Match 08 Nov 2026 · 20:00 UTC
ESP · La Liga · 2026
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Real Sociedad Rayo Vallecano What it means
N — no-draw run 4 0 matches in a row without a draw
Max N 25 30 this team's longest run ever
E — draw debt 1.02 0.00 expected draws over the current run
p50 — last 50 28.0% 30.0% draw rate over its last 50 matches
p100 — last 100 24.0% 27.0% draw rate over its last 100 matches
Draw % — all time 27.3% 26.1% share of every match drawn
Draw score 0.221 0.082 the predictor ranking score
Rank 616 1,680 position in that ranking
Σ N 4 both sides' runs added
Σ E 1.02 both sides' draw debt added
Σ Score 0.304 what the Cross predictor orders by
Team strength · Elo
Real Sociedad 1,867
Rayo Vallecano 1,884
Rating gap +48 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 72,871 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.36 home – away
Home win 45.2%
Draw 24.7% every level score added up
Away win 30.1%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 25.1% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 24.7% form only
This Elo gap said 26.3% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 544,576 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

The regression · the logistic model
Logistic draw chance 27.0% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 26.7% – 27.0% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 25.1% the older published reading

A regression over five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at this Elo gap, the expected goals in the fixture and the competition's own base draw rate — with an isotonic map on top to put the level back where reality is. Held out on a decade it never saw it beat the blend above, which is why both are shown here while one is chosen. This is a real forecast: the fixture had not been played when the model was fitted.

A forecast from every match played so far. Measured over 160,869 priced matches the goals model is slightly worse than the bookmakers (how it is scored), so a high draw chance means an even, low-scoring match rather than value. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.