Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 Season · View La Liga standings →

-49
CLS Score

Rayo Vallecano: 35 points from 45 expected, a gap of 10.1. Finishing has cost them: 14 fewer goals than their 42.9 xG should produce. 12 losses, 11 draws. The underlying numbers say this team is better than the table shows.

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

Key Stats

35
Points
Expected: 45.11
29
Goals Scored
xG: 42.9
38
Goals Conceded
xGA: 39.32
10.1
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 7 · 2025-09-28 · vs Sevilla · at home
0-1
Lost at home against Sevilla

A shutout loss that the numbers say should never have happened. Rayo Vallecano generated 1.89 xG, comfortably more than the 0.63 their opponent managed. Sevilla generated just 0.63 xG but made it count. The model valued this match at 2.2 points for Rayo Vallecano. They got 0. That's 2.2 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
87'A. Adams scores for Sevilla (assist: J. A. Carmona)
90+7'Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) - Red Card
1.89
xG Created
0.63
Opp. xG
-2.2
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW7 · 2025-09-28 · vs Sevilla · Home-2.2 pts
Lost 0-1 home despite 1.9 xG. Expected 2.2 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 1.89-0.63
MW31 · 2026-04-12 · vs Mallorca · Away-1.6 pts
Lost 0-3 away despite 1.9 xG. Expected 1.6 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-3 | xG: 1.95-1.68
MW29 · 2026-03-22 · vs Barcelona · Away-1.5 pts
Lost 0-1 away despite 1.6 xG. Expected 1.5 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 1.56-1.39

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW8 · 2025-10-05 · vs Real Sociedad · Away+1.7 pts
Won 1-0 away from 0.8 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.3 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 0.8-0.79
MW10 · 2025-10-26 · vs Alaves · Home+1.4 pts
Won 1-0 home from 1.2 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.6 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 1.18-0.84
MW9 · 2025-10-19 · vs Levante · Away+1.2 pts
Won 3-0 away from 1.6 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.8 expected.
Score: 3-0 | xG: 1.55-0.91

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

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

Finishing Luck
Scored 14 fewer goals than their 42.9 xG - wasting chances
-20.6
xPTS Gap
10 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-17.1
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-6
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-5
Discipline
Receiving more cards than opponents - decisions going against them
-3
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (117 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+1.9
Defensive Luck
Conceded 1 fewer goals than the 39.3 xGA opponents generated
+0.8
Total CLS-49

Rank Per Signal

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

1
Finishing Luck
1
20
-20.6
2
Shot Volume Gap
1
20
-6
3
xPTS Gap
1
20
-17.1
3
Discipline
1
20
-3
6
Schedule Strength
1
20
-5
9
Defensive Luck
1
20
+0.8
11
Injury Burden
1
20
+1.9

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: declining|7 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

Rayo Vallecano are deeply cursed at -49. This level of underperformance almost never persists. The data they're generating - the chances created, the shots taken, the defensive work - all point to a team better than their record. Regression to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in sports.

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