We've seen good and bad for these two teams this season, holding positions near the middle of the La Liga table. Here's the Rayo Vallecano - Osasuna latest:
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Osasuna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's go!
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Rayo Vallecano at their home stadium (Estadio de Vallecas) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The Vallecano club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Estadio de Vallecas: A 1-2 defeat against Atletico Madrid (placed 3rd). Comesaña (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.55/10. Comesaña served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.
1-1 away at Valencia before that.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rayo Vallecano have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Not much happening? In this club's last 12 league games, 9 have produced two goals or less.
Vallecano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Rayo Vallecano's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Osasuna form and stats
Playing away, Osasuna have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season.
The regulars enjoyed Osasuna's previous fixture versus Elche (placed 20th), a 2-1 win played at home. That victory felt sweet as this side had gone four league rounds without winning. The attacker Ezzalzouli got a match rating of 9.12 in that game. Ezzalzouli scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 10 times.
Before that game, 1-1 away against Athletic Club (after extra-time) in the Copa Del Rey. Osasuna are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
Lacking goals? 11 of this club's most recent 14 league rounds have contained two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Osasuna as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Osasuna have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (4-1-0) versus Rayo Vallecano.These opponents have played earlier this season: Osasuna - Rayo Vallecano 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Ávila 7 goals |   I. Palazón Camacho 6 goals |  S. Camello Pérez 5 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Osasuna missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Osasuna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 33 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 86% | 79% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 79% | 86% |
| 71% | 79% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 64% |
| 43% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 14% | 29% |
| 21% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 4% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 7% | 4% |
| 54% | 57% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 39% |
| 32% | 29% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 32% |
| 29% | 36% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 43% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13.6 | 16 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.1 | 12.1 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 27% | 27% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 23% | 22% |
| 12.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.6 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Osasuna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Barcelona | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 44 | 71 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 35 | 59 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | Girona | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Cadiz | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Almeria | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -24 | 29 |
| 18 | Valencia | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 27 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 20 | Elche | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -37 | 13 |
