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Sunday, 3 January 2027

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Racing Santander vs Athletic Club Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.42 expected goals for Racing Santander and 1.88 for Athletic Club, a combined total of 3.30. That distribution gives Athletic Club the largest share of the 1X2 market at 48%, with the draw at 22%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 64% for over 2.5 goals and 64% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 48% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.

Model pick

Athletic Club win

48.2% probability

Low confidencePartial model70/100

Expected goals

1.42 – 1.88

Model version

poisson-v2

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Why the model likes this

Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.

  • Racing Santander home form

    11 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.

  • Athletic Club away threat

    Scored in 3 of their last 5 away fixtures.

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates Athletic Club to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 48%, against 29% / 22% / 48% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.42 goals for Racing Santander and 1.88 for Athletic Club, a combined 3.30 — an open game on paper.

Match result (1X2)

Racing Santander win29%
Draw22%
Athletic Club win48%

Double chance 1X

52%

Double chance 12

78%

Double chance X2

71%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals84%
Over 2.5 goals64%
Over 3.5 goals42%
Both teams to score64%

Correct score

  • 1–19.9%
  • 1–29.2%
  • 2–17.0%
  • 0–16.9%
  • 2–26.6%

Recent form

Racing Santander

  • 2026-10-24T14:15:00.000Z · H vs Espanyol · 2-1 (W)
  • 2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z · A vs Osasuna · 0-2 (L)
  • 2026-10-11T19:00:00.000Z · H vs Valencia · 2-2 (D)
  • 2026-09-19T16:30:00.000Z · A vs Celta Vigo · 0-5 (L)
  • 2026-09-16T19:30:00.000Z · A vs Barcelona · 2-7 (L)

Athletic Club

  • 2026-10-21T18:00:00.000Z · A vs Levante · 1-3 (L)
  • 2026-10-17T19:00:00.000Z · A vs Valencia · 0-0 (D)
  • 2026-10-02T17:00:00.000Z · A vs Real Sociedad · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-09-19T14:15:00.000Z · H vs Alaves · 0-0 (D)
  • 2026-09-12T16:30:00.000Z · H vs Elche · 1-1 (D)

Head-to-head

Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Barcelona99003027
2Atletico Madrid108111225
3Real Madrid97021421
4Real Betis9612219
5Real Sociedad9513016
6Sevilla9423-214
7Alaves10334312
8Villarreal10334112
9Celta Vigo9252311
10Deportivo La Coruna10253011
11Osasuna9324-811
12Racing Santander10325-1111
13Levante9243-210
14Elche10244-310
15Athletic Club8233-19
16Getafe9234-69
17Rayo Vallecano9234-89
18Espanyol10226-28
19Valencia10136-106
20Malaga10055-125

Prediction conclusion

The model's leading selection is Athletic Club win, at 48.2%. Its single most likely scoreline is 1–1.

It puts both teams scoring at 64% and over 2.5 goals at 64%.

A 48% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.

Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.