La Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Deportivo La Coruña fight Rayo Vallecano

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 28.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Riazor (34600 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Abanca-Riazor haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Deportivo La Coruña languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Rayo Vallecano will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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Deportivo La Coruña form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Deportivo La Coruña, who have the most conceded goals (46) in La Liga 2, at their home stadium (Estadio Abanca-Riazor) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Deportivo La Coruña are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 258 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by V. Mollejo).

Deportivo La Coruña lost their last game at Almeria (placed 3rd) after a 0-4 scoreline. Before that, Deportivo La Coruña drew at home versus Lugo.

As you see from the result above, Deportivo La Coruña suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Deportivo La Coruña has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

2 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rayo Vallecano playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season. Rayo Vallecano has built quite a streak of draws from their away games now, as five in a row has ended all square. Will this streak be broken in today's game?

The manager F. Jémez Martín was unhappy after their last game, a La Liga 2 match played at their home ground Estadio de Vallecas. Rayo Vallecano suffered a 2-3 loss to Elche (placed 6th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Albacete that ended 1-1.

Rayo Vallecano have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Rayo Vallecano have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Deportivo La Coruña and Rayo Vallecano have met before this season: Rayo Vallecano - Deportivo La Coruña 3-1. Deportivo La Coruña-Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Deportivo La Coruña two wins, Rayo Vallecano two wins, three draws. six of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rayo VallecanoJ. Ulloa
J. Ulloa
6 goals
Deportivo La CoruñaV. Mollejo Carpintero
V. Mollejo Carpintero
5 goals
Deportivo La CoruñaA. Aketxe Barrutia
A. Aketxe Barrutia
4 goals

Deportivo La Coruña missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Deportivo La Coruña Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 6 15 30
8 5 1 Won W 1 2 8
11 6 2 Drew D 3 10 16
12 4 0 Lost L 2 3 6
28 18 5 Scored S 7 17 38
46 20 4 Conceded C 6 16 32
84% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 93%
68% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 80% 80%
45% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 33%
32% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 23%
6% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
52% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 67%
29% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 27% 27%
35% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 20% 13%
 
4 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.6 5.8
5.2 4.8 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.5 3.7
2.5 2.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3.2 3.1
6 4 1 Red cards R C 1 2 7
 
294 156 30 Total Shots T S 50 152 350
111 58 7 Shots on Target S O 22 59 129
25% 31% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 29% 29%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the most conceded goals (46)
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the the worst goal difference (-18)
  • Deportivo La Coruña have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rayo Vallecano has the most matches under the total-line (18)
  • Rayo Vallecano have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Cadiz 31 16 8 7 41 29 15 9 4 2 24 14 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 56
2 Real Zaragoza 31 15 10 6 45 30 15 8 4 3 23 12 16 7 6 3 22 18 15 55
3 Almeria 31 13 11 7 51 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 16 5 8 3 26 19 19 50
4 Huesca 31 15 5 11 39 32 16 12 2 2 28 13 15 3 3 9 11 19 7 50
5 Girona 31 13 8 10 40 35 16 10 4 2 23 12 15 3 4 8 17 23 5 47
6 Elche 31 12 10 9 41 33 15 5 6 4 20 16 16 7 4 5 21 17 8 46
7 Mirandes 31 9 15 7 42 43 16 5 10 1 18 12 15 4 5 6 24 31 -1 42
8 Sporting Gijon 31 11 8 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 15 3 4 8 8 16 2 41
9 Alcorcon 31 9 14 8 38 37 16 4 4 8 17 23 15 5 10 0 21 14 1 41
10 Rayo Vallecano 30 8 16 6 38 32 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 2 10 3 17 16 6 40
11 Ponferradina 31 9 13 9 36 34 16 7 8 1 21 10 15 2 5 8 15 24 2 40
12 Tenerife 31 10 9 12 36 36 16 6 6 4 18 16 15 4 3 8 18 20 0 39
13 Fuenlabrada 31 9 12 10 32 33 15 5 6 4 19 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 -1 39
14 Numancia 31 9 11 11 35 35 16 7 5 4 18 11 15 2 6 7 17 24 0 38
15 Málaga 31 8 14 9 27 27 15 5 7 3 18 14 16 3 7 6 9 13 0 38
16 Las Palmas 31 9 11 11 34 39 15 5 5 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 38
17 Real Oviedo 31 8 11 12 37 43 15 4 8 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 35
18 Albacete 30 9 8 13 24 36 15 4 5 6 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 20 -12 35
19 Deportivo La Coruña 31 8 11 12 28 46 15 5 6 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 35
20 Lugo 31 7 13 11 28 40 16 5 6 5 18 24 15 2 7 6 10 16 -12 34
21 Extremadura UD 31 7 10 14 30 43 16 4 4 8 15 21 15 3 6 6 15 22 -13 31
22 Racing Santander 31 4 16 11 31 40 15 2 9 4 19 19 16 2 7 7 12 21 -9 28

Read more about La Liga 2

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.