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Rayo Vallecano vs Elche 0:3: result and odds
Rayo Vallecano vs Elche finished 0:3 in an upset; before kick-off the odds were 4.59 on an Elche win (having opened at 4.49), 1.77 on a Rayo Vallecano win and 3.85 on a draw. The AI models' pick was both teams to score at 1.73, and it lost.
- Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
- LaLiga, matchday 10 of 38
- +16°, overcast
- Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid
published · updated UTC


AI models' pick: Both teams to score
1.73The market prices this option at 54%
AI models' pick · 14 of 16 back this bet or a bolder one in the same direction, 2 chose others
Our football predictions so far: 163 won · 135 lost · 7 void · −5.80 units All results
what these numbers mean
- won / lost
- The result of the bet once the round is settled: profit or loss at a stake of one unit at the odds shown.
- closing odds
- The odds on our bet at kick-off — the last price the market put up.
- CLV
- How much higher our published odds were than the closing price. A plus means we took the bet at a better price than the market gave it by kick-off; a minus means the market moved the other way. The number does not depend on the match result.
likely score
2:1 10%1:0 9%2:0 9%
The likely score lists the four most likely results; the odds next to it are the average price of 5 bookmakers on that score. This is not the bet: the AI consensus chooses the bet.
What the odds were
Over 6 days an Elche win drifted from 4.49 to 4.59 — fewer bets on the away side.
abbreviations
- 1/X/2 — home win / draw / away win
- O/U — over/under total goals
- H1/H2 — home/away handicap
- 1X/12/X2 — home or draw / no draw / away or draw
Line movementOur bet — both teams score: 1.73 → 1.75 since we publishedView
Since we published, our bet (both teams score) has drifted from 1.73 to 1.75: the market now rates it as less likely.
Price changes
| When | Yes · our bet | No |
|---|---|---|
| 1.75+0.01 | 2.00 | |
| 1.74−0.01 | 2.00 | |
| 1.75+0.01 | 2.00−0.01 | |
| 1.74+0.01 | 2.01−0.01 | |
| 1.73 | 2.02+0.01 | |
| 1.73−0.01 | 2.01 | |
| 1.74+0.01 | 2.01 | |
| 18 Oct – 21 Oct · no snapshots for 3 days | ||
| We published both teams score at 1.73 | ||
| 1.73opened | 2.01opened | |
How the match went
Elche won 3-0 at Rayo Vallecano, with two penalties putting them 2-0 up at half-time. Federico Redondo Solari scored the first on 23 minutes. A VAR check on 33 confirmed a second, and Fernando Niño Rodríguez converted it on 36. Pathé Ciss missed a penalty for Rayo Vallecano on 39. Germán Valera added the third on 68 minutes, set up by Facundo Buonanotte. The xG agreed with the result: 2.63 for Elche against 1.61, and nine shots on target to five, even though Rayo Vallecano had 57% of the ball. Our both-teams-to-score bet, backed at 1.73, went down because Rayo Vallecano never scored. The market had Rayo Vallecano as favourites, with their win on offer at 1.77 and Elche's at 4.59. Over 2.5 goals was priced 1.84 and landed.
- 10'
Javier Morcillo Rodrigálvarez YC - 23'
Federico Redondo Solari penalty0:1 - 30'
Gonzalo Villar YC - 30'
Federico Redondo Solari YC - 33'
penalty confirmed (VAR) · Thomas Lemar - 35'
Pathé Ciss YC - 36'
Fernando Niño Rodríguez penalty0:2 - 39'
Pathé Ciss missed penalty - 45'
on Facundo Buonanotte, off Gonzalo Villar - 45'
on Georgiy Tsitaishvili, off Jorge De Frutos - 45'
on Alexandre Zurawski, off Sergio Camello - 54'
Adrià Pedrosa YC - 60'
on Jozhua Vertrouwd, off Adrià Pedrosa - 60'
on Isi Palazón, off Pedro Díaz - 61'
on Abiel Alessio Osorio, off Fernando Niño Rodríguez - 68'
Germán Valera (Facundo Buonanotte)0:3 - 72'
on Martim Neto, off Thomas Lemar - 72'
on Tete Morente, off Lucas Cepeda - 76'
on Gnangoro Bouare, off Ivan Balliu - 81'
Álvaro García YC - 83'
on Pedro Bigas, off Federico Redondo Solari
| Rayo Vallecano | stat | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| 1.61 | expected goals (xG) | 2.63 |
| 18 | shots | 16 |
| 5 | on target | 9 |
| 57% | possession | 43% |
| 3 | corners | 3 |
| 15 | fouls | 11 |
| 6 | saves | 4 |
| 3 | yellow cards | 3 |
what these numbers mean
- expected goals (xG)
- How many goals shots of this quality and from these positions produce on average. It shows how well the score reflects the game: 0.6 xG with two goals scored means clinical finishing, not domination.
