The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Rayo Vallecano are in the 9th position while the guesting Castellón worry at 18th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Rayo Vallecano so far this season.
An away draw last time out for Rayo Vallecano, facing Sporting Gijon in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Almeria (0-1).
There will be little rest for Rayo Vallecano after this match as they are travelling to Real Zaragoza for a La Liga 2 game in only four days.
Rayo Vallecano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Vallecas with 9 goals in 5 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Vallecano have only let in 2 goals at home.
Castellón form and stats
Castellón, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in La Liga 2, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 1-2-3 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Castellón's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Castellón had fun at their own home (Estadio de Vallecas) last time out, beating FC Cartagena 2-1. Ruben Diez (2) scored. A 0-4 defeat away at Real Oviedo before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Castellón are hosting Alcorcon in the La Liga 2 only three days away.
The attacking power of Castellón when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Castellón struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Vallecano-Castellón H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Rayo Vallecano three wins, Castellón zero wins, one draw. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Palazón Camacho 4 goals |  R. Díez Adán 3 goals | A. Martín García 2 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Castellón missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Castellón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 42% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | 50% |
| 42% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 124 | 59 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 45 | 87 |
| 46 | 21 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 14 | 24 |
| 26% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | 42% |
- Castellón has the fewest clean sheets (1) in La Liga 2
- Castellón have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Castellón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Castellón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Espanyol | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Sporting Gijon | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Leganes | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Almeria | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Lugo | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Fuenlabrada | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Malaga | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | UD Logrones | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Real Oviedo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Mirandes | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Ponferradina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Cartagena | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | Girona | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 18 | Castellón | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Albacete | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Real Zaragoza | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Sabadell | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 5 |