Evenly matched teams: Almería vs Rayo Vallecano match preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 13.July
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

A key match in La Liga 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Almería in 4th position and Rayo Vallecano placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

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.

The season is still full of potential for Almería as they can still win the whole La Liga 2. Vallecano are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Almería form and stats

Almería, who have the most scored goals (58) in La Liga 2, have played 19 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager F. de Jesus Santos led his Almería to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Girona. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos. Preceding that match was the home game against Tenerife that was lost 1-2.

The manager F. de Jesus Santos will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ponferradina in only one day.

The Almería fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 27 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Almería have conceded only 17 goals.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

The visitors are W3-D12-L4 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.

Rayo Vallecano won their last game, 3-2 versus Numancia played at home. Prior to that result Vallecano won their away game at Real Zaragoza. The scoreline was 4-2.

A new game in only one day for Rayo Vallecano, the La Liga 2 home match versus Las Palmas. Busy days.

Vallecano are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 27 away goals from 19 games (in the league). 25 goals have been conceded by Rayo Vallecano in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rayo Vallecano - Almería 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Almería won one, Rayo Vallecano won eight and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
14 goals
AlmeríaJ. Lazo Romero
J. Lazo Romero
8 goals
AlmeríaJ. Muñoz Muñoz
J. Muñoz Muñoz
8 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
39 19 5 Played P 5 19 39
16 9 2 Won W 2 3 12
12 3 1 Drew D 2 12 20
11 7 2 Lost L 1 4 7
58 27 6 Scored S 9 27 54
39 17 6 Conceded C 7 25 44
90% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
69% 63% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 77%
46% 42% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 42% 36%
31% 26% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 32% 28%
10% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 16% 13%
49% 37% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 74% 67%
38% 42% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 21% 28%
23% 32% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 16% 13%
 
4.2 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.8 5.7
4.5 3.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 3.3 3.4
2.9 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 3.1
6 4 1 Red cards R C 1 3 8
 
369 177 51 Total Shots T S 53 194 443
156 83 21 Shots on Target S O 23 77 168
37% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 35% 32%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería has the most scored goals (58)
  • Almería has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
  • Almería has the the best goal difference (+19)
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 39 19 12 8 49 35 19 10 6 3 28 18 20 9 6 5 21 17 14 69
2 Huesca 39 19 7 13 51 41 20 14 3 3 33 17 19 5 4 10 18 24 10 64
3 Real Zaragoza 39 17 11 11 54 44 19 8 4 7 26 22 20 9 7 4 28 22 10 62
4 Almería 39 16 12 11 58 39 19 9 3 7 27 17 20 7 9 4 31 22 19 60
5 Girona 39 16 11 12 44 38 20 13 5 2 27 12 19 3 6 10 17 26 6 59
6 Rayo Vallecano 39 12 20 7 54 44 20 9 8 3 27 19 19 3 12 4 27 25 10 56
7 Elche 39 14 13 12 47 40 19 6 8 5 22 18 20 8 5 7 25 22 7 55
8 Tenerife 39 14 12 13 48 42 20 7 9 4 24 19 19 7 3 9 24 23 6 54
9 Fuenlabrada 39 13 15 11 42 37 20 8 8 4 26 20 19 5 7 7 16 17 5 54
10 Alcorcón 39 12 17 10 50 48 19 5 5 9 22 29 20 7 12 1 28 19 2 53
11 Mirandés 39 12 17 10 53 56 20 7 11 2 24 17 19 5 6 8 29 39 -3 53
12 Sporting Gijón 39 13 12 14 38 34 19 9 5 5 26 15 20 4 7 9 12 19 4 51
13 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 41 43 19 7 7 5 25 20 20 5 7 8 16 23 -2 50
14 Málaga 39 10 19 10 32 31 20 7 9 4 23 18 19 3 10 6 9 13 1 49
15 Ponferradina 39 11 15 13 42 46 20 8 9 3 24 16 19 3 6 10 18 30 -4 48
16 Deportivo La Coruña 39 11 15 13 39 55 19 7 8 4 25 25 20 4 7 9 14 30 -16 48
17 Real Oviedo 39 11 14 14 43 49 20 6 11 3 23 20 19 5 3 11 20 29 -6 47
18 Albacete 39 11 13 15 31 43 20 4 9 7 15 21 19 7 4 8 16 22 -12 46
19 Lugo 39 10 15 14 37 50 19 6 7 6 22 28 20 4 8 8 15 22 -13 45
20 Numancia 39 11 11 17 42 49 19 9 5 5 21 13 20 2 6 12 21 36 -7 44
21 Extremadura UD 39 8 13 18 37 52 20 5 4 11 19 26 19 3 9 7 18 26 -15 37
22 Racing Santander 39 4 18 17 37 53 19 2 9 8 23 27 20 2 9 9 14 26 -16 30

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 Cádiz 39 19 12 8 49 35 19 10 6 3 28 18 20 9 6 5 21 17 14 69
2 Huesca 39 19 7 13 51 41 20 14 3 3 33 17 19 5 4 10 18 24 10 64
3 Real Zaragoza 39 17 11 11 54 44 19 8 4 7 26 22 20 9 7 4 28 22 10 62
4 Almería 39 16 12 11 58 39 19 9 3 7 27 17 20 7 9 4 31 22 19 60
5 Girona 39 16 11 12 44 38 20 13 5 2 27 12 19 3 6 10 17 26 6 59
6 Rayo Vallecano 39 12 20 7 54 44 20 9 8 3 27 19 19 3 12 4 27 25 10 56
7 Elche 39 14 13 12 47 40 19 6 8 5 22 18 20 8 5 7 25 22 7 55
8 Tenerife 39 14 12 13 48 42 20 7 9 4 24 19 19 7 3 9 24 23 6 54
9 Fuenlabrada 39 13 15 11 42 37 20 8 8 4 26 20 19 5 7 7 16 17 5 54
10 Alcorcón 39 12 17 10 50 48 19 5 5 9 22 29 20 7 12 1 28 19 2 53
11 Mirandés 39 12 17 10 53 56 20 7 11 2 24 17 19 5 6 8 29 39 -3 53
12 Sporting Gijón 39 13 12 14 38 34 19 9 5 5 26 15 20 4 7 9 12 19 4 51
13 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 41 43 19 7 7 5 25 20 20 5 7 8 16 23 -2 50
14 Málaga 39 10 19 10 32 31 20 7 9 4 23 18 19 3 10 6 9 13 1 49
15 Ponferradina 39 11 15 13 42 46 20 8 9 3 24 16 19 3 6 10 18 30 -4 48
16 Deportivo La Coruña 39 11 15 13 39 55 19 7 8 4 25 25 20 4 7 9 14 30 -16 48
17 Real Oviedo 39 11 14 14 43 49 20 6 11 3 23 20 19 5 3 11 20 29 -6 47
18 Albacete 39 11 13 15 31 43 20 4 9 7 15 21 19 7 4 8 16 22 -12 46
19 Lugo 39 10 15 14 37 50 19 6 7 6 22 28 20 4 8 8 15 22 -13 45
20 Numancia 39 11 11 17 42 49 19 9 5 5 21 13 20 2 6 12 21 36 -7 44
21 Extremadura UD 39 8 13 18 37 52 20 5 4 11 19 26 19 3 9 7 18 26 -15 37
22 Racing Santander 39 4 18 17 37 53 19 2 9 8 23 27 20 2 9 9 14 26 -16 30

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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.