Football match preview: Getafe vs Rayo Vallecano

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez (17393 seats)

Getafe - Rayo Vallecano in La Liga: Data, teams, matches, tendencies and headlines. Read our complete preview!

Insights:
  • Getafe have the fewest points from losing position (1) in La Liga
  • Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Getafe form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga for Getafe at their home stadium (Coliseum Alfonso Pérez) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The Getafe goalkeeper David Soria Solis is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 254 minutes without conceding a goal in the La Liga.

The spoils were shared in Getafe's previous game, also at home. Visiting Real Betis (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Goalkeeper Soria got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.44 out of ten. Soria topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that match, a win away at Celta de Vigo.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Getafe handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, six draws and four defeats.

Getafe are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Osasuna awaits in three days.

Getafe has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Getafe have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

There's been little loot from Rayo Vallecano's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 17 away games in the La Liga. Rayo Vallecano only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. Vallecano love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Rayo Vallecano delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Real Sociedad (placed 6th) in their previous game. The draw against Real Sociedad came from a losing position. The Rayo Vallecano manager Sagarna brought on Falcao as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. García got a match rating of 7.15 in that game, top player of the team. García hit the woodwork once, hit four key passes and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Barcelona at their stadium, the result 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Vallecano have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, two draws and one defeat.

A new game in only four days for Rayo Vallecano, the La Liga home match versus Villarreal. Busy days.

The attacking power of Rayo Vallecano when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. As for defending, Vallecano rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Rayo Vallecano - Getafe 3-0. Getafe-Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Getafe four wins, Rayo Vallecano five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GetafeE. Ünal
E. Ünal
15 goals
GetafeB. Mayoral Moya
B. Mayoral Moya
6 goals
Rayo VallecanoÁ. García Rivera
Á. García Rivera
6 goals

Getafe missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Getafe Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
8 7 1 Won W 1 3 11
12 5 2 Drew D 2 3 8
14 5 3 Lost L 2 11 15
31 21 2 Scored S 4 12 35
37 15 6 Conceded C 6 26 39
82% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
59% 53% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 68%
32% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 35% 35%
12% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 15%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
35% 35% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 41%
35% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 24%
47% 35% 67% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 38%
 
3.6 4.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.4 4.5 4.9
4.7 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 4.5 4.8
3.2 3.2 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 2.7
6 4 2 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
11 12.6 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 11.6 13.2
3.4 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.7 3.6
27% 30% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 29%
 
11.4 10.5 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.5 11.2
3.9 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.4 4.5
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Getafe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Getafe have the fewest points from losing position (1) in La Liga
  • Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • 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 34 25 6 3 73 29 17 12 4 1 38 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 44 81
2 FC Barcelona 34 19 9 6 63 34 17 11 2 4 34 16 17 8 7 2 29 18 29 66
3 Sevilla 34 17 13 4 50 28 17 11 5 1 35 17 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 64
4 Atletico Madrid 34 18 7 9 59 41 17 11 4 2 31 15 17 7 3 7 28 26 18 61
5 Real Betis 34 17 7 10 56 38 17 9 2 6 31 20 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 58
6 Real Sociedad 34 15 11 8 33 32 17 9 5 3 12 7 17 6 6 5 21 25 1 56
7 Villarreal 34 14 10 10 54 33 17 10 5 2 38 15 17 4 5 8 16 18 21 52
8 Athletic Club 34 13 12 9 41 34 17 9 3 5 27 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 7 51
9 Osasuna 34 12 9 13 35 45 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 7 3 7 19 22 -10 45
10 Valencia 34 10 13 11 45 49 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 43
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 11 8 15 35 39 17 8 5 4 23 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -4 41
12 Celta de Vigo 34 10 10 14 37 38 17 5 4 8 21 23 17 5 6 6 16 15 -1 40
13 Elche 34 10 9 15 37 45 17 6 6 5 21 18 17 4 3 10 16 27 -8 39
14 Espanyol 34 10 9 15 37 49 17 9 4 4 23 17 17 1 5 11 14 32 -12 39
15 Getafe 34 8 12 14 31 37 17 7 5 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 36
16 Cadiz 34 6 14 14 30 47 17 2 8 7 15 23 17 4 6 7 15 24 -17 32
17 Mallorca 34 8 8 18 30 56 17 6 6 5 16 18 17 2 2 13 14 38 -26 32
18 Granada 34 6 13 15 37 57 17 4 6 7 21 29 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 31
19 Deportivo Alaves 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 1 3 13 13 37 -28 28
20 Levante 34 5 11 18 42 66 17 3 7 7 23 28 17 2 4 11 19 38 -24 26

Getafe:
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 34 25 6 3 73 29 17 12 4 1 38 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 44 81
2 FC Barcelona 34 19 9 6 63 34 17 11 2 4 34 16 17 8 7 2 29 18 29 66
3 Sevilla 34 17 13 4 50 28 17 11 5 1 35 17 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 64
4 Atletico Madrid 34 18 7 9 59 41 17 11 4 2 31 15 17 7 3 7 28 26 18 61
5 Real Betis 34 17 7 10 56 38 17 9 2 6 31 20 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 58
6 Real Sociedad 34 15 11 8 33 32 17 9 5 3 12 7 17 6 6 5 21 25 1 56
7 Villarreal 34 14 10 10 54 33 17 10 5 2 38 15 17 4 5 8 16 18 21 52
8 Athletic Club 34 13 12 9 41 34 17 9 3 5 27 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 7 51
9 Osasuna 34 12 9 13 35 45 17 5 6 6 16 23 17 7 3 7 19 22 -10 45
10 Valencia 34 10 13 11 45 49 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 43
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 11 8 15 35 39 17 8 5 4 23 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -4 41
12 Celta de Vigo 34 10 10 14 37 38 17 5 4 8 21 23 17 5 6 6 16 15 -1 40
13 Elche 34 10 9 15 37 45 17 6 6 5 21 18 17 4 3 10 16 27 -8 39
14 Espanyol 34 10 9 15 37 49 17 9 4 4 23 17 17 1 5 11 14 32 -12 39
15 Getafe 34 8 12 14 31 37 17 7 5 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 36
16 Cadiz 34 6 14 14 30 47 17 2 8 7 15 23 17 4 6 7 15 24 -17 32
17 Mallorca 34 8 8 18 30 56 17 6 6 5 16 18 17 2 2 13 14 38 -26 32
18 Granada 34 6 13 15 37 57 17 4 6 7 21 29 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 31
19 Deportivo Alaves 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 1 3 13 13 37 -28 28
20 Levante 34 5 11 18 42 66 17 3 7 7 23 28 17 2 4 11 19 38 -24 26

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