Struggling Real Zaragoza will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rayo Vallecano in the upcoming league round. It’s 21st vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the La Liga 2 this season. Real Zaragoza have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses from their games here at Estadio de la Romareda. Zaragoza has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Baraja Vegas and the players.
The fans are hoping that Zaragoza will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Ponferradina (placed 11th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Real Oviedo (1-2).
The manager R. Baraja Vegas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Espanyol in only four days.
The Zaragoza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Zaragoza have conceded 8 goals.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
There's been little loot from Rayo Vallecano's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the La Liga 2. Rayo Vallecano only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Vallecano won their last game, 2-1 versus Castellon played at home. Before that, Rayo Vallecano travelled to Sporting Gijón and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
A new game in only three days for Vallecano, the La Liga 2 home match versus FC Cartagena. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Vallecano's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. As opposed to that, Vallecano have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Real Zaragoza won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Rayo Vallecano has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Narváez Solarte 4 goals |  A. Martín García 4 goals | I. Palazón Camacho 4 goals |
Real Zaragoza missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Real Zaragoza | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 75% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 42% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 54% |
| 42% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 38% |
| 17% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 33% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 50% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 81 | 60 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 65 | 130 |
| 27 | 20 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 25 | 49 |
| 30% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 12% | 29% |
- Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Real Zaragoza has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in La Liga 2
- Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Zaragoza have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
- Real Zaragoza is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Leganes | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Sporting Gijón | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Almeria | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | UD Logrones | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Mirandés | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Fuenlabrada | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Lugo | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Ponferradina | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Girona | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Malaga | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | FC Cartagena | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 18 | Castellon | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Sabadell | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Albacete | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 21 | Real Zaragoza | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 8 |