Both these participants are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Rayo Vallecano having a 2 point lead on Osasuna in the tables. Let's start!
- Osasuna have yet to win a game at home.
- Rayo Vallecano have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in La Liga
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face match!
Osasuna form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Osasuna at their home stadium (Estadio El Sadar) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The Osasuna manager J. Arrasate Elustondo might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Osasuna, who won 3-2 against Mallorca (placed 12th). Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera did an outstanding job against Mallorca with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Midfielder Javi Martínez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Martínez scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the home game against Real Betis that was lost 1-3.This is expected to be a close game, with Osasuna perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Osasuna as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Osasuna has won five of these, drawn seven and lost three.
Osasuna have scored 2 goals here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Rayo Vallecano playing as the away team in the La Liga this season.
Rayo Vallecano go into this game after a win, the home game against Cádiz that ended 3-1. Álvaro García got a match rating of 8.03 in that game, top player of the team. García scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Athletic Club.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Rayo Vallecano in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Rayo Vallecano, four draws and one defeat.
The attacking power of Vallecano when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Vallecano struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Osasuna wins - draws - Rayo Vallecano wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Á. García Rivera 3 goals |  R. García Zárate 3 goals |   D. García Zubiría 2 goals |
Osasuna missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Osasuna | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 71% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 5.3 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.6 | 12.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.8 | 12.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 13% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 23% | 42% |
- Osasuna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Osasuna have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Osasuna have yet to win a game at home.
- Rayo Vallecano have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rayo Vallecano have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rayo Vallecano haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | FC Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Valencia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Cádiz | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Elche | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Levante | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Granada | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Getafe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 0 |