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

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 30.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Vallecas (14708 seats)

Rayo Vallecano are chasing the top positions while Lugo are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (23) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in La Liga 2

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.

Lugo are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

Overall La Liga 2 stats at home this season for Rayo Vallecano are 11-4-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Vallecano are returning here after visiting Castellón in a La Liga 2 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Yacine Qasmi and Fran García scored the goal(s). Fran García, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. García scored one goal and won 1 of 5 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Real Oviedo in a game that was won 4-1.

Rayo Vallecano have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Vallecas with 31 goals in 20 league matches. Rayo Vallecano have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lugo form and stats

There's been little loot from Lugo's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 20 away games in the La Liga 2. Lugo, who have the fewest points (12) away in La Liga 2, only have 2 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

Impressive finishing from Gerard Valentín (2) secured the home win 2-1 against FC Cartagena in their previous game. Midfielder Gerard Valentín was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Valentín scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Albacete.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lugo as they have only managed to score 17 times from 20 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lugo have conceded 37 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Lugo - Vallecano 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Rayo Vallecano wins - draws - Lugo wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
11 goals
VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
9 goals
Rayo VallecanoA. Cortés Heredia
A. Cortés Heredia
6 goals

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Lugo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rayo Vallecano Lugo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 6 20 41
19 11 5 Won W 0 2 10
10 4 2 Drew D 1 6 14
12 5 0 Lost L 5 12 17
52 31 14 Scored S 5 17 37
39 19 6 Conceded C 13 37 53
90% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 88%
66% 70% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 75% 63%
41% 50% 86% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 34%
17% 25% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 20%
7% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 10%
44% 55% 71% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 49%
32% 25% 29% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 27%
34% 25% 14% Failed to Score F T 33% 35% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 3 2.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.5
5 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 8
 
9.8 9.9 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 6.4 6.6
3.8 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 2.7
34% 40% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 32% 34%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lugo have the fewest points (12) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals (37) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 41 24 10 7 71 27 21 15 3 3 41 12 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 82
2 Mallorca 41 24 9 8 52 26 21 14 3 4 33 12 20 10 6 4 19 14 26 81
3 Almería 41 20 10 11 59 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 20 10 2 8 25 22 19 70
4 Leganés 41 20 10 11 46 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 14 70
5 Girona 41 20 10 11 46 35 21 12 4 5 22 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 11 70
6 Rayo Vallecano 41 19 10 12 52 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 8 6 7 21 20 13 67
7 Sporting Gijón 41 17 14 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 21 6 7 8 15 16 11 65
8 Ponferradina 41 15 11 15 43 48 20 9 6 5 25 22 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 56
9 Mirandés 41 14 12 15 38 39 20 6 10 4 19 16 21 8 2 11 19 23 -1 54
10 Las Palmas 41 13 14 14 45 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 20 2 9 9 11 30 -8 53
11 Tenerife 41 13 12 16 34 34 20 9 6 5 22 12 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 51
12 Real Oviedo 41 11 18 12 43 44 21 7 8 6 26 22 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 51
13 Fuenlabrada 41 11 18 12 43 45 21 4 12 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 51
14 Real Zaragoza 41 13 11 17 37 38 20 9 7 4 20 12 21 4 4 13 17 26 -1 50
15 Málaga 41 13 11 17 34 47 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -13 50
16 FC Cartagena 41 12 12 17 43 51 20 8 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Alcorcón 41 12 9 20 31 42 20 8 2 10 19 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -11 45
18 Lugo 41 10 14 17 37 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 20 2 6 12 17 37 -16 44
19 UD Logroñés 41 11 11 19 28 52 20 7 4 9 15 23 21 4 7 10 13 29 -24 44
20 Sabadell 41 10 13 18 38 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -10 43
21 Castellón 41 11 8 22 35 51 21 9 1 11 21 20 20 2 7 11 14 31 -16 41
22 Albacete 41 9 11 21 29 51 20 5 6 9 15 21 21 4 5 12 14 30 -22 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 41 24 10 7 71 27 21 15 3 3 41 12 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 82
2 Mallorca 41 24 9 8 52 26 21 14 3 4 33 12 20 10 6 4 19 14 26 81
3 Almería 41 20 10 11 59 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 20 10 2 8 25 22 19 70
4 Leganés 41 20 10 11 46 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 14 70
5 Girona 41 20 10 11 46 35 21 12 4 5 22 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 11 70
6 Rayo Vallecano 41 19 10 12 52 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 8 6 7 21 20 13 67
7 Sporting Gijón 41 17 14 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 21 6 7 8 15 16 11 65
8 Ponferradina 41 15 11 15 43 48 20 9 6 5 25 22 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 56
9 Mirandés 41 14 12 15 38 39 20 6 10 4 19 16 21 8 2 11 19 23 -1 54
10 Las Palmas 41 13 14 14 45 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 20 2 9 9 11 30 -8 53
11 Tenerife 41 13 12 16 34 34 20 9 6 5 22 12 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 51
12 Real Oviedo 41 11 18 12 43 44 21 7 8 6 26 22 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 51
13 Fuenlabrada 41 11 18 12 43 45 21 4 12 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 51
14 Real Zaragoza 41 13 11 17 37 38 20 9 7 4 20 12 21 4 4 13 17 26 -1 50
15 Málaga 41 13 11 17 34 47 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -13 50
16 FC Cartagena 41 12 12 17 43 51 20 8 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Alcorcón 41 12 9 20 31 42 20 8 2 10 19 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -11 45
18 Lugo 41 10 14 17 37 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 20 2 6 12 17 37 -16 44
19 UD Logroñés 41 11 11 19 28 52 20 7 4 9 15 23 21 4 7 10 13 29 -24 44
20 Sabadell 41 10 13 18 38 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -10 43
21 Castellón 41 11 8 22 35 51 21 9 1 11 21 20 20 2 7 11 14 31 -16 41
22 Albacete 41 9 11 21 29 51 20 5 6 9 15 21 21 4 5 12 14 30 -22 38

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