Nou Estadi Castalia: Castellón vs Rayo Vallecano La Liga 2 preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 24.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nou Estadi Castalia (15500 seats)

Castellón played 0-3 against Real Zaragoza last week, a game to remember. Next up is this strong Rayo Vallecano side.

Insights:
  • Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (23) in La Liga 2

It's no vacation for neither Castellón nor Rayo Vallecano as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Castellón are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Vallecano are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Castellón form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Castellón have managed 9 wins, 1 draw and suffered 10 defeats from 20 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Castellón to get some points in this home game.

Stress levels are on the rise for Castellón's attacking players as they have now played 401 minutes without scoring in a league game. Jamelli was their last goal scorer.

Castellón lost their last game at Real Zaragoza (placed 10th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Midfielder Carles Salvador was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Salvador hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was the home game against Ponferradina that was lost 0-2.

Castellón are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Castellón are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nou Estadi Castalia in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 20 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

7-6-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rayo Vallecano in their La Liga 2 matches away.

Rayo Vallecano go into this game after a win, the home game against Real Oviedo that ended 4-1. Álvaro García got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, top player of the team. García served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Fuenlabrada at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Vallecano have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rayo Vallecano - Castellón 2-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - one - four (Castellón wins - draws - Rayo Vallecano wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rayo VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
9 goals
CastellónR. Díez Adán
R. Díez Adán
7 goals
Rayo VallecanoA. Cortés Heredia
A. Cortés Heredia
6 goals

Castellón missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Castellón Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 7 20 40
11 9 3 Won W 1 7 18
8 1 0 Drew D 2 6 10
21 10 3 Lost L 4 7 12
35 21 7 Scored S 6 19 50
49 18 6 Conceded C 9 20 39
92% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 85% 90%
65% 55% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 60% 65%
40% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 35% 42%
12% 10% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 10% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 8%
42% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 29% 35% 45%
28% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 29% 35% 30%
38% 40% 17% Failed to Score F T 57% 45% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.8 2.9
5 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
6.7 6.2 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.1 9.7 9.8
2.3 2 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.7 3.8
38% 52% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 26% 33%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (23) 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 40 24 9 7 70 26 20 15 2 3 40 11 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 81
2 Mallorca 40 23 9 8 50 25 20 13 3 4 31 11 20 10 6 4 19 14 25 78
3 Almeria 40 19 10 11 57 39 20 9 8 3 32 17 20 10 2 8 25 22 18 67
4 Leganés 40 19 10 11 45 32 20 14 3 3 27 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 13 67
5 Girona 40 19 10 11 45 35 20 11 4 5 21 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 10 67
6 Rayo Vallecano 40 18 10 12 50 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 7 6 7 19 20 11 64
7 Sporting Gijón 40 17 13 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 20 6 6 8 15 16 11 64
8 Ponferradina 40 15 11 14 43 46 20 9 6 5 25 22 20 6 5 9 18 24 -3 56
9 Mirandes 40 14 11 15 37 38 20 6 10 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 53
10 Real Zaragoza 40 13 11 16 36 36 20 9 7 4 20 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 0 50
11 Tenerife 40 13 11 16 33 33 20 9 6 5 22 12 20 4 5 11 11 21 0 50
12 Real Oviedo 40 11 17 12 42 43 20 7 7 6 25 21 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 50
13 Fuenlabrada 40 11 17 12 43 45 20 4 11 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 50
14 Las Palmas 40 12 14 14 42 51 20 10 5 5 31 21 20 2 9 9 11 30 -9 50
15 Málaga 40 13 11 16 34 46 20 5 7 8 17 22 20 8 4 8 17 24 -12 50
16 FC Cartagena 40 12 12 16 42 49 20 8 6 6 26 22 20 4 6 10 16 27 -7 48
17 Alcorcón 40 12 9 19 31 41 20 8 2 10 19 23 20 4 7 9 12 18 -10 45
18 UD Logrones 40 11 11 18 27 50 20 7 4 9 15 23 20 4 7 9 12 27 -23 44
19 Castellón 40 11 8 21 35 49 20 9 1 10 21 18 20 2 7 11 14 31 -14 41
20 Lugo 40 9 14 17 35 52 20 7 8 5 18 15 20 2 6 12 17 37 -17 41
21 Sabadell 40 9 13 18 36 48 20 4 9 7 18 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -12 40
22 Albacete 40 9 11 20 27 48 20 5 6 9 15 21 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 38

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 40 24 9 7 70 26 20 15 2 3 40 11 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 81
2 Mallorca 40 23 9 8 50 25 20 13 3 4 31 11 20 10 6 4 19 14 25 78
3 Almeria 40 19 10 11 57 39 20 9 8 3 32 17 20 10 2 8 25 22 18 67
4 Leganés 40 19 10 11 45 32 20 14 3 3 27 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 13 67
5 Girona 40 19 10 11 45 35 20 11 4 5 21 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 10 67
6 Rayo Vallecano 40 18 10 12 50 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 7 6 7 19 20 11 64
7 Sporting Gijón 40 17 13 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 20 6 6 8 15 16 11 64
8 Ponferradina 40 15 11 14 43 46 20 9 6 5 25 22 20 6 5 9 18 24 -3 56
9 Mirandes 40 14 11 15 37 38 20 6 10 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 53
10 Real Zaragoza 40 13 11 16 36 36 20 9 7 4 20 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 0 50
11 Tenerife 40 13 11 16 33 33 20 9 6 5 22 12 20 4 5 11 11 21 0 50
12 Real Oviedo 40 11 17 12 42 43 20 7 7 6 25 21 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 50
13 Fuenlabrada 40 11 17 12 43 45 20 4 11 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 50
14 Las Palmas 40 12 14 14 42 51 20 10 5 5 31 21 20 2 9 9 11 30 -9 50
15 Málaga 40 13 11 16 34 46 20 5 7 8 17 22 20 8 4 8 17 24 -12 50
16 FC Cartagena 40 12 12 16 42 49 20 8 6 6 26 22 20 4 6 10 16 27 -7 48
17 Alcorcón 40 12 9 19 31 41 20 8 2 10 19 23 20 4 7 9 12 18 -10 45
18 UD Logrones 40 11 11 18 27 50 20 7 4 9 15 23 20 4 7 9 12 27 -23 44
19 Castellón 40 11 8 21 35 49 20 9 1 10 21 18 20 2 7 11 14 31 -14 41
20 Lugo 40 9 14 17 35 52 20 7 8 5 18 15 20 2 6 12 17 37 -17 41
21 Sabadell 40 9 13 18 36 48 20 4 9 7 18 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -12 40
22 Albacete 40 9 11 20 27 48 20 5 6 9 15 21 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 38

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