La Liga match tips and game guide for the Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal meet

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Thu 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas (14708 seats)

Which team will get all the points when Villarreal visit Rayo Vallecano? In this game guide you'll find all the relevant facts and stats required to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Rayo Vallecano have to build on here at Estadio de Vallecas in the La Liga. Rayo Vallecano are slowly digging their own grave here at Estadio de Vallecas with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Deportivo Alavés match.

The Vallecano coach Sagarna and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Getafe (placed 15th). The Rayo Vallecano goalkeeper Dimitrievski was crucial in the match against Getafe last time out, making six saves. The goalie Dimitrievski was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.41 out of ten. Dimitrievski topped it up with a clean sheet.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Real Sociedad.

Rayo Vallecano are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Mallorca awaits in three days.

Rayo Vallecano has scored 23 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. Vallecano are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de Vallecas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 17 matches.

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Villarreal form and stats

Villarreal have only collected 17 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 4-5-8 (17 played).

Villarreal's last game was the home draw against Sevilla (1-1). Attacker Celso got a player rating of 7.84 in the game. "Man of the match" Celso scored one goal and hit two key passes.

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A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Real Sociedad in the La Liga only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 16 times from 17 away games in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Villarreal in these games.

Head 2 Head

Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal have played each other before this season: Villarreal - Vallecano 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Rayo Vallecano wins - draws - Villarreal wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
10 goals
VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
9 goals
Rayo VallecanoÁ. García Rivera
Á. García Rivera
6 goals

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
11 8 1 Won W 0 4 14
9 5 2 Drew D 2 5 11
15 4 2 Lost L 3 8 10
35 23 2 Scored S 2 16 55
39 13 5 Conceded C 6 18 34
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 86%
66% 65% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 59% 69%
34% 35% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 35% 43%
14% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 29%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 17%
40% 41% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 46%
26% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 37%
40% 29% 60% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 31%
 
4.9 5.2 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.1 5.5
4.7 5.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.2 5
2.8 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.2 14.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.6 12.8
3.5 4.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 4.5
29% 31% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 29% 35%
 
11.2 9.8 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 13 11.2
4.5 3.6 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 3.7
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • 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 Real Madrid 35 25 6 4 73 30 17 12 4 1 38 13 18 13 2 3 35 17 43 81
2 Barcelona 35 20 9 6 65 35 17 11 2 4 34 16 18 9 7 2 31 19 30 69
3 Sevilla 35 17 14 4 51 29 17 11 5 1 35 17 18 6 9 3 16 12 22 65
4 Atlético Madrid 35 19 7 9 60 41 18 12 4 2 32 15 17 7 3 7 28 26 19 64
5 Real Betis 35 17 7 11 57 40 18 9 2 7 32 22 17 8 5 4 25 18 17 58
6 Real Sociedad 35 15 11 9 34 34 17 9 5 3 12 7 18 6 6 6 22 27 0 56
7 Villarreal 35 14 11 10 55 34 18 10 6 2 39 16 17 4 5 8 16 18 21 53
8 Athletic Club 35 13 13 9 41 34 18 9 4 5 27 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 7 52
9 Osasuna 35 12 10 13 36 46 17 5 6 6 16 23 18 7 4 7 20 23 -10 46
10 Valencia 35 10 14 11 45 49 17 5 8 4 24 21 18 5 6 7 21 28 -4 44
11 Celta de Vigo 35 11 10 14 41 38 18 6 4 8 25 23 17 5 6 6 16 15 3 43
12 Rayo Vallecano 35 11 9 15 35 39 17 8 5 4 23 13 18 3 4 11 12 26 -4 42
13 Espanyol 35 10 10 15 38 50 18 9 5 4 24 18 17 1 5 11 14 32 -12 40
14 Elche 35 10 9 16 37 48 17 6 6 5 21 18 18 4 3 11 16 30 -11 39
15 Getafe 35 8 13 14 31 37 18 7 6 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 37
16 Cadiz 35 7 14 14 33 47 18 3 8 7 18 23 17 4 6 7 15 24 -14 35
17 Granada 35 7 13 15 43 59 17 4 6 7 21 29 18 3 7 8 22 30 -16 34
18 Mallorca 35 8 8 19 32 62 18 6 6 6 18 24 17 2 2 13 14 38 -30 32
19 Levante 35 6 11 18 44 67 18 4 7 7 25 29 17 2 4 11 19 38 -23 29
20 Deportivo Alavés 35 7 7 21 28 60 17 6 4 7 15 19 18 1 3 14 13 41 -32 28

Villarreal:
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 35 25 6 4 73 30 17 12 4 1 38 13 18 13 2 3 35 17 43 81
2 Barcelona 35 20 9 6 65 35 17 11 2 4 34 16 18 9 7 2 31 19 30 69
3 Sevilla 35 17 14 4 51 29 17 11 5 1 35 17 18 6 9 3 16 12 22 65
4 Atlético Madrid 35 19 7 9 60 41 18 12 4 2 32 15 17 7 3 7 28 26 19 64
5 Real Betis 35 17 7 11 57 40 18 9 2 7 32 22 17 8 5 4 25 18 17 58
6 Real Sociedad 35 15 11 9 34 34 17 9 5 3 12 7 18 6 6 6 22 27 0 56
7 Villarreal 35 14 11 10 55 34 18 10 6 2 39 16 17 4 5 8 16 18 21 53
8 Athletic Club 35 13 13 9 41 34 18 9 4 5 27 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 7 52
9 Osasuna 35 12 10 13 36 46 17 5 6 6 16 23 18 7 4 7 20 23 -10 46
10 Valencia 35 10 14 11 45 49 17 5 8 4 24 21 18 5 6 7 21 28 -4 44
11 Celta de Vigo 35 11 10 14 41 38 18 6 4 8 25 23 17 5 6 6 16 15 3 43
12 Rayo Vallecano 35 11 9 15 35 39 17 8 5 4 23 13 18 3 4 11 12 26 -4 42
13 Espanyol 35 10 10 15 38 50 18 9 5 4 24 18 17 1 5 11 14 32 -12 40
14 Elche 35 10 9 16 37 48 17 6 6 5 21 18 18 4 3 11 16 30 -11 39
15 Getafe 35 8 13 14 31 37 18 7 6 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 37
16 Cadiz 35 7 14 14 33 47 18 3 8 7 18 23 17 4 6 7 15 24 -14 35
17 Granada 35 7 13 15 43 59 17 4 6 7 21 29 18 3 7 8 22 30 -16 34
18 Mallorca 35 8 8 19 32 62 18 6 6 6 18 24 17 2 2 13 14 38 -30 32
19 Levante 35 6 11 18 44 67 18 4 7 7 25 29 17 2 4 11 19 38 -23 29
20 Deportivo Alavés 35 7 7 21 28 60 17 6 4 7 15 19 18 1 3 14 13 41 -32 28

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