The Girona & Rayo Vallecano managers F. Rodríguez Vílchez and A. Iraola Sagarna are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga 2 league table.
- Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rayo Vallecano has the most points from losing position (10) in La Liga 2
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the La Liga 2. This match was also played here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rayo Vallecano have had more rest.
Girona form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Girona have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.
Girona are confident in defense, having played 277 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Girona's last game was hosting UD Logroñés (placed 13th) and winning 2-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Albacete and winning 2-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Girona have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
The manager F. Rodríguez Vílchez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Gimnastica Segoviana in only three days.
Girona aren't scoring a lot here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. From these home matches, Girona have conceded only 5 goals.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
There's been little loot from Rayo Vallecano's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the La Liga 2. Rayo Vallecano only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Rayo Vallecano's previous game versus UD Logroñés (placed 13th), a La Liga 2 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Leganes's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Rayo Vallecano in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Rayo Vallecano, five draws and one defeat.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vallecano manager A. Iraola Sagarna as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Teruel.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vallecano as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vallecano have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Girona won four, Rayo Vallecano won five and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sylla Diallo 5 goals |  A. Martín García 4 goals | I. Palazón Camacho 4 goals |
Girona missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Girona | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 44% | 53% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 35% |
| 41% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 8.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 33% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 30% |
- Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rayo Vallecano has the most points from losing position (10) 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 | Mallorca | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Espanyol | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Almeria | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Leganes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijon | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Girona | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Malaga | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Mirandes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Fuenlabrada | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Lugo | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | UD Logroñés | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | FC Cartagena | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 | Alcorcon | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Castellon | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Sabadell | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 21 | Real Zaragoza | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 13 |
| 22 | Albacete | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 11 |