Valencia

Valencia Luck Index

2025-26 Season · View La Liga standings →

-41
Luck Index Score

Valencia can't catch a break. 35 points when they deserve 42.74? That's 7.74 points stolen by the football gods. 12 losses, many of them undeserved based on the chances created. If luck were a stat, they'd be bottom of the table.

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35
Points
Expected: 42.74
32
Goals Scored
xG: 37.29
42
Goals Conceded
xGA: 35.48
7.7
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

Luck Index Evolution

How the Luck Index has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match of the Season
Matchweek 7 · 2025-09-30 · vs Oviedo · at home
1-2
Lost at home against Oviedo

One of those games where nothing went right. Valencia generated 1.51 xG, comfortably more than the 0.77 their opponent managed. The model valued this match at 1.9 points for Valencia. They got 0. That's 1.9 points of bad luck in 90 minutes.

Match timeline
4'A. Danjuma scores for Valencia (assist: L. Rioja)
85'L. Ilic scores for Oviedo
86'S. Rondon scores for Oviedo (assist: L. Ahijado)
90+2'Luka Ilić (Oviedo) - Red Card
1.51
xG Created
0.77
Opp. xG
-1.9
Pts Lost

☠ Unluckiest Matches

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
MW16 · 2025-12-13 · vs Atletico Madrid · Away-1.5 pts
Lost 1-2 away despite 1.2 xG. Expected 1.5 pts, got 0.
Score: 1-2 | xG: 1.17-1.01

✦ 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

What's Driving the Luck Index

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

xPTS Gap
8 fewer points than xG simulations say they deserve
-16
Defensive Luck
Conceded 7 more goals than the 35.5 xGA opponents generated
-12
Finishing Luck
Scored 5 fewer goals than their 37.3 xG - wasting chances
-9
Schedule Strength
Faced stronger-than-average opponents - a tough draw
-9
Discipline
Opponents picking up more cards - refereeing luck is on their side
+4
Shot Volume Gap
Outshooting opponents but not getting the results to match
-3
Injury Burden
Low injury burden (104 player-games missed) - squad depth available
+3
Total Luck Index-42

What to Expect Next

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: stable|9 games left

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

Valencia are deeply cursed at -41. 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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