La Liga Gameweek 18 Fri, Jan 2 · 20:00 Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
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Our take

Rayo Vallecano were slight favourites.

Rayo Vallecano were the stronger side on L90 Strength (50 vs 44). Absences weigh more on Rayo Vallecano. Rayo Vallecano had 12.1 days of rest, Getafe 12 and had to travel 13 km.

Away travel13 kmRest days12.1 · 12Matches / 14d1 · 1
Rayo Vallecano46%
Draw28%
Getafe27%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.05
Rayo Vallecano47%
Draw26%
Getafe26%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.13
Rayo Vallecano47%
Draw27%
Getafe25%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.04
Rayo Vallecano39%
Draw28%
Getafe33%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.18
Rayo Vallecano46%
Draw27%
Getafe28%
Expected goals 1.54 – 1.14
Over 2.5 46% Both score 51% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Madrid)

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Referee · SpainMiguel Angel Ortiz Arias
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.24
  • Matches 34

Team strength

Rayo VallecanoGetafe
50 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
58 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
61 AttackIn forecast 27
60 DefenceIn forecast 59
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Rayo Vallecano

Attack—
Defense risk—

Getafe

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Rayo VallecanoGetafe
0.76 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.76
1.18 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.29
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.74
1.28 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.92
-0.45 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
47% Scored inContext 53%
35% Clean sheetsContext 24%
13.00 ShotsContext 9.12
4.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.87
33% On target shareContext 28%
7.29 Shots in the boxContext 4.87
56% Box shareContext 49%
6% ConversionContext 8%
2.43 OffsidesContext 2.60
11.59 Shots allowedContext 10.18
4.06 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.29
3.53 BlocksContext 2.33
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
68% Save rateContext 77%
54% PossessionIn forecast 41%
432 PassesContext 295
362 Accurate passesContext 209
84% Pass accuracyContext 71%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.69
12.88 FoulsContext 13.65
10.82 Fouls sufferedContext 15.06
2.53 Yellow cardsContext 2.76
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
-0.19 Goals minus xGContext -0.25
50% Scored inContext 40%
40% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.80 ShotsContext 9.60
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.88
29% On target shareContext 24%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 5.00
50% Box shareContext 49%
6% ConversionContext 5%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.67
11.30 Shots allowedContext 10.50
3.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
3.20 BlocksContext 2.50
2.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
61% Save rateContext 78%
58% PossessionIn forecast 43%
445 PassesContext 301
377 Accurate passesContext 212
85% Pass accuracyContext 70%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.65
13.90 FoulsContext 13.10
11.10 Fouls sufferedContext 15.20
3.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Rayo Vallecano
Rest12.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km704 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Getafe
Rest12 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel13 km757 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Rayo Vallecano Getafe
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match12.1La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Dec12La Liga 2025-2026, 21 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km13 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways704 km757 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one8.77

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Rayo Vallecano Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
13A. Batalla(G)
3Pep Chavarría 5Luiz Felipe 24F. Lejeune 2A. Rațiu
17Unai López 23Óscar Valentín
18Álvaro García 7Isi Palazón 19Jorge de Frutos
10Sergio Camello
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Getafe Confirmed XI
4-5-1
13David Soria(G)
16Diego Rico 2D. Dakonam 22Domingos Duarte 21Juan Iglesias
23Adrian Liso 8M. Arambarri 5Luis Milla 14Javi Muñoz 17Kiko Femenía
6Mario Martín
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Rayo Vallecano Scores -0.06 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Getafe Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Rayo Vallecano-1.5 pp
  • Draw+0.4 pp
  • Getafe+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Rayo Vallecano · Home 1.14points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
1-5-1
Scored
0.57
Conceded
0.57
Getafe · Away 1.00points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
3-0-6
Scored
0.67
Conceded
1.78

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

3 Rayo Vallecano wins5 draws0 Getafe wins
Goals per game0.88 – 0.13 Over 2.513% Both scored13% Clean sheets88% · 50%
  • 2 May 2025Rayo Vallecano1–0Getafe
  • 24 Aug 2024Getafe0–0Rayo Vallecano
  • 13 Apr 2024Rayo Vallecano0–0Getafe
  • 2 Jan 2024Getafe0–2Rayo Vallecano
  • 12 Feb 2023Getafe1–1Rayo Vallecano
  • 14 Oct 2022Rayo Vallecano0–0Getafe

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias Spain · 34 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.74league 4.09
Red cards0.26league 0.27
Cards 5+47%league 45%
Fouls23.8league 24.5
Penalties0.24league 0.33
Home wins38%league 47%
Rayo Vallecano

No previous matches with this referee.

Getafe

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Rayo Vallecano17 games · scored 13 · conceded 20
1 3 0-15
3 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
4 46-60
3 5 61-75
3 5 76-90
Getafe17 games · scored 13 · conceded 22
1 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 4 31-45
4 5 46-60
4 3 61-75
1 5 76-90
Rayo Vallecano10 games · scored 10 · conceded 11
1 2 0-15
1 16-30
2 3 31-45
1 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
3 1 76-90
Getafe10 games · scored 5 · conceded 13
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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