Glory for the home side, the away team runs away as victors or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all possible when the mid-table teams Rayo Vallecano and Almería battle at Estadio de Vallecas.
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Almería have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Rayo Vallecano have played 9 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rayo Vallecano, their manager Iraola and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Rayo Vallecano enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Villarreal's place. The match ended 1-0 with Camello scoring. Dimitrievski, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.83 out of 10 in that game. Dimitrievski topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Real Sociedad (0-2).The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Vallecano's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.
The Rayo Vallecano fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rayo Vallecano have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Almería form and stats
There's been little loot from Almería's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the La Liga. Almería only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Almería, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Almería won their last game, 3-1 versus Espanyol played at home. Those three points felt good as this side had gone four league matches without victory. Attacker Embarba got a player rating of 7.25 in the game. "Man of the match" Embarba hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
Before that, Almería travelled to Valencia and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 12 league fixtures.
The attacking power of Almería when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Almería have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These two sides encountered each other earlier on this season: Almería - Rayo Vallecano 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Vallecano wins - draws - Almería wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Palazón Camacho 5 goals |
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| Rayo Vallecano | Almería | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 25 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 79% |
| 47% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 53% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 63% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 26% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 32% |
| 5.2 | 6.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.1 | 15.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.4 | 10.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 31% |
| 12.5 | 10.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
- Almería have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Almería have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Almería have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Almería have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Almería have yet to win a game away.
- Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rayo Vallecano have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rayo Vallecano have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Almería have scored away.
- Rayo Vallecano have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Almería | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Girona | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 19 |
| 19 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Elche | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 6 |
