Who is favourite for Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés?

The verdict is Balanced. Highest 1X2 is Real Racing Club win at 37%. Home 37%, draw 26%, away 36%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.

What is the most likely score for Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés?

1–1 is the prediction and the modal cell at 12%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the probability, which is normal in football.

Will Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés go over 2.5 goals?

Over 2.5 is 52% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans over 2.5, but the other side remains live.

Both teams to score in Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés?

BTTS is 56%. 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.

La Liga · Round 5 · 2026/27

Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés prediction

Balanced

Real Racing Club win 37%

Sat 12 Sept, 13:00 Lisbon · El Sardinero

Published 11 Sept 2026, 20:10 UTC · not rewritten after kick-off

Ledger entry

Full timeRound 5 · 3/4 checks hit

Real Racing Club

2–1

Real Racing Club won

Deportivo Alavés

1X2

Real Racing Club win

37%Hit

Verdict

Balanced

Prediction 1–1 · score miss

1X2 favourite

Hit

Predicted Real Racing Club win · 37%

Actual Real Racing Club won

Prediction

Miss

Predicted 1–1

Actual 2–1

Over 2.5

Hit

Predicted Over

Actual Over · 3 goals

BTTS

Hit

Predicted Yes

Actual Yes

Hit means the pre-match favourite (or the Over 2.5 / BTTS lean at 50%+) matched the result. Prediction is the published scoreline that sits with that 1X2 pick, not always the grid peak. The numbers above were stored before kick-off and are not edited afterwards.

Real Racing ClubvsDeportivo Alavés

Balanced

Real Racing Club win37%

Real Racing Club win: 37%
Draw: 26%
Deportivo Alavés win: 36%

Prediction: 1–1
Expected goals: 1.39–1.37
Over 2.5: 52%
BTTS: 56%

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

Why this forecast

1Balanced: Real Racing Club win 37%, from a -61 Elo gap (1429 vs 1490).
2Expected goals 1.39-1.37.
3Prediction 1–1 (12%), also the highest cell in the grid.
4Andrés Martín listed out and 3 other absences.

Match briefing

Elo: 1429
-61
1490
La Liga table
Out: Real Racing Club2 out
Andrés Martín
Simon Eriksson
Deportivo Alavés2 out
Facundo Garcés
Mikel Rodriguez
XI: Expected XI
5 changes from the expected XI
4-2-3-1/3-5-2
Last 5: Real Racing Club
LWLD
Avg xG 1.38-1.19
Deportivo Alavés
WWDWL
Avg xG 1.50-1.08

Top scorelines

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

111Prediction12.4%
2108.5%
321Result8.4%
4018.4%
5128.3%

Score grid

Home goals down the side, away across. Lime is more likely. The solid ring is the grid peak.

Scoreline probabilities for Real Racing Club versus Deportivo Alavés
Real Racing Club goals	0	1	2	3
0	7%	8%	6%	3%
1	8%	12%	8%	4%
2	6%	8%	6%	3%
3	3%	4%	3%
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 closing 1X2 listing, vig removed. Only a closing line is available for this match — no pre-kick-off snapshot was captured. Snapshot 18 Oct 2026, 15:32 UTC. This is not a betting tip.

1X2

Real Racing Club win

Fair

2.68

37% model

Listed

2.72

36% book

Draw

Fair

3.82

26% model

Listed

3.50

28% book

Deportivo Alavés win

Fair

2.74

36% model

Listed

2.72

36% book

Closing 1X2 · OddsPortal listing · single source · vig removed · captured 5 weeks after kick-off

The model does not disagree with this price beyond calibration noise.

Over 2.5 and BTTS use the same conversion. Disagreement labels apply to 1X2 only, where walk-forward ECE is scored.

Over 2.5

Fair: 1.92
Listed: 1.73

Under 2.5

Fair: 2.08
Listed: 2.21

BTTS

BTTS yes

Fair: 1.78
Listed: 1.57

BTTS no

Fair: 2.29
Listed: 2.35

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Injuries and suspensions

SofaScore missing list for this fixture. Doubtful players are listed separately from those ruled out.

Real Racing Club2 out

Andrés MartínOutKnee Injury
Simon ErikssonOutShoulder Injury

Deportivo Alavés2 out

Facundo GarcésOutCruciate Ligament Injury
Mikel RodriguezOutCruciate Ligament Injury

XI used for this forecast (expected, 11 Sept 2026, 20:10 UTC)

Expected XI

The expected elevens the model used at the freeze. SofaScore's confirmed XI is below for comparison.

Real Racing Club

Deportivo Alavés

Confirmed XIConfirmed5 changes from the expected XI

SofaScore's posted elevens. Marked players differ from the expected XI above; the forecast numbers were frozen before this XI was known and are not rewritten.

Real Racing Club

4-2-3-1

Deportivo Alavés

3-5-2

Last five league matches

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

Real Racing Club

LWLD

23Rayo VallecanoAway · 5 Sept 2026
xG 0.48–1.61
32ElcheHome · 28 Aug 2026
xG 1.72–1.03
01GetafeAway · 23 Aug 2026
xG 1.31–1.24
22VillarrealHome · 16 Aug 2026
xG 2.01–0.87

Deportivo Alavés

WWDWL

52OsasunaHome · 6 Sept 2026
xG 1.20–1.64
10VillarrealHome · 28 Aug 2026
xG 0.73–1.74
11Rayo VallecanoAway · 20 Aug 2026
xG 2.00–0.42
30GetafeHome · 15 Aug 2026
xG 1.93–0.24
12Rayo VallecanoHome · 23 May 2026
xG 1.63–1.34

How to read the Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés probabilities

Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés (La Liga, 12 Sept 2026): Balanced. Real Racing Club win 37%. Expected goals are 1.39–1.37. Prediction 1–1 (12%), also the highest cell in the grid. The score grid leans over 2.5 goals and both teams to score. Final score: 2–1.

Real Racing Club and Deportivo Alavés are close on expected goals (1.39–1.37), so the 1X2 split is not a one-sided match.

The prediction 1–1 carries 12%. In football that is a typical peak: many nearby scorelines share the rest of the grid.

Over 2.5 is 52%, close to a coin flip from this score matrix. Both-teams-to-score is 56%.

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

Model record

Prediction timestamp: 11 Sept 2026, 20:10 UTC
After kick-off: Not rewritten
Model version: la-v1.4.0-elo-span16
Ledger entry: Line 469
Verdict: Balanced · Real Racing Club win
Kick-off: Sat 12 Sept, 13:00 Lisbon

Methodology

Questions about Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés

Who is favourite for Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés?: The verdict is Balanced. Highest 1X2 is Real Racing Club win at 37%. Home 37%, draw 26%, away 36%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.
What is the most likely score for Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés?: 1–1 is the prediction and the modal cell at 12%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the probability, which is normal in football.
Will Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés go over 2.5 goals?: Over 2.5 is 52% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans over 2.5, but the other side remains live.
Both teams to score in Real Racing Club vs Deportivo Alavés?: BTTS is 56%. 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.