Spanish La Liga · Soccer · Aug 20, 2026 21:00 CEST

Rayo VallecanovsAlaves

1X2: Betano overprices one outcome by 3.2% versus sharp consensus, 26 hours out

What happened: Final score: 1–1. This one lost. A real edge is a long-run average, not a per-bet promise — we publish every outcome either way. The market agreed with the signal: the price closed +23.1% better than where the edge was flagged (positive closing-line value — the strongest sign the edge was real). For the record: the flagged price stayed live for about 423 hours after detection before the edge closed.

How it ended, price by price: Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves — full match recap with closing odds

Offered at Betano2.42Fair price2.35+3.2% above fair

This story covers a single signal — right now the member board has 662 live signals across 274 matches, found the same way.

The setup — the analysis as published at detection, written 25.6 hours before start and frozen for the record. The market it describes has since closed; the outcome is above.

Spanish La Liga's Rayo Vallecano vs Alaves matchup has split the 1X2 (match result) market at detection — 26 hours before kickoff. Betano's decimal odds of 2.42 on one side sit 3.2% above where independent sharp books have anchored their fair value. The gap is measurable and real.

That price divergence spans 3.8 standard deviations from the consensus cluster, a statistical distance that rules out everyday variance.

The consensus fair line draws from 4 independent sharp operators, not from a single outlier's judgment.

This exact signal type — soccer 1X2 at these odds — has recorded +4.0% cumulative ROI across 3358 settled bets in the historical record.

Comparable mispricings in this market segment have typically eroded within about 38 hours from detection, before kickoff arrives.

Historical, aggregate data on settled bets — not betting advice and not a guarantee. Markets adapt; edges fade; variance is real.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE MEMBER VIEW · what members see on a bet like this — shown for a different, already-settled match PRO
Fenerbahçe vs Sturm Graz · UEFA Champions League · Soccer — flagged side Fenerbahçe @ 1.98
99 Omen Score

This is the complete breakdown members get for every live signal. The example below is a DIFFERENT match, already settled — its market is closed, so full disclosure costs nothing. Everything is real except values marked 🔒, which are members-only (decoy digits shown).

Why this bet
+5.3%
Entry edge
+2.9%
Edge near close
+0.4%
Risk-adjusted edge
1.92
Fair price (no-vig)
2.45
Entry odds
Quality
95/100
Confidence
7
Sharp books
Prime signal
Class
Market state: Strong sharp consensus (3+ books) · priced from: Market consensus (no-vig)
Sizing
3.7%
Recommended stake
3.0%
Full Kelly (theoretical max)
Insights
High confidence + meaningful price gap — best risk-adjusted segment.
A sample of bookmakers on this betnear close — every price against the same no-vig fair
BookmakerOddsVs fair
Matchbook2.10+9.2%
BetOnline1.98+2.9%
SportsBetting.ag1.98+2.9%
Betr AU1.93+0.1%
BC.Game1.91-0.8%
betplay1.91-0.8%
rivalry1.91-0.8%
betwhale1.91-0.8%
Jazz Sports1.91-0.8%
Coolbet1.90-1.2%
SX.bet1.88-2.4%
betmania1.88-2.4%
Risk & profitability profile
Heavy favoriteFavoriteCoin flipUnderdogLongshot
1.98 odds → 50% implied win probability
52%
Fair win probability
+3.9% 🔒
Expected ROI (model)
+4.8% 🔒
Cohort realized ROI
The endingthe part only a settled signal can show
Detected Aug 02, 03:51 UTC at 2.45 (+5.3% edge) → fair price at close 1.91 → closing-line value +21.6%
✅ Settled: WON · +1.45 units
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Record settled · last updated Aug 20, 2026 21:04 UTC · How these numbers are made: methodology · the dataset — fair prices shown are margin-free. Spotted an error? Request a correction (include this page's URL).