- feed rating
- The player's match rating from our statistics provider — not ours. It is based on actions on and off the ball; we do not recalculate it and show it as it is.
Starting line-ups
- 25E. Audero6.7
- 17Adrià Pedrosa6.0
- 15Mujaid Sadick6.6
- 24F. Lejeune6.5
- 20I. Balliu6.4
- 8Unai López7.2
- 6P. Ciss6.3
- 4Pedro Díaz5.7
- 18Álvaro García5.4
- 10Sergio Camello6.1
- 19Jorge de Frutos5.8
- 37Rayane Belid
- 34Iván Alonso Martín
- 36G. Bouareon 76'6.7
- 22Pelayo Fernández
- 3M. Kumbulla
- 30Adrián Molina
- 7Isi Palazónon 60'5.8
- 21Fran Pérez
- 14G. Tsitaishvilion 45'6.4
- 23Óscar Valentín
- 33J. Vertrouwdon 60'6.0
- 9Alemãoon 45'6.2
- 1M. Dituro — highest feed rating in the match7.9
- 3R. Revivo7.7
- 23Víctor Chust7.2
- 5F. Redondo7.3
- 2Buba Sangaré7.6
- 18T. Lemar7.2
- 47J. Morcillo7.4
- 12Gonzalo Villar6.7
- 11Germán Valera7.9
- 14Fer Niño6.9
- 21L. Cepeda6.8
- 6Bigason 83'7.0
- 10F. Buonanotteon 45'7.1
- 16Martim Netoon 72'6.9
- 19G. Diangana
- 17Josan
- 13Alejandro Iturbe
- 15K. Lomónaco
- 20Tete Morenteon 72'6.7
- 24A. Osorioon 61'6.5
- 9E. Ponce
- 22Rubén Sánchez
- 26Matia Barzic Gutiérrez
AI prediction and analysis
The largest group of AI models bet on both teams to score — the bet lost. 2 more bet on a Rayo Vallecano win — the bet lost.
- 14 of 16BTTSour betodds 1.73ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeek
Gemini
GrokKimiQwenDeepSeek Flash
GLMMiniMaxMistralXiaomi MiMo
Dots3-NoteNemotron Ultralost - 2 of 161odds 1.76
SonarNemotron Superlost
Odds — the bookmaker average at the moment the AI model answered.
Odds quoted in this analysis are as of 19.10 at 08:54 UTC
Both teams have found the net in all three of Rayo Vallecano's home games this season, an average of 3.3 goals a match, with the hosts scoring two and conceding 1.3. Elche look much the same on the road: four trips, goals at both ends every time, 1.8 scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in that role. The previous meetings in Madrid followed the same pattern, with nobody shutting the other out: 2-1 to Rayo in October 2022 and 2-1 again in October 2021. The market puts the chance of both teams scoring at 54%, just over half, and our pick is both teams to score at 1.73.
Where we could be wrong
The doubt sits with the Elche attack: 0.87 xG per match, three games without a goal and two in which the visitors themselves were not breached. The last trip to Vallecas, back in April, finished 1-0, so a blank for Elche is a real possibility.
