Match statistics and preview for La Liga: Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano at RCDE Stadium

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Fri 19.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

It's game two of the La Liga season and important points to play for. Check out our exhaustive preview of Espanyol-Rayo Vallecano!

Espanyol and Rayo Vallecano 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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Espanyol form and stats

In the previous season, Espanyol's league results were 10 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses, ending with 14th position in the La Liga. During these 38 matches they scored 40 goals and let in 53. Playing as the host team in the last season Espanyol produced 9-6-4 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 19 conceded.

Espanyol drew their last game, 2-2 away at Celta de Vigo (placed 3rd). Late drama in the game against Celta de Vigo as Espanyol were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Joselu popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. The striker Joselu was declared "man of the match" for Espanyol with the rating of 7.61/10. Joselu scored one goal.

0-0 away at Granada before that.

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Rayo Vallecano form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rayo Vallecano performed last season in the La Liga: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 9 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 12 with 13/28 goals scored/conceded. The visitors settled for one point in their first La Liga away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 3 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats.

Rayo Vallecano has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Barcelona for a 0-0 draw. Dimitrievski was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.4. The agile goalkeeper Dimitrievski topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 2-4 loss hosting Levante before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rayo Vallecano has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest fixtures featuring these two teams have all finished as Rayo Vallecano wins. Another one?

The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolJ. Sanmartín Mato
J. Sanmartín Mato
1 goals
EspanyolE. Expósito Jaén
E. Expósito Jaén
1 goals

Espanyol missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 1 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 100%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 8
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 6 6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5 5
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 2
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
8 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 23 23 23
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6 6
Espanyol Last season Rayo Vallecano
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 9   Won W   3 11
12 6   Drew D   4 9
16 4   Lost L   12 18
40 25   Scored S   13 39
53 19   Conceded C   28 50
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 68%
45% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 39%
24% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 18%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
55% 53%   BTTS BTTS   42% 45%
26% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 24%
26% 11%   Failed to Score F T   47% 37%
 
4.5 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5
5.9 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.7
2.6 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.7
7 4   Red cards R C   3 3
 
10.8 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 13.6
3.8 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3.7
27% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 28%
 
13.6 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 11.4
4.8 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Villarreal 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Osasuna 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Celta de Vigo 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Espanyol 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Barcelona 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Rayo Vallecano 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Almeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Atletico Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cadiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Girona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sevilla 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Real Valladolid 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 38 26 8 4 80 31 19 13 5 1 44 13 19 13 3 3 36 18 49 86
2 Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 19 12 2 5 37 19 19 9 8 2 31 19 30 73
3 Atletico Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 19 12 5 2 33 16 19 9 3 7 32 27 22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 19 12 6 1 36 17 19 6 10 3 17 13 23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 19 10 2 7 34 22 19 9 6 4 28 18 22 65
6 Real Sociedad 38 17 11 10 40 37 19 10 5 4 16 9 19 7 6 6 24 28 3 62
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 19 10 6 3 40 18 19 6 5 8 23 19 26 59
8 Athletic Club 38 14 13 11 43 36 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 9 6 14 18 7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 6 8 5 26 24 19 5 7 7 22 29 -5 48
10 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 37 51 19 5 7 7 17 26 19 7 4 8 20 25 -14 47
11 Celta de Vigo 38 12 10 16 43 43 19 7 4 8 26 23 19 5 6 8 17 20 0 46
12 Rayo Vallecano 38 11 9 18 39 50 19 8 5 6 26 22 19 3 4 12 13 28 -11 42
13 Elche 38 11 9 18 40 52 19 7 6 6 24 21 19 4 3 12 16 31 -12 42
14 Espanyol 38 10 12 16 40 53 19 9 6 4 25 19 19 1 6 12 15 34 -13 42
15 Getafe 38 8 15 15 33 41 19 7 7 5 21 15 19 1 8 10 12 26 -8 39
16 Cadiz 38 8 15 15 35 51 19 3 9 7 19 24 19 5 6 8 16 27 -16 39
17 Mallorca 38 10 9 19 36 63 19 7 6 6 20 25 19 3 3 13 16 38 -27 39
18 Granada 38 8 14 16 44 61 19 5 7 7 22 29 19 3 7 9 22 32 -17 38
19 Levante 38 8 11 19 51 76 19 5 7 7 28 30 19 3 4 12 23 46 -25 35
20 Deportivo Alaves 38 8 7 23 31 65 19 7 4 8 17 21 19 1 3 15 14 44 -34 31

Espanyol:
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 Villarreal 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Osasuna 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Celta de Vigo 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Espanyol 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Barcelona 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Rayo Vallecano 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Almeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Atletico Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cadiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Elche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Girona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sevilla 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Real Valladolid 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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