Betting preview: Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano should be interesting

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Thu 21.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

The stage is set for La Liga and Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano. In this article you'll find numbers, results, numbercrunching, tendencies and stories!

Insights:
  • Rayo Vallecano have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in La Liga

The hosts Espanyol saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the La Liga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Atlético Madrid.

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Espanyol form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga for Espanyol at their home stadium (RCDE Stadium) is 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Espanyol are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

No payout for Espanyol in their previous match, an away game at Atlético Madrid that ended in defeat 1-2. Heartbreak for Espanyol in their last match as Atlético Madrid's Carrasco scored the winning goal deep into overtime. de Tomás, a natural forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that match, scoring a rating of 7.25 (out of 10). Tomás scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).

Ahead of that match, Espanyol won a home game hosting Celta de Vigo (1-0).

Espanyol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

There's been little loot from Rayo Vallecano's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 15 away games in the La Liga. Rayo Vallecano only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

There might be some fixture complaints from Rayo Vallecano as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Deportivo Alaves. Palazón got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Palazón hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Valencia.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Rayo Vallecano in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Vallecano, zero draws and two defeats.

Rayo Vallecano have another fixture away in just three sleeps, a La Liga match versus Barcelona. A rough diary for the visitors!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rayo Vallecano as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. Vallecano have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting ended Rayo Vallecano - Espanyol 1-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Espanyol three wins, two draws and Rayo Vallecano five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
15 goals
Rayo VallecanoÁ. García Rivera
Á. García Rivera
5 goals
Rayo VallecanoS. Guardiola Navarro
S. Guardiola Navarro
5 goals

Espanyol missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 6 15 31
10 9 6 Won W 1 1 9
9 4 0 Drew D 1 3 7
13 3 0 Lost L 4 11 15
37 23 12 Scored S 4 10 32
44 16 3 Conceded C 9 26 38
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
69% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 80% 71%
47% 38% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 39%
25% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 16%
9% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
56% 50% 17% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 42%
28% 50% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 19%
22% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 42%
 
4.6 5.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 4.7
5.6 5.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.3 4.7
2.7 2.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.9 2.6
6 4 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
10.9 11.5 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 12.1 13.5
3.8 4.2 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.9 3.8
30% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 23% 27%
 
13.1 12.8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12.5 11.2
4.7 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 5.5 4.5
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
  • Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rayo Vallecano have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rayo Vallecano have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in La Liga
  • Rayo Vallecano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 32 23 6 3 66 28 16 11 4 1 34 13 16 12 2 2 32 15 38 75
2 Barcelona 30 17 9 4 60 31 14 10 2 2 32 13 16 7 7 2 28 18 29 60
3 Sevilla 32 16 12 4 46 25 16 11 4 1 34 16 16 5 8 3 12 9 21 60
4 Atlético Madrid 32 18 6 8 59 39 16 11 3 2 31 15 16 7 3 6 28 24 20 60
5 Real Betis 32 17 6 9 56 37 16 9 2 5 31 19 16 8 4 4 25 18 19 57
6 Real Sociedad 32 15 10 7 32 30 16 9 5 2 12 6 16 6 5 5 20 24 2 55
7 Villarreal 32 13 10 9 51 31 16 9 5 2 36 15 16 4 5 7 15 16 20 49
8 Athletic Club 32 11 12 9 36 32 16 8 3 5 25 18 16 3 9 4 11 14 4 45
9 Osasuna 32 12 8 12 33 41 16 5 6 5 15 20 16 7 2 7 18 21 -8 44
10 Valencia 32 10 12 10 44 46 16 5 7 4 23 20 16 5 5 6 21 26 -2 42
11 Celta de Vigo 32 10 9 13 36 35 16 5 4 7 21 21 16 5 5 6 15 14 1 39
12 Espanyol 32 10 9 13 37 44 16 9 4 3 23 16 16 1 5 10 14 28 -7 39
13 Elche 32 9 8 15 35 44 16 6 5 5 20 17 16 3 3 10 15 27 -9 35
14 Rayo Vallecano 31 9 7 15 32 38 16 8 4 4 22 12 15 1 3 11 10 26 -6 34
15 Getafe 32 7 11 14 29 37 16 7 4 5 21 15 16 0 7 9 8 22 -8 32
16 Granada 32 6 11 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 16 2 6 8 16 28 -20 29
17 Mallorca 32 7 8 17 27 53 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 2 2 12 13 36 -26 29
18 Cadiz 31 5 13 13 26 43 16 2 8 6 13 20 15 3 5 7 13 23 -17 28
19 Levante 32 5 10 17 39 62 16 3 7 6 21 25 16 2 3 11 18 37 -23 25
20 Deportivo Alaves 32 6 7 19 25 53 16 5 4 7 13 18 16 1 3 12 12 35 -28 25

Espanyol:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 32 23 6 3 66 28 16 11 4 1 34 13 16 12 2 2 32 15 38 75
2 Barcelona 30 17 9 4 60 31 14 10 2 2 32 13 16 7 7 2 28 18 29 60
3 Sevilla 32 16 12 4 46 25 16 11 4 1 34 16 16 5 8 3 12 9 21 60
4 Atlético Madrid 32 18 6 8 59 39 16 11 3 2 31 15 16 7 3 6 28 24 20 60
5 Real Betis 32 17 6 9 56 37 16 9 2 5 31 19 16 8 4 4 25 18 19 57
6 Real Sociedad 32 15 10 7 32 30 16 9 5 2 12 6 16 6 5 5 20 24 2 55
7 Villarreal 32 13 10 9 51 31 16 9 5 2 36 15 16 4 5 7 15 16 20 49
8 Athletic Club 32 11 12 9 36 32 16 8 3 5 25 18 16 3 9 4 11 14 4 45
9 Osasuna 32 12 8 12 33 41 16 5 6 5 15 20 16 7 2 7 18 21 -8 44
10 Valencia 32 10 12 10 44 46 16 5 7 4 23 20 16 5 5 6 21 26 -2 42
11 Celta de Vigo 32 10 9 13 36 35 16 5 4 7 21 21 16 5 5 6 15 14 1 39
12 Espanyol 32 10 9 13 37 44 16 9 4 3 23 16 16 1 5 10 14 28 -7 39
13 Elche 32 9 8 15 35 44 16 6 5 5 20 17 16 3 3 10 15 27 -9 35
14 Rayo Vallecano 31 9 7 15 32 38 16 8 4 4 22 12 15 1 3 11 10 26 -6 34
15 Getafe 32 7 11 14 29 37 16 7 4 5 21 15 16 0 7 9 8 22 -8 32
16 Granada 32 6 11 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 16 2 6 8 16 28 -20 29
17 Mallorca 32 7 8 17 27 53 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 2 2 12 13 36 -26 29
18 Cadiz 31 5 13 13 26 43 16 2 8 6 13 20 15 3 5 7 13 23 -17 28
19 Levante 32 5 10 17 39 62 16 3 7 6 21 25 16 2 3 11 18 37 -23 25
20 Deportivo Alaves 32 6 7 19 25 53 16 5 4 7 13 18 16 1 3 12 12 35 -28 25

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