Football betting preview: Sabadell vs Rayo Vallecano

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 03.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta (15000 seats)

Struggling Sabadell will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rayo Vallecano in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Sabadell have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in La Liga 2
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (22) 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.

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Sabadell form and stats

Sabadell's results here at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta in the La Liga 2 have been very modest with 3 victories, 9 draws and 6 defeats. In general it's been a long time since Sabadell tasted defeat here at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

A nice win for Sabadell last time playing, versus Mallorca. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Jaime Sánchez Muñoz scoring for the victors. Before that, Sabadell played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Fuenlabrada.

Sabadell have scored 16 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Rayo Vallecano playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

There were no winners in Vallecano's previous match, a La Liga 2 home game that ended 2-2 vs Albacete (placed 22nd). Before that, Rayo Vallecano travelled to UD Logrones and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, Rayo Vallecano drew the match against Albacete. Manager A. Iraola Sagarna brought on Bebé to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (17 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rayo Vallecano - Sabadell 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

SabadellJ. Molina Martínez
J. Molina Martínez
9 goals
Rayo VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
7 goals
Rayo VallecanoA. Cortés Heredia
A. Cortés Heredia
6 goals

Sabadell missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sabadell Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
8 3 2 Won W 2 6 16
13 9 2 Drew D 2 6 9
15 6 2 Lost L 2 6 11
33 16 6 Scored S 8 17 43
42 19 6 Conceded C 6 17 34
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 89%
64% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 61%
42% 28% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 42%
14% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
53% 61% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 42%
25% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 39% 33%
33% 28% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.9 2.9
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
6.6 6.4 6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.4 9.6
2.6 2.6 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.6 3.7
35% 34% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 26% 32%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (22) in La Liga 2
  • Sabadell have the fewest points (18) at home in La Liga 2
  • Sabadell have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) 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 36 22 8 6 63 23 18 14 2 2 37 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 40 74
2 Mallorca 36 20 8 8 44 23 18 11 3 4 27 10 18 9 5 4 17 13 21 68
3 Almeria 36 18 8 10 51 33 18 9 6 3 29 14 18 9 2 7 22 19 18 62
4 Leganes 36 18 7 11 41 31 18 13 2 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 61
5 Sporting Gijon 36 15 12 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 18 6 5 7 15 15 10 57
6 Rayo Vallecano 36 16 9 11 43 34 18 10 3 5 26 17 18 6 6 6 17 17 9 57
7 Girona 36 15 10 11 38 34 18 9 4 5 19 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 4 55
8 Ponferradina 36 14 11 11 40 39 18 9 6 3 24 17 18 5 5 8 16 22 1 53
9 Mirandes 36 13 10 13 33 33 18 5 9 4 17 15 18 8 1 9 16 18 0 49
10 Malaga 36 13 10 13 33 40 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 8 4 6 17 20 -7 49
11 Tenerife 36 12 11 13 31 30 18 9 6 3 22 10 18 3 5 10 9 20 1 47
12 Fuenlabrada 36 10 17 9 39 39 18 3 11 4 18 17 18 7 6 5 21 22 0 47
13 Las Palmas 36 11 13 12 40 48 18 9 5 4 29 19 18 2 8 8 11 29 -8 46
14 Real Oviedo 36 9 16 11 36 36 18 5 7 6 22 20 18 4 9 5 14 16 0 43
15 Real Zaragoza 36 11 9 16 29 34 18 8 6 4 17 12 18 3 3 12 12 22 -5 42
16 Castellon 36 11 7 18 35 43 18 9 0 9 21 16 18 2 7 9 14 27 -8 40
17 UD Logrones 36 10 10 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 18 4 6 8 12 24 -18 40
18 FC Cartagena 36 9 12 15 35 45 18 6 6 6 22 20 18 3 6 9 13 25 -10 39
19 Alcorcón 36 10 8 18 28 39 18 7 1 10 17 23 18 3 7 8 11 16 -11 38
20 Sabadell 36 8 13 15 33 42 18 3 9 6 16 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -9 37
21 Lugo 36 8 12 16 30 47 18 6 7 5 14 12 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 36
22 Albacete 36 8 9 19 24 45 18 5 5 8 14 19 18 3 4 11 10 26 -21 33

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 36 22 8 6 63 23 18 14 2 2 37 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 40 74
2 Mallorca 36 20 8 8 44 23 18 11 3 4 27 10 18 9 5 4 17 13 21 68
3 Almeria 36 18 8 10 51 33 18 9 6 3 29 14 18 9 2 7 22 19 18 62
4 Leganes 36 18 7 11 41 31 18 13 2 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 61
5 Sporting Gijon 36 15 12 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 18 6 5 7 15 15 10 57
6 Rayo Vallecano 36 16 9 11 43 34 18 10 3 5 26 17 18 6 6 6 17 17 9 57
7 Girona 36 15 10 11 38 34 18 9 4 5 19 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 4 55
8 Ponferradina 36 14 11 11 40 39 18 9 6 3 24 17 18 5 5 8 16 22 1 53
9 Mirandes 36 13 10 13 33 33 18 5 9 4 17 15 18 8 1 9 16 18 0 49
10 Malaga 36 13 10 13 33 40 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 8 4 6 17 20 -7 49
11 Tenerife 36 12 11 13 31 30 18 9 6 3 22 10 18 3 5 10 9 20 1 47
12 Fuenlabrada 36 10 17 9 39 39 18 3 11 4 18 17 18 7 6 5 21 22 0 47
13 Las Palmas 36 11 13 12 40 48 18 9 5 4 29 19 18 2 8 8 11 29 -8 46
14 Real Oviedo 36 9 16 11 36 36 18 5 7 6 22 20 18 4 9 5 14 16 0 43
15 Real Zaragoza 36 11 9 16 29 34 18 8 6 4 17 12 18 3 3 12 12 22 -5 42
16 Castellon 36 11 7 18 35 43 18 9 0 9 21 16 18 2 7 9 14 27 -8 40
17 UD Logrones 36 10 10 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 18 4 6 8 12 24 -18 40
18 FC Cartagena 36 9 12 15 35 45 18 6 6 6 22 20 18 3 6 9 13 25 -10 39
19 Alcorcón 36 10 8 18 28 39 18 7 1 10 17 23 18 3 7 8 11 16 -11 38
20 Sabadell 36 8 13 15 33 42 18 3 9 6 16 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -9 37
21 Lugo 36 8 12 16 30 47 18 6 7 5 14 12 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 36
22 Albacete 36 8 9 19 24 45 18 5 5 8 14 19 18 3 4 11 10 26 -21 33

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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.