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Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo prediction

Slight lean

Rayo Vallecano win 45%

Published · not rewritten after kick-off

Match forecast

Slight lean

Rayo Vallecano win45%

Rayo Vallecano win
45%
Draw
27%
Celta Vigo win
28%
Prediction
2–1

With the 1X2 pick · 9%

Grid peak 1–1 at 13%

Expected goals
1.45–1.08

Model λ, home–away

Over 2.5
46%
BTTS
51%

Over 2.5 and both-teams-to-score are summed from the same scoreline matrix as 1X2. They are not separate guesses.

Goal lines

Same grid · unders are 1 − over
1.5 goals
Over72%
Under28%
2.5 goals
Over46%
Under54%
3.5 goals
Over25%
Under75%

Why this forecast

  1. 1Slight lean: Rayo Vallecano win 45%, from a -3 Elo gap (1510 vs 1513).
  2. 2Expected goals 1.45-1.08.
  3. 3Prediction 2–1 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 13%.

Match briefing

Elo

1510

-3

1513

La Liga table
Out

None listed

XI
Expected XI

Formation not posted

Last 5

Rayo Vallecano

DDDWL

Avg xG 1.24-1.06

Celta Vigo

WDWDD

Avg xG 1.25-0.75

Top scorelines

Share of the same grid. Longer bar is more likely.

  1. 111Modal13.0%
  2. 21011.2%
  3. 321Prediction9.0%
  4. 4008.5%
  5. 5208.4%

Score grid

Home goals down the side, away across. Lime is more likely. The solid ring is the grid peak; the dashed ring is the prediction 2–1, published with the 1X2 pick.

Scoreline probabilities for Rayo Vallecano versus Celta Vigo
Rayo Vallecano goals012345
08%8%5%
111%13%7%2%
28%9%5%
34%4%2%
4
5

Away goals 0-5 across the top. Cells are a share of every possible score, not just this crop.

Fair odds

Model prices are 1 / probability. Listed prices are one OddsPortal pre-kick-off 1X2 listing, vig removed. Snapshot . This is not a betting tip.

1X2

Rayo Vallecano win

Disagrees

Rayo Vallecano win: model 45%, fair 2.22, listed 2.38 (41%)

Fair

2.22

45% model

Listed

2.38

41% book

Draw

Draw: model 27%, fair 3.67, listed 3.44 (28%)

Fair

3.67

27% model

Listed

3.44

28% book

Celta Vigo win

Celta Vigo win: model 28%, fair 3.61, listed 3.15 (31%)

Fair

3.61

28% model

Listed

3.15

31% book

Pre-kick-off 1X2 · OddsPortal listing · single source · vig removed · captured

The model disagrees with the listed Rayo Vallecano win price (moderate). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation.

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XI used for this forecast (expected, 25 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC)

Expected XI

The expected elevens the model used at the freeze. Confirmed lineups were not part of this forecast.

Rayo Vallecano

  1. 25 Emil Audero · G
  2. 2 Andrei Rațiu · D
  3. 15 Mujaid Sadick · D
  4. 17 Adrià Pedrosa · D
  5. 24 Florian Lejeune · D
  6. 4 Pedro Díaz · M
  7. 6 Pathé Ismaël Ciss · M
  8. 8 Unai López · M
  9. 18 Álvaro García · M
  10. 10 Sergio Camello · F
  11. 19 Jorge de Frutos · F

Celta Vigo

  1. 13 Ionuț Radu · G
  2. 3 Marcos Alonso · D
  3. 5 Sergio Carreira · D
  4. 15 Álvaro Núñez · D
  5. 29 Yoel Lago · D
  6. 6 Ilaix Moriba · M
  7. 8 Miguel Román · M
  8. 17 Javier Rueda · M
  9. 23 Hugo Álvarez · M
  10. 9 Ferrán Jutglà · F
  11. 19 Williot Swedberg · F

Last five league matches

Finished games strictly before this forecast's cutoff, with xG for and against.

Rayo Vallecano

DDDWL
  • 11GetafeAway · 19 Oct 2026

    xG 2.25–0.57

  • 00Athletic ClubHome · 10 Oct 2026

    xG 0.02–0.06

  • 11OsasunaAway · 19 Sept 2026

    xG 1.19–0.55

  • 21EspanyolHome · 15 Sept 2026

    xG 1.52–1.49

  • 14Real MadridAway · 12 Sept 2026

    xG 1.21–2.62

Celta Vigo

WDWDD
  • 21Deportivo AlavésHome · 18 Oct 2026

    xG 0.97–1.06

  • 00ElcheAway · 11 Oct 2026

    xG 0.47–0.78

  • 50Real Racing ClubHome · 19 Sept 2026

    xG 2.08–0.61

  • 11Málaga CFHome · 13 Sept 2026

    xG 1.78–0.48

  • 11GetafeAway · 7 Sept 2026

    xG 0.96–0.81

How to read the Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo probabilities

Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo (La Liga, 31 Oct 2026): Slight lean. Rayo Vallecano win 45%. Expected goals are 1.45–1.08. Prediction 2–1 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 13%. The score grid leans under 2.5 goals and both teams to score.

Rayo Vallecano holds a modest expected-goals edge (1.45–1.08). That shows up as Rayo Vallecano win at 45%, not a certainty.

The published prediction is 2–1 at 9%, the most likely scoreline that still agrees with the 1X2 pick. The grid peak is 1–1 at 13%. Nearby cells share the rest of the probability, which is normal in football.

Over 2.5 is 46%, close to a coin flip from this score matrix. BTTS is 51%, near even.

Expected90 publishes probabilistic football forecasts based on statistical models. Predictions are not certainties.

Model record

Prediction timestamp
25 Oct 2026, 13:27 UTC
After kick-off
Not rewritten
Model version
la-v1.4.0-elo-span16
Verdict
Slight lean · Rayo Vallecano win
Kick-off
Sat 31 Oct, 15:15 Lisbon

Questions about Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo

Who is favourite for Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo?
The verdict is Slight lean. Highest 1X2 is Rayo Vallecano win at 45%. Home 45%, draw 27%, away 28%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.
What is the most likely score for Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo?
2–1 is the published prediction at 9%, aligned with the 1X2 pick. The highest single cell is 1–1 at 13%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the grid.
Will Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo go over 2.5 goals?
Over 2.5 is 46% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans under 2.5, but the other side remains live.
Both teams to score in Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo?
BTTS is 51%. The grid leans toward both teams scoring.
Are these betting tips?
No. Expected90 publishes model probabilities and tracks them after kick-off. Fair odds on a match page are 1 / probability compared with a listed book snapshot. Disagreement labels are gated by walk-forward 1X2 ECE. That is not a tip, and there is no odds CTA.

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