The bet comes from the largest group of AI models pointing the same way (a home win and a home handicap count as one view), and within that group it is the bet named most often; if two groups are level, the one priced closer to the bookmakers' line is taken — how we calculate
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.10 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 0:0xG 0.0–0.1 | D |
| 19.09 | Osasuna | A | 1:1xG 1.0–0.5 | D |
| 15.09 | Espanyol | H | 2:1xG 1.5–1.5 | W |
| 12.09 | Real Madrid | A | 1:4 | L |
| 05.09 | Racing Santander | H | 3:2xG 1.6–0.5 | W |
| 31.08 | Barcelona | A | 2:5xG 1.1–2.8 | L |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.10 | Villarreal | A | 0:0xG 0.3–2.2 | D |
| 11.10 | Celta Vigo | H | 0:0xG 0.8–0.5 | D |
| 18.09 | Espanyol | A | 3:1xG 1.6–1.1 | W |
| 15.09 | Real Madrid | H | 2:3xG 0.8–3.6 | L |
| 12.09 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 1:1 | D |
| 07.09 | Real Sociedad | H | 2:3 | L |
H — home, A — away · score and xG from the team's side · league matches carry no competition tag
Season averages
| for / against | LaLiga | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| goals | 1.5 / 2.1 | 1.2 / 1.9 | 1.5 |
| xG | 1.4 / 1.6 | 1.1 / 1.9 | 1.5 |
| shots | 14.4 / 16 | 11 / 14.9 | 13.5 |
| shots on target | 4.6 / 5.4 | 4.2 / 4.4 | 4.8 |
| corners | 5.6 / 6.4 | 4.6 / 4.7 | 4.9 |
| fouls | 12.9 / 13 | 13.4 / 13.3 | 12.3 |
| yellow cards | 2.5 / 2.3 | 2.4 / 1.9 | 2.2 |
| matches over 2.5 | 63% | 56% | |
| both scored | 100% | 67% | |
| clean sheets | 0% | 22% | |
| failed to score | 0% | 33% | |
| home / away | |||
| goals | 2 / 1.3 | 1.4 / 1.2 | |
| average total | 3.3 | 2.6 | |
| matches over 2.5 | 67% | 40% | |
| both scored | 100% | 80% | |
- Elche score less than the league average: 1.2 vs 1.5
- "home / away" is split by the role in this match: home games only for Rayo Vallecano, away games only for Elche
Head to head
4–2–4Rayo Vallecano wins · draws · Elche wins
| Match | Score | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo Vallecano vs Elche | 1:0 | 03.04.26 | |
| Elche vs Rayo Vallecano | 4:0 | 21.12.25 | |
| Elche vs Rayo Vallecano | 4:0 | 29.04.23 | |
| Rayo Vallecano vs Elche | 2:1 | 03.10.22 | |
| Elche vs Rayo Vallecano | 2:1 | 18.02.22 | |
| Rayo Vallecano vs Elche | 2:1 | 17.10.21 | |
| Rayo Vallecano vs Elche | 2:0 | 16.01.21 | Copa del Rey |
| Rayo Vallecano vs Elche | 2:3 | 08.03.20 | Segunda División |
| Elche vs Rayo Vallecano | 1:1 | 05.10.19 | Segunda División |
| Rayo Vallecano vs Elche | 1:1 | 21.01.17 | Segunda División |
- both scored in 6 of the last 10 meetings
- over 2.5 goals — in 6 of 10
League table
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GF–GA | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Espanyol | 9 | 2-2-5 | 11–12 | 8 | WLLDL |
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2-2-3 | 11–16 | 8 | WLWD |
| 15 | Getafe | 8 | 2-2-4 | 4–10 | 8 | DDLWL |
| 17 | Levante | 8 | 1-4-3 | 12–16 | 7 | DLLDD |
| 18 | Elche | 9 | 1-4-4 | 11–17 | 7 | DLWDD |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1-3-5 | 6–15 | 6 | LWLDD |
excerpt: both teams and their neighbours in the table · form — latest on the right · as of 18.10
Goals by minute
- 0-1532
- 16-3025
- 31-4511
- 46-6062
- 61-7501
- 76-9004
- 0-1503
- 16-3032
- 31-4504
- 46-6010
- 61-7542
- 76-9063
in each row: scored in green, conceded in grey — in 15-minute intervals