RadarSevilla FC 2–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
La Liga · Matchday 1 · · referee: Ricardo de Burgos (61 matches in our database)
After the match
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The final result against the estimate frozen before the match, marked explicitly: hit when the most likely result was the real one, miss otherwise; “surprise” = how unlikely the real result was for the model.
2–1
No estimate was frozen before this match.
Model estimate
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The model's chances for a home win, a draw and an away win. ❄ = the estimate was frozen within the last hour before kick-off (the model runs hourly) and no longer changes; “provisional” = it can still change until it is frozen. How good the model is can be seen on the calibration page.
No estimate was frozen before this match.
In three sentences
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Three sentences, each from a figure in our database: what happened (streaks, form or head-to-head), why it matters today (rest, congestion, table, derby) and what the model estimates. Nothing hand-written, nothing guessed.
The away side are unbeaten in their last 7 matches. The away side travel roughly 390 km. No estimate was frozen before this match.
Side by side at a glance
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Both teams side by side at a glance: position, Elo, recent results, points rate, goals and rest, with the league average where it makes sense. Each number is detailed further down the page.
points rate 40% vs 60%
The home and away teams before the match, from their matches in a row. ● = ahead on that row. League = average over the last 12 months.
| Sevilla FC | Rayo Vallecano | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| League position | — | — | — |
| Elo rating | 1450 | 1506 ● | — |
| Last 5 | WWWLL | WDDWW | — |
| Points rate (last 10) | 40% | 60% ● | 46% |
| Goals scored per match (10) | 0.9 | 1.3 ● | — |
| Goals conceded per match (10) | 1.3 | 1.0 ● | — |
| At venue (10): home team at home, away team away | 50% | 30% | 57% · 34% |
| Both teams score (10) | 4 of 10 | 4 of 10 | 56% |
| 3+ goals in the match (10) | 4 of 10 | 3 of 10 | 50% |
| Days of rest | — | — | — |
Match radar
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Six things that happened in each team's last 20 league matches before this one, next to how often they happened across the whole league in the year before the match. The further a point is from the centre, the more often it happened. It is not a rating and does not say who wins.
Wins: 30% vs 40% · league 38%
Sevilla FCRayo Vallecanoleague, year before the match · n = 380
| Sevilla FC | league | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winswon the match | 30%6 of 2015–52% | 38%287 of 76034–41% | 40%8 of 2022–61% |
| Scoresscored at least once | 70%14 of 2048–85% | 76%579 of 76073–79% | 85%17 of 2064–95% |
| 3+ goalsat least 3 goals in the match, both teams (2-1 counts, 1-1 does not) | 45%9 of 2026–66% | 50%190 of 38045–55% | 45%9 of 2026–66% |
| Both teams scoreboth teams scored (1-1 counts, 2-0 does not) | 60%12 of 2039–78% | 56%214 of 38051–61% | 55%11 of 2034–74% |
| Concedesconceded at least once | 90%18 of 2070–97% | 76%579 of 76073–79% | 70%14 of 2048–85% |
| Leads at half-timemore goals at the break (1-0 counts, 1-1 does not) | 15%3 of 205–36% | 29%220 of 76026–32% | 30%6 of 2015–52% |
Under each percentage: the 95% confidence interval. The rings in the chart: 25, 50, 75 and 100%.
Form before the match
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Each team's last 5 matches before this one: anywhere, and separately the home side at home / the away side away. Points, wins-draws-losses, goals.
points, last 5: 9 vs 11
Sevilla FC · Last 5, anywhere n = 5
Rayo Vallecano · Last 5, anywhere n = 5
Sevilla FC · Last 5 at home n = 5
Rayo Vallecano · Last 5 away n = 5
What changed
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Each team's direction before the match: the previous 5 matches against the last 5 (points, goals, how strong the opponents were by Elo) and how many Elo points it gained or lost. It says what happened, not why or what comes next; 5 matches are few.
Points (of 15): 3 → 9 vs 7 → 11
The previous 5 matches → the last 5, played before kick-off.
| Sevilla FC | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|
| Points (of 15) | 3 → 9 ▲ | 7 → 11 ▲ |
| Goals scored per match | 0.6 → 1.2 ▲ | 1.0 → 1.6 ▲ |
| Goals conceded per match | 1.6 → 1.0 ▼ | 1.4 → 0.6 ▼ |
| Average Elo of the opponents | 1506 → 1561 tougher opponents | 1531 → 1506 easier opponents |
| Elo over the last 5 matches | +12 (1450) | +22 (1506) |
Context
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Figures about both teams' situation before the match, in real units: days since the previous match on the calendar (league and Champions League; domestic cups are not in the free source), matches in the 7 and 14 days before, position and points distance to the important zones with matches remaining, the simulator impact when the match is near, and each team's coach on the match date with the league matches led before it (Wikidata; the current one only if football-data.org names the same person). What the free source does not give is shown as such, not hidden.
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| Sevilla FC | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|
| days since last match | first match of the season | first match of the season |
| matches in last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| matches in last 14 days | 0 | 0 |
| position | not enough data | not enough data |
| coach (league matches led before) | Luis García Plaza since 25 Mar 2026 · 9 matches | no data |
| travel distance (away side) | — | ≈ 390 km |
Weather was not recorded for this match.
no data in the free source: absentees, starting XI, coach.
Head-to-head
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The latest head-to-head matches in our database, with the score and who played at home. Few matches = little information; an old result says nothing about today's.
Sevilla FC 3-2-0 (n = 5)
Sevilla FC 3-2-0 (n = 5)
| home | away | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2026 | Sevilla FC | 1–1 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 28 Sep 2025 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–1 | Sevilla FC |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 | Sevilla FC |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Sevilla FC | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| 5 Feb 2024 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–2 | Sevilla FC |
Ongoing streaks
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Both teams' ongoing streaks before the match: matches in a row unbeaten, scoring, keeping a clean sheet and so on. A streak describes the past; today's match can end it.
Sevilla FC · conceding: 4
| now | longest in our database | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevilla FC | conceding | 4 | 11 |
| Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | unbeaten | 7 | 9 |
| Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | scoring | 7 | 10 |
Updated 25 Oct 2026 07:20