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La Liga | Gameweek 6
Sep 17, 2022 at 8pm UK
San Mamés Barria
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Athletic Bilbao
3 - 2
Rayo Vallecano

Williams (14'), Sancet (28'), Williams (33')
Garcia (45')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Trejo (5'), Falcao (80')
Valentin (21'), Ciss (67')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Athletic Bilbao and Rayo Vallecano, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Rayo Vallecano

Rayo deserve credit for their start to the season, and they have already put in strong away performances at Barcelona and Espanyol this term. Athletic are generally strong in front of their own fans, though, and we are expecting the Basque outfit to put another three points on the board here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 62.28%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 14.14%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.66%) and 2-1 (8.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.63%), while for a Rayo Vallecano win it was 0-1 (6.31%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Athletic Bilbao would win this match.

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawRayo Vallecano
62.28% (-0.628 -0.63) 23.58% (0.269 0.27) 14.14% (0.355 0.35)
Both teams to score 39.18% (0.124 0.12)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.49% (-0.315 -0.31)58.51% (0.313 0.31)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.91% (-0.247 -0.25)79.08% (0.244 0.24)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.47% (-0.348 -0.35)18.53% (0.345 0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.23% (-0.585 -0.59)49.77% (0.583 0.58)
Rayo Vallecano Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.1% (0.355 0.35)51.9% (-0.358 -0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.06% (0.23 0.23)85.94% (-0.233 -0.23)
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 62.27%
    Rayo Vallecano 14.14%
    Draw 23.57%
Athletic BilbaoDrawRayo Vallecano
1-0 @ 16.21% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 13.66% (-0.14 -0.14)
2-1 @ 8.96% (0.0019999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 7.68% (-0.166 -0.17)
3-1 @ 5.04% (-0.054 -0.05)
4-0 @ 3.24% (-0.106 -0.11)
4-1 @ 2.12% (-0.047 -0.05)
3-2 @ 1.65% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 1.09% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 62.27%
1-1 @ 10.63% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 9.62% (0.114 0.11)
2-2 @ 2.94% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 0.39%
Total : 23.57%
0-1 @ 6.31% (0.14 0.14)
1-2 @ 3.49% (0.076 0.08)
0-2 @ 2.07% (0.067 0.07)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 14.14%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano

Athletic Bilbao
83.3%
Draw
12.1%
Rayo Vallecano
4.5%
66
Head to Head
Jan 23, 2022 5.30pm
Rayo Vallecano
0-1
Athletic Bilbao

Lopez (89')
Serrano (30')
Williams (17'), Zarraga (60'), Garcia (69'), Simon (82'), Lekue (86'), Williams (88')
Sep 21, 2021 9pm
Athletic Bilbao
1-2
Rayo Vallecano
Ciss (33' og.)
Nunez (16'), Muniain (56'), Martinez (90+5')
Garcia (5'), Falcao (90+6')
Catena (7'), Guardiola (42'), Maras (83')
Apr 14, 2019 1pm
Athletic Bilbao
3-2
Rayo Vallecano
Williams (2', 50'), Garcia (72')
Williams (90')
Moreno (45'), De Tomas (85')
Advincula (49'), Ba (68')
Advincula (52')
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Apr 10, 2016 7.30pm
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid35286178225690
2GironaGirona35236675443175
3Barcelona34227570432773
4Atletico MadridAtletico35224964392570
5Athletic Bilbao351711757352262
6Real BetisBetis35141384641555
7Real Sociedad341412848351354
8Valencia35139133739-248
9Villarreal35139135960-148
10Getafe351013124148-743
11AlavesAlaves35119153440-642
12Sevilla351011144749-241
13Osasuna35117173953-1440
14Las PalmasLas Palmas35107183044-1437
15Mallorca35714142840-1235
16Rayo Vallecano35714142743-1635
17Celta Vigo35810174053-1334
18CadizCadiz35514162449-2529
RGranada3549223668-3221
RAlmeria35211223570-3517


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