: 3 or more11%
Atletico Madrid: 1 or more79%
Atletico Madrid: 2 or more44%
Atletico Madrid: 3 or more18%
Both teams score57%
At least one team does not score43%

Winning margin

Tested
Alaves by 3 or more3%
Alaves by 28%
Alaves by 117%
Draw29%
Atletico Madrid by 122%
Atletico Madrid by 213%
Atletico Madrid by 3 or more8%

Result combinations

Tested
Alaves win or draw57%
Either team wins (no draw)71%
Atletico Madrid win or draw72%

Clean sheets

Tested
Alaves keep a clean sheet21%
Atletico Madrid keep a clean sheet29%
Alaves win without conceding14%
Atletico Madrid win without conceding22%
No goals at all7%

The first goal

Model estimate
Alaves score first42%
Atletico Madrid score first52%
No goals7%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1531%
Minutes 16-3022%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-757%
Minutes 76-90+5%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Alaves goals down, Atletico Madrid goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
06.79.57.43.61.20.3
17.314.39.64.61.60.4
24.57.56.32.70.90.3
31.72.82.11.10.40.1
40.40.80.60.30.1·
50.10.20.10.1··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half70%
A goal in the second half78%
Alaves ahead at half-time25%
Level at half-time43%
Atletico Madrid ahead at half-time32%
Alaves win the second half26%
Second half level38%
Atletico Madrid win the second half36%
More goals in the first half31%
More goals in the second half44%
Same goals in both halves25%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Alaves ahead at half-time, Alaves win16%
Level at half-time, Alaves win11%
Atletico Madrid ahead at half-time, Alaves win2%
Alaves ahead at half-time, draw6%
Level at half-time, draw17%
Atletico Madrid ahead at half-time, draw5%
Alaves ahead at half-time, Atletico Madrid win3%
Level at half-time, Atletico Madrid win15%
Atletico Madrid ahead at half-time, Atletico Madrid win25%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
AlavesAtletico Madrid

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Alaves
Alaves: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Lucas Boyé8529%5%8%35%2.0
Mariano5315%1%10%23%1.1
Antonio Martínez bench3411%<1%4%15%0.9
Pablo Ibáñez809%<1%4%12%1.2
Abderrahmane Rebbach786%<1%12%17%1.0
Ville Koski906%<1%2%8%0.3
Ángel Pérez705%<1%13%17%0.6
Nahuel Tenaglia814%<1%2%6%0.5
Denis Suárez bench384%<1%4%7%0.3
Antonio Blanco703%<1%4%7%0.7
Carlos Benavídez bench272%<1%2%4%0.3
Mikel Rodríguez bench112%<1%1%3%0.1
Ander Guevara bench192%<1%2%4%0.2
Aitor Mañas bench52%<1%<1%2%0.1
Carles Aleñá bench212%<1%4%5%0.2
Nicolás Valentini451%<1%1%3%0.3
Jonny711%<1%2%3%0.2
Youssef Lekhedim bench19<1%<1%2%3%0.1
Antonio Sivera90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Ademola Lookman6119%2%7%24%1.4
Álex Grimaldo8918%2%15%30%1.6
Lee Kang-In7617%1%14%28%1.8
Jonathan Christian David bench3315%1%5%19%0.7
Álex Baena7815%1%13%26%1.5
Giuliano Simeone7113%<1%10%22%1.0
Cristian Romero555%<1%3%7%0.4
Marc Pubill685%<1%2%7%0.4
Morten Hjulmand505%<1%3%8%0.6
Marcos Llorente804%<1%8%12%0.5
Julián Álvarez bench104%<1%2%5%0.3
David Hancko733%<1%4%7%0.6
Pablo Barrios Rivas bench363%<1%3%5%0.4
Koke bench402%<1%3%6%0.3
Arnau Ortiz bench162%<1%1%4%0.2
Johnny Cardoso bench432%<1%3%5%0.3
Robin Le Normand bench181%<1%<1%2%0.1
Jan Oblak90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0