FinalEstadio de Mestalla · Valencia
2–1Final
Score by period
Team12T
VILL022
VALE101

Top model pick, graded

Won

Villarreal −0.5 46¢

Why Team Sheet Pairs likes it: Villarreal's confirmed-XI attack proxy is 2.33 versus Valencia's 1.85; top-XI xG is 0.68 versus 0.57 and XI ratings are 6.83 versus 6.81.

Team Sheet PairsEven this season · 351 picks

How the picks did

Models went 4-4 on this game · +0% return

  1. Both teams to score no2 models agree
    −100%Lost

    Taken at +138 on FanDuel

    2 modelsSnapp Decision of the Day, Both Nets
    Why 2 models like it
    Snapp Decision of the Day
    • Warehouse BTTS model: NO 45.9%, versus FanDuel +138 break-even 42.0%.
    • Model expected goals are 1.11 Valencia and 1.60 Villarreal; Valencia's home xG output is only 1.06.
    • Pinnacle's current BTTS prices imply a lower devigged NO probability of 40.2%; the model must be right against a sharper anchor.
    Both Nets
    • Projection: blended per-side λ reads Valencia 1.33 (73.6% to score) and Villarreal 1.64 (80.7%); BTTS-NO 40.6%.
    • Coverage is real: both sides have xG and 10 matches with xG; mild asymmetry favors NO, but this is not the strong low-attacker/elite-defense setup.
    • The 0.6-point margin is smaller than model and market uncertainty; variance dominates.
  2. Villarreal −0.5
    +117%Won

    Taken at 46¢ on ProphetX

    Team Sheet PairsUp 6% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Villarreal's confirmed-XI attack proxy is 2.33 versus Valencia's 1.85; top-XI xG is 0.68 versus 0.57 and XI ratings are 6.83 versus 6.81.
    • Valencia list four sidelined players, including Umar Sadiq (0.56 xG/90) and Diego López (0.13); Villarreal list only Nicolas Pépé (0.18 xG/90), supporting the away-side adjustment.
    • Most likely loss: a draw or Valencia win; Villarreal -0.5 has no draw protection.
  3. 1H over 1.5 goals scored
    +56%Won

    Taken at 64¢ on Kalshi

    Half LightDown 15% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • 29 of 81 goals were first-half goals across 30 recent La Liga fixtures: 35.8%.
    • The complete full-match ladder fits near 2.90 goals; the measured split reconciles the 1H mean near 1.04.
    • The clean 1H ladder fits near 1.29 goals; reconciled P(1H over 1.5) is about 27.5% versus the 36.5% YES midpoint.
    • The 2H ladder was checked only as a constraint: its 1.5 and 2.5 rungs have 9¢ spreads and fail the dead-quote screen.
  4. Match under 2.5 total goals
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 45¢ on Kalshi

    Two NilUp 11% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • The full Kalshi ladder's midpoint-implied total is approximately 2.87 goals, above the 2.77 xG projection.
    • Villarreal's 11.93 PPDA and 0.58 field tilt indicate transition and territorial pressure; Valencia's corresponding figures are 14.75 and 0.43.
  5. Villarreal spread over 1.5Long shot
    −100%Lost

    Taken at 25¢ on Kalshi

    HandicapDown 13% last 7 days
  6. Villarreal spread −0.5
    +113%Won

    Taken at 47¢ on ProphetX

    Deep BookUp 4% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • ProphetX board as_of_pt 2026-10-24T06:43:36-07:00. Price band and $300 size gate pass.
    • The 5.49x size ratio is below the 10x RECOMMENDED threshold; this is LEAN and half-sized.
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  1. Villarreal to win
    +115%Won

    Taken at +115 on DraftKings

    Number EarnedDown 27% last 7 days
    Why it likes it
    • Model away win probability 48.0% versus 46.5% break-even at +115.
    • Villarreal lead the matchup in opponent-adjusted xG: 1.96 for versus Valencia's 1.13 against.
    • Villarreal's recent rolling profile is stronger: 16.6 shots, 5.9 on target and 3.3 big chances per match.
    • The model edge is only about 1.5 percentage points, so normal soccer variance dominates.

Questions

Who won Villarreal vs. Valencia?

Villarreal won 2-1 on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026.