Here's what we know about the Rayo Vallecano - Alcorcón match:

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas (14708 seats)

The league table in La Liga 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Rayo Vallecano leading Alcorcón by 12 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Rayo Vallecano has the most points from losing position (10) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Alcorcón have scored away.

Rayo Vallecano and Alcorcón should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 9 La Liga 2 games here at Estadio de Vallecas for Rayo Vallecano. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Rayo Vallecano bring valid hopes of a third.

The Vallecano goalkeeper Luca Zinedine Zidane is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 250 minutes without conceding a goal in the La Liga 2.

Vallecano's previous game was a La Liga 2 match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Las Palmas (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Copa Del Rey match versus Teruel (after extra-time) with a 3-2 scoreline.

Vallecano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Vallecas with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Rayo Vallecano have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.

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Alcorcón form and stats

Alcorcón have only collected 7 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 1-4-4 (9 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Alcorcón who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Impressive finishing from Marc Gual and José León secured the home win 2-1 against FC Cartagena in their previous game. Preceding that game was the away Copa Del Rey victory against Lealtad with the score of 2-1.

After this away game Alcorcón return home for a Copa Del Rey game against Real Zaragoza. That game is only three sleeps after this.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Alcorcón's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Alcorcón as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vallecano won five games, one match ended with a draw and Alcorcón has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Rayo VallecanoA. Cortés Heredia
A. Cortés Heredia
5 goals
VallecanoA. Martín García
A. Martín García
4 goals
Rayo VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
4 goals

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Alcorcón missing players

Rayo Vallecano Alcorcón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 2 9 18
9 7 3 Won W 0 1 5
4 1 1 Drew D 0 4 4
6 1 0 Lost L 2 4 9
20 15 6 Scored S 0 4 11
14 4 2 Conceded C 2 6 16
84% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
53% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 44%
37% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 17%
5% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
32% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 22%
42% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 33%
42% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 56%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.6 1.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
9.7 10.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.1 7.7
3.8 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.1
28% 38% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 20%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Rayo Vallecano has the most points from losing position (10) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Alcorcón have scored away.

  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 19 13 3 3 30 9 10 8 1 1 17 4 9 5 2 2 13 5 21 42
2 Mallorca 19 12 5 2 26 7 10 6 2 2 18 6 9 6 3 0 8 1 19 41
3 Almeria 19 12 2 5 25 14 9 5 2 2 12 5 10 7 0 3 13 9 11 38
4 Leganes 18 10 2 6 18 13 10 8 0 2 12 4 8 2 2 4 6 9 5 32
5 Rayo Vallecano 19 9 4 6 20 14 9 7 1 1 15 4 10 2 3 5 5 10 6 31
6 Sporting Gijon 18 9 4 5 18 13 9 6 3 0 12 4 9 3 1 5 6 9 5 31
7 Ponferradina 19 9 3 7 20 21 10 5 2 3 12 11 9 4 1 4 8 10 -1 30
8 Girona 18 8 4 6 15 14 9 4 2 3 7 5 9 4 2 3 8 9 1 28
9 Mirandes 18 7 6 5 17 12 9 3 5 1 8 4 9 4 1 4 9 8 5 27
10 Fuenlabrada 19 6 8 5 21 21 9 2 5 2 7 7 10 4 3 3 14 14 0 26
11 Lugo 19 7 5 7 18 18 9 5 2 2 9 5 10 2 3 5 9 13 0 26
12 Malaga 19 7 5 7 18 25 9 2 4 3 7 10 10 5 1 4 11 15 -7 26
13 Real Oviedo 19 6 7 6 22 19 10 3 4 3 14 11 9 3 3 3 8 8 3 25
14 UD Logrones 19 7 3 9 16 23 9 4 1 4 9 10 10 3 2 5 7 13 -7 24
15 Las Palmas 19 5 8 6 20 25 9 5 2 2 14 11 10 0 6 4 6 14 -5 23
16 FC Cartagena 19 5 4 10 22 27 9 3 1 5 12 12 10 2 3 5 10 15 -5 19
17 Castellon 19 5 4 10 18 25 9 4 0 5 9 8 10 1 4 5 9 17 -7 19
18 Alcorcón 19 5 4 10 11 19 10 4 0 6 7 13 9 1 4 4 4 6 -8 19
19 Sabadell 19 5 3 11 18 25 10 2 2 6 9 13 9 3 1 5 9 12 -7 18
20 Tenerife 18 4 5 9 13 20 9 3 3 3 7 6 9 1 2 6 6 14 -7 17
21 Real Zaragoza 19 4 4 11 14 20 10 3 4 3 10 10 9 1 0 8 4 10 -6 16
22 Albacete 18 2 5 11 9 25 9 2 3 4 8 11 9 0 2 7 1 14 -16 11

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.