FT · Spain: La Liga · Sunday, 13 September 2026

Celta Vigo 1–1 MálagaMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 13 September 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Celta Vigo or draw at 79%. Bawler had Celta Vigo at 54%, the draw at 25% and Málaga at 21%. The match finished 1–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Celta Vigo win
54%
Draw
25%
Result
Málaga win
21%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.7 – 1.0
Total 2.7
Actual
1 – 1
Total 2 (−0.7 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.8 – 0.5
From the match itself

The match produced 0.7 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 76%
Landed
Medium confidence
Celta Vigo to win
Pre-match: 54%
Missed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 29%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Over 1.5 Goals dominates the forecast at 76% probability because Celta Vigo's 0.73 expected-goals advantage (1.73 vs 1.00) suggests sustained attacking pressure the visitors cannot match."

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