Granada - Rayo Vallecano: Small difference between teams in La Liga clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Mon 21.Aug
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (23156 seats)

After the first games for these two it's Granada - Rayo Vallecano 0-3 in points. Who will prevail in this second La Liga game of the season?

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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Granada form and stats

Last season, Granada's league results were 22 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, results that produced 1st spot in the La Liga 2. During these 42 matches they scored {55 goals} and let in 30. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Granada delivered 17-4-0 (win-draw-lost) with {39 goals} and 6 conceded.

Granada lost their last game at Atlético Madrid (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline. The attacking player Omorodion was declared "man of the match" for Granada with the rating of 7.63/10. Omorodion scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Previous to that game, a La Liga 2 home match hosting Leganés in a game that was won 2-0.

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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 11th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 10 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded {53 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 10 with 17/31 goals scored/conceded. Only one away game in the La Liga so far for Rayo Vallecano and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 10 losses from 19 travels.

Vallecano play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Almeria (placed 19th). Dimitrievski was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.34. The agile goalkeeper Dimitrievski topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Mallorca's place.

{2 goals} so far away for Rayo Vallecano, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Rayo Vallecano have managed a sequence of 9 consecutive games without defeat (7-2-0) when facing Granada.

The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Rayo VallecanoI. Palazón Camacho
I. Palazón Camacho
1 goals
Rayo VallecanoR. Ntekja
R. Ntekja
1 goals

Granada missing players

Rayo Vallecano missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Granada Rayo Vallecano
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 1 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 2 2 2
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
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 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 3
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8 8
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10 10
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 50%
 
14 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 19 19 19
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 5
Granada Last season Rayo Vallecano
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   19 38
22 17   Won W   4 13
9 4   Drew D   5 10
11 0   Lost L   10 15
55 39   Scored S   17 45
30 6   Conceded C   31 53
90% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 89%
62% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 79%
29% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 58%
19% 19%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 21%
2% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
29% 24%   BTTS BTTS   53% 61%
48% 76%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 24%
33% 10%   Failed to Score F T   26% 26%
 
4.2 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5
4.5 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.7
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.4
5 2   Red cards R C   4 6
 
12 13   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 13.9
4.2 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4.4
31% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 27%
 
9.5 8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.3 12
3 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Rayo Vallecano 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Osasuna 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Real Betis 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Valencia 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Cádiz 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Las Palmas 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Girona 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Real Sociedad 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Mallorca 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 FC Barcelona 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Getafe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Villarreal 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Sevilla 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Deportivo Alaves 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Granada 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
18 Athletic Club 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Almeria 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Celta de Vigo 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 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 Granada 42 22 9 11 55 30 21 17 4 0 39 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 25 75
2 Las Palmas 42 18 18 6 49 29 21 9 9 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 72
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 21 11 7 3 25 11 21 7 11 3 21 19 16 72
4 Deportivo Alaves 42 19 14 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 21 6 7 8 19 22 14 71
5 Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 21 8 6 7 21 23 9 71
6 Albacete 42 17 16 9 58 47 21 10 7 4 30 19 21 7 9 5 28 28 11 67
7 FC Andorra 42 16 11 15 47 37 21 11 3 7 27 15 21 5 8 8 20 22 10 59
8 Real Oviedo 42 16 11 15 34 35 21 10 5 6 18 15 21 6 6 9 16 20 -1 59
9 FC Cartagena 42 16 10 16 47 49 21 9 4 8 22 25 21 7 6 8 25 24 -2 58
10 Tenerife 42 14 15 13 42 37 21 12 6 3 28 12 21 2 9 10 14 25 5 57
11 Racing Santander 42 14 12 16 39 40 21 9 6 6 22 16 21 5 6 10 17 24 -1 54
12 Burgos 42 13 15 14 33 35 21 8 8 5 22 19 21 5 7 9 11 16 -2 54
13 Real Zaragoza 42 12 17 13 40 39 21 8 10 3 25 16 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 53
14 Leganés 42 14 11 17 37 42 21 10 6 5 23 19 21 4 5 12 14 23 -5 53
15 Huesca 42 11 19 12 36 36 21 9 9 3 23 13 21 2 10 9 13 23 0 52
16 Mirandés 42 13 13 16 48 54 21 9 7 5 32 28 21 4 6 11 16 26 -6 52
17 Sporting Gijón 42 11 17 14 43 48 21 8 9 4 28 22 21 3 8 10 15 26 -5 50
18 Villarreal II 42 13 11 18 49 55 21 9 6 6 32 24 21 4 5 12 17 31 -6 50
19 Malaga 42 10 14 18 37 44 21 7 9 5 20 17 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 44
20 Ponferradina 42 9 17 16 40 53 21 6 7 8 18 24 21 3 10 8 22 29 -13 44
21 UD Ibiza 42 7 13 22 33 66 21 5 7 9 21 31 21 2 6 13 12 35 -33 34
22 Lugo 42 6 13 23 27 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 21 3 3 15 14 38 -30 31
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 FC Barcelona 38 28 4 6 70 20 19 15 3 1 37 4 19 13 1 5 33 16 50 88
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 19 13 5 1 44 16 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 78
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 19 13 3 3 41 15 19 10 5 4 29 18 37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 19 11 5 3 26 16 19 10 3 6 25 19 16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 19 12 3 4 36 18 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 64
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 19 9 5 5 26 18 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 19 11 1 7 24 21 19 4 7 8 13 21 -5 53
8 Athletic Club 38 14 9 15 47 43 19 8 3 8 22 15 19 6 6 7 25 28 4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 19 10 5 4 22 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 19 10 3 6 35 26 19 3 7 9 23 29 3 49
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 19 9 5 5 28 22 19 4 5 10 17 31 -8 49
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 6 5 8 23 29 -7 49
13 Celta de Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 19 7 6 6 26 21 19 4 4 11 17 32 -10 43
14 Cádiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 19 7 6 6 19 23 19 3 6 10 11 30 -23 42
15 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 19 8 5 6 27 19 19 3 4 12 15 26 -3 42
16 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 19 3 6 10 13 25 -11 42
17 Almeria 38 11 8 19 49 65 19 10 3 6 29 22 19 1 5 13 20 43 -16 41
18 Real Valladolid 38 11 7 20 33 63 19 8 4 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 40
19 Espanyol 38 8 13 17 52 69 19 4 7 8 27 35 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 37
20 Elche 38 5 10 23 30 67 19 3 6 10 18 29 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 25

Granada:
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 Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Rayo Vallecano 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Osasuna 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Real Betis 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Valencia 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Cádiz 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Las Palmas 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Girona 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Real Sociedad 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Mallorca 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 FC Barcelona 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Getafe 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Villarreal 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Sevilla 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Deportivo Alaves 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Granada 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
18 Athletic Club 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Almeria 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Celta de Vigo 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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