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> MATCH.PREDICT()·Spain: La Liga·Saturday 23 May, 19:00 UTC

Real Madrid vs Athletic Club

Bawler runs a Poisson model on rolling xG, normalised across leagues, adjusted for venue and injuries. This page shows the full chain — every number you can see is one we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Real Madrid's superior xG (1.78 vs 1.14) and title desperation exploit Athletic's defensive vulnerability; 1X at 78% captures win/draw safety.

Win probability
49.3% home28.7% draw22.0% away
xG chain — base → adjustments → final λ
Real MadridstepAthletic Club
1.65Base xG · rolling 26-match1.18
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.78Final λ — what the Poisson uses1.14
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home windrawaway win
BANKER
1X
Model 77.8% · @ 1.29
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VALUEPro
BTTS No
Model 52.6% · @ 1.90
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DARK HORSEPro
Draw
Model 26.1% · @ 3.83
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