Rayo Vallecano have succeeded in 4 home triumphs up until now, Celta de Vigo have won 1 away. Who boosts their results in this one?
- Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (7) in La Liga
- Celta de Vigo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Rayo Vallecano have less rest than Celta de Vigo in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a La Liga game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Estadio de Vallecas. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Celta de Vigo have had more rest.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
Rayo Vallecano are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio de Vallecas. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. Two home wins in a row for Rayo Vallecano bring valid hopes of a third.
Rayo Vallecano's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Real Madrid (placed 2nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in García, having found the net in three matches in a row. Comesaña (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.24/10. Comesaña scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Sevilla.This is expected to be a close game, with Rayo Vallecano perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vallecano as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Rayo Vallecano has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Take note: 8 of the most recent 10 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each team.
The manager Iraola will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Mollerussa in only three days.
Rayo Vallecano's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Celta de Vigo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Celta de Vigo so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-5 (win-draw-lose). A depressing five defeats in a row for Celta de Vigo in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Girona.
Home advantage was not enough for Celta de Vigo in their previous game as they lost hosting Osasuna, 1-2. Aspas, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.3. Aspas scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Almeria's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Celta de Vigo in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Celta, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Goals from both teams? This side's fresh statistics suggest that, having played 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Celta de Vigo manager da Silva as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Algar.
The attacking power of Celta de Vigo when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Celta de Vigo have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Vallecano, two draws and three wins for Celta de Vigo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Aspas Juncal 7 goals |   Á. García 3 goals |  I. Palazón Camacho 3 goals |
Rayo Vallecano missing players
Celta de Vigo missing players
| Rayo Vallecano | Celta de Vigo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 26 |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 15% |
| 5.4 | 7.5 | 11.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.6 | 17.3 | 21.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
| 5.1 | 6.3 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 17% | 26% |
| 12.2 | 9.5 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 12 | 10.6 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 4.2 |
- Celta de Vigo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Celta de Vigo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Celta de Vigo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- 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 Celta de Vigo have scored away.
- Rayo Vallecano have the most points from losing position (7) in La Liga
- Rayo Vallecano have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Real Valladolid | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Valencia | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Getafe | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Girona | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Almeria | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 11 |
| 20 | Elche | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 4 |
