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Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Club

38%Rayo Vallecano
28%Draw
34%Athletic Club

Too close to call.

Tested

Out of 100: Rayo Vallecano 38, draw 28, Athletic Club 34. No result stands out.

Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:26 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals43%
Both teams score50%
Expected goals1.3 v 1.2
Most likely score1-113% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-14-2-4Athletic Club

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.

Shots11.912.9
Shots on target4.64.1
Corners4.94.8
Fouls11.412.6
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 Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Club changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowRayo Vallecano winDrawAthletic Club win
Rayo Vallecano
Top 42%3%2%<1%
Bottom 36%4%6%9%
Athletic Club
Top 416%12%13%21%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals91%
2 or more goals69%
3 or more goals43%
4 or more goals23%
5 or more goals10%

Exactly

0 goals9%
1 goal22%
2 goals26%
3 goals20%
4 goals13%
5 goals6%
6 or more goals4%

Goals by team

Tested
Rayo Vallecano: 1 or more72%
Rayo Vallecano: 2 or more36%
Rayo Vallecano: 3 or more13%
Athletic Club: 1 or more69%
Athletic Club: 2 or more32%
Athletic Club: 3 or more11%
Both teams score50%
At least one team does not score50%

Winning margin

Tested
Rayo Vallecano by 3 or more6%
Rayo Vallecano by 211%
Rayo Vallecano by 122%
Draw29%
Athletic Club by 120%
Athletic Club by 29%
Athletic Club by 3 or more4%

Result combinations

Tested
Rayo Vallecano win or draw66%
Either team wins (no draw)71%
Athletic Club win or draw62%

Clean sheets

Tested
Rayo Vallecano keep a clean sheet31%
Athletic Club keep a clean sheet28%
Rayo Vallecano win without conceding22%
Athletic Club win without conceding20%
No goals at all9%

The first goal

Model estimate
Rayo Vallecano score first48%
Athletic Club score first44%
No goals9%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1529%
Minutes 16-3021%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6012%
Minutes 61-758%
Minutes 76-90+6%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Rayo Vallecano goals down, Athletic Club goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
08.610.85.72.20.70.2
111.613.47.32.80.80.2
26.77.85.51.80.50.1
32.83.31.90.90.20.1
40.91.10.60.20.1·
50.20.30.20.1··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half66%
A goal in the second half74%
Rayo Vallecano ahead at half-time29%
Level at half-time45%
Athletic Club ahead at half-time25%
Rayo Vallecano win the second half31%
Second half level40%
Athletic Club win the second half29%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half44%
Same goals in both halves27%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Rayo Vallecano ahead at half-time, Rayo Vallecano win22%
Level at half-time, Rayo Vallecano win14%
Athletic Club ahead at half-time, Rayo Vallecano win2%
Rayo Vallecano ahead at half-time, draw5%
Level at half-time, draw18%
Athletic Club ahead at half-time, draw5%
Rayo Vallecano ahead at half-time, Athletic Club win2%
Level at half-time, Athletic Club win13%
Athletic Club ahead at half-time, Athletic Club win19%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
Rayo VallecanoAthletic Club

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.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Sergio Camello7430%5%8%36%2.0
Álvaro García8717%2%16%31%1.5
Jorge De Frutos4111%<1%4%14%0.7
Pathé Ciss909%<1%2%11%0.6
Adrià Pedrosa826%<1%9%14%0.7
Alemão bench165%<1%<1%6%0.3
Florian Lejeune905%<1%2%7%1.1
Pedro Díaz624%<1%4%8%1.2
Unai López804%<1%11%15%0.8
Andrei Ratiu724%<1%9%13%0.6
Gnangoro bench374%<1%3%7%0.4
Giorgi Tsitaishvili bench393%<1%4%8%0.5
Óscar Valentín523%<1%2%5%0.3
Fran Pérez bench122%<1%1%3%0.1
Mujaid Sadick bench331%<1%1%3%0.1
Iván Balliu bench211%<1%<1%2%0.1
Jozhua Vertrouwd bench6<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Daniel Cárdenas bench36<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Emil Audero54<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Athletic Club
Athletic Club: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Oihan Sancet8519%2%6%23%1.7
Iñaki Williams6915%1%10%24%1.3
Nico Williams6815%1%10%23%1.3
Roberto Navarro6415%1%6%20%0.9
Gorka Guruzeta bench238%<1%2%10%0.6
Alex Berenguer bench365%<1%6%11%0.5
Aymeric Laporte904%<1%2%7%0.5
Beñat Gerenabarrena574%<1%4%8%0.5
Aitor Paredes bench444%<1%1%5%0.2
Peio Canales bench263%<1%3%5%0.3
Maroan Sannadi bench73%<1%<1%3%0.2
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta572%<1%6%8%0.5
Mikel Jauregizar bench422%<1%2%4%0.4
Yuri711%<1%9%10%0.6
Yeray Álvarez461%<1%3%4%0.2
Johaneko Louis Jean bench331%<1%1%3%0.2
Jesús Areso57<1%<1%4%4%0.2
Hugo Rincón bench18<1%<1%<1%2%0.1
Unai Simón90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0