Possible nail-biting contest in Almería - Rayo Vallecano game

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Almería - Rayo Vallecano!

Insights:
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (18) in La Liga 2

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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Almería form and stats

Almería, who have the most scored goals (28) at home in La Liga 2, have performed here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos this season with 9 wins from 16 La Liga 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 2. Two draws in a row at home now for Almería.

A good away victory last time out for Almería, who won 3-0 against Malaga (placed 10th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Leganes that ended 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Almería perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Almería as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Almería has won five of these, drawn three and lost three.

Almería have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos with 28 goals in 16 league matches. Almería are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 16 matches.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

5-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rayo Vallecano in their La Liga 2 matches away.

Rayo Vallecano's previous game was their home loss versus Sporting Gijon (0-1). Preceding that game was the away victory against Alcorcon with the score of 3-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vallecano playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Rayo Vallecano wins, five draws and one defeat.

Rayo Vallecano have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Vallecano in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Rayo Vallecano - Almería 0-1 entered in the official records. Almería-Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Almería three wins, Rayo Vallecano six wins, one draw. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
15 goals
AlmeríaJ. Corpas Serna
J. Corpas Serna
11 goals
Rayo VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
6 goals

Almería missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 16 31
18 9 1 Won W 2 5 14
6 5 1 Drew D 1 5 7
8 2 2 Lost L 2 6 10
48 28 4 Scored S 5 16 38
28 12 4 Conceded C 7 17 30
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 90%
72% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 65%
50% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 42%
19% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 16%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
53% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 42%
31% 31% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 31% 32%
22% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 44% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.2 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.6 2.9 2.8
5 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.2 10.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 9.1 9.6
4.1 4.8 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.7
37% 37% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 29% 33%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Almería have the most scored goals (28) at home in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (18) in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 31 18 7 6 49 21 15 11 2 2 27 8 16 7 5 4 22 13 28 61
2 Mallorca 31 18 7 6 40 20 16 9 3 4 24 10 15 9 4 2 16 10 20 61
3 Almería 32 18 6 8 48 28 16 9 5 2 28 12 16 9 1 6 20 16 20 60
4 Sporting Gijon 32 15 11 6 34 21 16 9 7 0 19 7 16 6 4 6 15 14 13 56
5 Leganes 31 16 6 9 35 25 16 12 1 3 21 10 15 4 5 6 14 15 10 54
6 Rayo Vallecano 31 14 7 10 38 30 15 9 2 4 22 13 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 49
7 Ponferradina 32 13 9 10 36 35 16 8 5 3 22 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 1 48
8 Girona 31 12 9 10 28 29 16 7 4 5 13 11 15 5 5 5 15 18 -1 45
9 Fuenlabrada 31 9 15 7 36 32 16 3 10 3 16 14 15 6 5 4 20 18 4 42
10 Malaga 32 11 9 12 29 38 16 4 6 6 14 19 16 7 3 6 15 19 -9 42
11 Tenerife 31 11 8 12 29 28 16 8 5 3 20 9 15 3 3 9 9 19 1 41
12 Mirandes 30 11 8 11 29 29 15 5 7 3 16 13 15 6 1 8 13 16 0 41
13 Las Palmas 31 10 10 11 32 41 15 8 3 4 21 16 16 2 7 7 11 25 -9 40
14 Real Oviedo 32 8 15 9 35 34 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 3 9 4 13 15 1 39
15 Lugo 31 8 12 11 28 33 16 6 7 3 13 8 15 2 5 8 15 25 -5 36
16 Real Zaragoza 31 9 7 15 26 30 15 7 4 4 15 11 16 2 3 11 11 19 -4 34
17 UD Logrones 32 8 9 15 23 42 15 5 3 7 12 18 17 3 6 8 11 24 -19 33
18 Alcorcon 32 8 8 16 21 33 16 6 1 9 14 20 16 2 7 7 7 13 -12 32
19 Sabadell 31 7 10 14 26 35 15 2 7 6 12 16 16 5 3 8 14 19 -9 31
20 Castellon 31 8 6 17 30 40 16 7 0 9 19 16 15 1 6 8 11 24 -10 30
21 FC Cartagena 31 7 9 15 31 43 16 5 5 6 20 19 15 2 4 9 11 24 -12 30
22 Albacete 31 7 8 16 21 37 15 4 5 6 13 15 16 3 3 10 8 22 -16 29

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 Espanyol 31 18 7 6 49 21 15 11 2 2 27 8 16 7 5 4 22 13 28 61
2 Mallorca 31 18 7 6 40 20 16 9 3 4 24 10 15 9 4 2 16 10 20 61
3 Almería 32 18 6 8 48 28 16 9 5 2 28 12 16 9 1 6 20 16 20 60
4 Sporting Gijon 32 15 11 6 34 21 16 9 7 0 19 7 16 6 4 6 15 14 13 56
5 Leganes 31 16 6 9 35 25 16 12 1 3 21 10 15 4 5 6 14 15 10 54
6 Rayo Vallecano 31 14 7 10 38 30 15 9 2 4 22 13 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 49
7 Ponferradina 32 13 9 10 36 35 16 8 5 3 22 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 1 48
8 Girona 31 12 9 10 28 29 16 7 4 5 13 11 15 5 5 5 15 18 -1 45
9 Fuenlabrada 31 9 15 7 36 32 16 3 10 3 16 14 15 6 5 4 20 18 4 42
10 Malaga 32 11 9 12 29 38 16 4 6 6 14 19 16 7 3 6 15 19 -9 42
11 Tenerife 31 11 8 12 29 28 16 8 5 3 20 9 15 3 3 9 9 19 1 41
12 Mirandes 30 11 8 11 29 29 15 5 7 3 16 13 15 6 1 8 13 16 0 41
13 Las Palmas 31 10 10 11 32 41 15 8 3 4 21 16 16 2 7 7 11 25 -9 40
14 Real Oviedo 32 8 15 9 35 34 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 3 9 4 13 15 1 39
15 Lugo 31 8 12 11 28 33 16 6 7 3 13 8 15 2 5 8 15 25 -5 36
16 Real Zaragoza 31 9 7 15 26 30 15 7 4 4 15 11 16 2 3 11 11 19 -4 34
17 UD Logrones 32 8 9 15 23 42 15 5 3 7 12 18 17 3 6 8 11 24 -19 33
18 Alcorcon 32 8 8 16 21 33 16 6 1 9 14 20 16 2 7 7 7 13 -12 32
19 Sabadell 31 7 10 14 26 35 15 2 7 6 12 16 16 5 3 8 14 19 -9 31
20 Castellon 31 8 6 17 30 40 16 7 0 9 19 16 15 1 6 8 11 24 -10 30
21 FC Cartagena 31 7 9 15 31 43 16 5 5 6 20 19 15 2 4 9 11 24 -12 30
22 Albacete 31 7 8 16 21 37 15 4 5 6 13 15 16 3 3 10 8 22 -16 29

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.