Alaves

Alaves CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 Season · View La Liga standings →

-20
CLS Score

Alaves can't catch a break. 33 points when the data says they deserve closer to 40.02? 14 losses, many of them undeserved based on the chances created. The numbers say better days are coming.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

33
Points
Expected: 40.02
35
Goals Scored
xG: 37.29
46
Goals Conceded
xGA: 41.33
7
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 12 · 2025-11-08 · vs Girona · away
0-1
Lost away against Girona

A shutout loss that the numbers say should never have happened. Alaves generated 1.84 xG, comfortably more than the 0.85 their opponent managed. Girona generated just 0.85 xG but made it count. The model valued this match at 2.0 points for Alaves. They got 0. That's 2.0 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
16'V. Tsygankov scores for Girona (assist: B. Gil)
1.84
xG Created
0.85
Opp. xG
-2.0
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW12 · 2025-11-08 · vs Girona · Away-2.0 pts
Lost 0-1 away despite 1.8 xG. Expected 2.0 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 1.84-0.85
MW5 · 2025-09-20 · vs Sevilla · Home-1.7 pts
Lost 1-2 home despite 0.9 xG. Expected 1.7 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-2 | xG: 0.95-0.48
MW23 · 2026-02-08 · vs Getafe · Home-1.5 pts
Lost 0-2 home despite 2.0 xG. Expected 1.5 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-2 | xG: 2.02-1.91

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW4 · 2025-09-13 · vs Athletic Club · Away+2.6 pts
Won 1-0 away from 0.1 xG. Got 3 pts vs 0.4 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 0.09-1.08
MW21 · 2026-01-25 · vs Real Betis · Home+1.7 pts
Won 2-1 home from 1.3 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.3 expected.
Score: 2-1 | xG: 1.27-1.38
MW29 · 2026-03-22 · vs Celta Vigo · Away+1.6 pts
Won 4-3 away from 1.8 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.4 expected.
Score: 4-3 | xG: 1.83-1.84

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

xPTS Gap
7 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-11.7
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (77 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+9
Defensive Luck
Conceded 5 more goals than the 41.3 xGA opponents generated
-6.4
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-4.8
Finishing Luck
Scored 2 fewer goals than their 37.3 xG - wasting chances
-2.6
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-2.1
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-1.4
Total CLS-20

Rank Per Signal

Where Alaves ranks among La Liga teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

3
Defensive Luck
1
20
-6.4
4
xPTS Gap
1
20
-11.7
4
Shot Volume Gap
1
20
-4.8
6
Discipline
1
20
-1.4
9
Finishing Luck
1
20
-2.6
9
Schedule Strength
1
20
-2.1
18
Injury Burden
1
20
+9

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Improvement Probable
Last 5: stable|7 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

At -20, Alaves are meaningfully unlucky. They're roughly 7 points below where their performance says they deserve to be. The underlying quality is there - results are expected to follow as luck normalizes.

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