Valencia

Valencia CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 Season · View La Liga standings →

-47
CLS Score

Valencia: 35 points from 46 expected, a gap of 11.4. Finishing has cost them: 7 fewer goals than their 40.6 xG should produce. Defensively, 9 more goals conceded than the 37.1 xGA opponents generated. 14 losses, 8 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: 46.39
34
Goals Scored
xG: 40.63
46
Goals Conceded
xGA: 37.12
11.4
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 31 · 2026-04-11 · vs Elche · away
0-1
Lost away against Elche

A shutout loss that the numbers say should never have happened. Valencia created 2.54 xG worth of chances - enough for roughly 3 goals on an average day. They scored 0. Elche generated just 0.59 xG but made it count. The model valued this match at 2.5 points for Valencia. They got 0. That's 2.5 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
73'L. Cepeda scores for Elche (assist: A. Febas)
2.54
xG Created
0.59
Opp. xG
-2.5
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW31 · 2026-04-11 · vs Elche · Away-2.5 pts
Lost 0-1 away despite 2.5 xG. Expected 2.5 pts, got 0.
Score: 0-1 | xG: 2.54-0.59
MW7 · 2025-09-30 · vs Oviedo · Home-1.9 pts
Lost 1-2 home despite 1.5 xG. Expected 1.9 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-2 | xG: 1.51-0.77
MW19 · 2026-01-10 · vs Elche · Home-1.6 pts
Drew 1-1 home despite 2.0 xG. Expected 2.6 pts, got 1.
Score: 1-1 | xG: 1.96-0.16

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW24 · 2026-02-15 · vs Levante · Away+1.6 pts
Won 2-0 away from 0.7 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.3 expected.
Score: 2-0 | xG: 0.68-0.63
MW20 · 2026-01-18 · vs Getafe · Away+1.4 pts
Won 1-0 away from 0.9 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.6 expected.
Score: 1-0 | xG: 0.89-0.62
MW3 · 2025-08-29 · vs Getafe · Home+1.3 pts
Won 3-0 home from 1.1 xG. Got 3 pts vs 1.7 expected.
Score: 3-0 | xG: 1.13-0.66

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

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

xPTS Gap
11 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-19.6
Defensive Luck
Conceded 9 more goals than the 37.1 xGA opponents generated
-11.7
Finishing Luck
Scored 7 fewer goals than their 40.6 xG - wasting chances
-9.5
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-7.1
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-4.4
Discipline
Opponents picking up more cards - refereeing luck is on their side
+3.5
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (118 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+1.8
Total CLS-47

Rank Per Signal

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

1
xPTS Gap
1
20
-19.6
2
Defensive Luck
1
20
-11.7
3
Finishing Luck
1
20
-9.5
3
Schedule Strength
1
20
-7.1
5
Shot Volume Gap
1
20
-4.4
10
Injury Burden
1
20
+1.8
17
Discipline
1
20
+3.5

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?

Valencia are deeply cursed at -47. 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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