Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rayo Vallecano & Villarreal face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Rayo Vallecano participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Leganés.5-5-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Rayo Vallecano so far this season. 2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Rayo Vallecano.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Rayo Vallecano, who played 1-1 against Extremadura UD. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio de Vallecas). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Real Betis that ended 2-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rayo Vallecano as they are travelling to their away game against Mirandés in the La Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.
The Rayo Vallecano fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Rayo Vallecano have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal's mission in Copa Del Rey last season failed in the 8th finals against Espanyol.Playing away, Villarreal have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 6 defeats in the La Liga this season. Total Copa Del Rey statistics for Villarreal: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Having won their last three away games Villarreal has no reason to fear anyone.
Villarreal play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Deportivo Alaves. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Girona at their stadium, the result 3-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. Calleja Revilla when Fernando Niño scored the winning goal, after being substituted in the 89th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Osasuna in just four days.
Villarreal have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 1 - 7 (Rayo Vallecano wins - draws - Villarreal wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() G. Moreno Balaguero 8 goals | ![]() S. Cazorla González 7 goals | ![]() J. Ulloa 5 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 30 | 50 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 93% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5.8 | 7.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 297 | 154 | Total Shots | T S | 258 | 411 | ||
| 109 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 86 | 138 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cádiz | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 2 | Almería | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Huesca | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Real Zaragoza | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Fuenlabrada | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Elche | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Numancia | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Girona | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Mirandés | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 12 | Alcorcón | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Ponferradina | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Málaga | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 28 |
| 16 | Albacete | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 27 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Lugo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 25 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 43 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Getafe | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Valencia | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Granada | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Levante | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | SD Eibar | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -15 | 18 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Leganés | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 15 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -21 | 15 |