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Real Sociedad vs Rayo Vallecano prediction

Spain · La Liga · 08 November 2026

Real Sociedad5th · 19 pts
1 - 0Full time
Rayo Vallecano14th · 12 pts
Real SociedadDrawRayo Vallecano
Prediction correctModel pick before kick-off: Real Sociedad to win (46%)
Our predictionReal Sociedad to winLean
46%Probability
2.17Fair odds
1-1Likely score
1.77-1.42Expected goals

Betting markets

Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Real Sociedad46%2.17
  • Draw25%4.07
  • Rayo Vallecano29%3.42

Double chance

  • Real Sociedad or draw71%1.41
  • Real Sociedad or Rayo Vallecano75%1.33
  • Draw or Rayo Vallecano54%1.86

Goals

  • Over 2.562%1.62
  • Under 2.538%2.61

Both teams to score

  • Yes63%1.60
  • No37%2.68

Match in numbers

This season, Real Sociedad at home and Rayo Vallecano away

Real Sociedad (home)Rayo Vallecano (away)
Matches55
Points per game2.000.40
Goals scored per game1.401.20
Goals conceded per game1.402.60
Shots on target per game5.04.4
Shots on target conceded3.86.2
Clean sheets20%0%
Over 2.5 goals80%60%
Both teams scored60%100%
  • Real Sociedad: 5th in the table; the model rates their attack 7th and their defence 17th in the league.
  • Rayo Vallecano: 14th in the table; the model rates their attack 8th and their defence 11th in the league.
  • Our predictions for Real Sociedad matches: 3 of 3 correct.
  • Our predictions for Rayo Vallecano matches: 2 of 3 correct.

Match preview

A slight lean towards Real Sociedad (46%), though Rayo Vallecano win 29% of the time in the model and the draw sits at 25%.

At home this season Real Sociedad average 2.00 points and 1.4 goals per game, conceding 1.4. Away from home Rayo Vallecano take 0.40 points per game, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.6. Shots on target, which drive our ratings, read 5.0 per game for Real Sociedad at home and 4.4 for Rayo Vallecano on the road.

Rayo Vallecano sit 14th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 7th in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

The model expects 1.77 goals from Real Sociedad and 1.42 from Rayo Vallecano; 1-1 is the most likely scoreline at 10%, over 2.5 goals 62% and both teams to score 63%.

In their last 5 league meetings Rayo Vallecano won 2 and 3 ended level.

Most likely scores

  • 1-110%
  • 2-19%
  • 1-08%
  • 1-27%
  • 2-26%

Real Sociedad form

WWWWL
  • Lat Athletic Club1-22026-11-01
  • Wvs Levante2-12026-10-25
  • Wat Málaga5-22026-10-18
  • Wvs Deportivo de La Coruña3-22026-10-11
  • Wat Valencia3-22026-09-20

Rayo Vallecano form

WDDLW
  • Wvs Celta Vigo3-02026-10-31
  • Lvs Elche0-32026-10-24
  • Dat Getafe1-12026-10-19
  • Dat Osasuna1-12026-09-19
  • Wvs Espanyol2-12026-09-15

Head to head

  • 2026-04-26Rayo Vallecano 3-3 Real Sociedad
  • 2025-10-05Real Sociedad 0-1 Rayo Vallecano
  • 2025-03-16Rayo Vallecano 2-2 Real Sociedad
  • 2024-08-18Real Sociedad 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
  • 2024-01-27Real Sociedad 0-0 Rayo Vallecano

Prediction made 2026-11-08 14:17 UTC and frozen at kick-off. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.